What Caliber for pigs.

[Kestryll]

Now that the bickering is gone let's keep it civil.

[CK_32]

I would get a semi auto if you can.

I've never hunted anything before but have seen videos of those things taking a bullet and going for another 10 min, and at the same time I've seen them mess people up. Those 2 together is a bad combo. Again if legal I'd look into a big caliber semi for that just in case. I wouldn't not want to have to manual cycle with one of them pissed off with you in their sights.

[acpbrain]

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A vendor at a gunshow I went to said they have helicopter rentals in Texas that fly over pigs to shoot and most people use 300 blackout.

I just saw Pigman shooting from a helicopter using an AR style 12 gauge with buckshot & he was smoking them from about 40 yards. good times!

[toby]

800lb pigs? lets see-em...

[ElvenSoul]

Has anybody used a .357 lever gun for hogs?

When S&W first put out the .357 they hired a pro hunter to kill every type of game animal with the standard 6" revolver. At the S&W Headquarters they have a mounted Kodiak Bear that was killed at 17yds with a single .357 round.

[CaliNative]

I personally use a 450 Bushmaster but ammo is not easy to come by. But I would use anything 308 or larger other wise they will run off and die and it will be very hard to find blood to track unless you punch a good hole in them.


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I would get a semi auto if you can.

I've never hunted anything before but have seen videos of those things taking a bullet and going for another 10 min, and at the same time I've seen them mess people up. Those 2 together is a bad combo. Again if legal I'd look into a big caliber semi for that just in case. I wouldn't not want to have to manual cycle with one of them pissed off with you in their sights.

Yep! Something like a Remington Model 8 in 35 Remington would be perfect!

[SOAR79]

30-30

[Fjold]

If I'm shooting any wild animals that weigh 800 Lbs it's going to be with my 375 H&H or my 458 Win Mag.

[CSACANNONEER]

308/30-06 will get the job done.

IBT "I killed a 1,000 hog with a 22LR" crowd

Yea, me too. Who needs something that big to drop a pig. Everyone knows that a .17 cal air rifle is all you need to drop a 250lb pig in it's tracks.

[Bubba_Leon]

I use a Savage Hog Hunter in 308, a lot of rifle for the money.
Just cooked up some tasty backstrap on the 21st from a recent hunt up north.

[NRAhighpowershooter]

big pigs???

nothing less than: :-)

[ElvenSoul]

Who makes that double barrel .45-70?

[Fjold]

Who makes that double barrel .45-70?

Baikal, I have one.

[Fjold]

My problem is with the pigs that are 200-800 lbs, my brother in law took a 804lb ER the day before thanksgiving with a 338 Lapua. I have shot at them with my 5.56 AR from 125 yards... I hit them but they run off and die.
And I didn't want to spend the money on a 338. That is why I started this thread!
Thank you to all.
Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!

The State record for hogs is around 625 Lbs but there was one submitted at 733 Lbs last year but it hasn't been confirmed yet.

Your brother shot one last month bigger than the CA state record?