Flintknapper
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Naw, “steel” is cheating, here is one I made from Obsidian and an agate bleeder/stop.
Best calibers for wild boar
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Naw, “steel” is cheating, here is one I made from Obsidian and an agate bleeder/stop.
Flintknapper
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^^^^^^agreed.
They never eat your guts while you are still alive.
It's a form of the classic "north american hunter envy"... we've got a great selection of big game in North America, but we look toward Africa, and feel envious... we don't have lions and cape buffalo, but by God we have gigantic wild pigs that will hunt you down and eat your guts (love that...) and you better have a 458 win mag or 375 H&H to put them down....
Double Naught Spy
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I really like the .45-70 with Hornady Leverevolution ammo. .45-70 isn't too much for pigs. If I were to do it again and wanted semi-auto instead of lever, I would go with one of the 50 Beowulf, .458 Socom, etc. This offer very similar ballistics to the .45-70 and can be fired from AR15s.
Do tell. What is the difference?
Do tell. What is the difference?
I would use .30-06 if that's what I had available. Feral pigs/hogs aren't too hard to kill until you get to the boars that are 250+ pounds. I've had a couple of them get up and leave after getting hit in the shield with a 165gr soft point from a .308, the biggest one wanted to come after me but had a broken shoulder. I've started using 180gr Nosler partitions now just in case I hit the shield. ( not a good feeling when you are prone and realize that the first boar you shot is now back on his feet after 20-30 seconds and about 40ft away) A hit behind the shield on a boar or anywhere on a sow pretty much turns the far side of them inside out.
The only thing that i know of that eats your guts while you're still alive are Zombies. As for hogs, i like to use a short barrelled rifle. 2 of my favorites right now are a .308 scout type rifle and a Ruger Mini-14. Most of the time i pack a handgun and its usually a Raging Bull in .454 Casull. Short barrelled rifles, or carbies are usually more handy in the thick stuff and a big bore revolver is even better. I always shoot them in the head so the caliber becomes a moot point.But that .454 Casull thru the brain pan.....
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use your forty four mag
If you can keep your ranges reasonable the 44 mag with 240g bullets will be very excellent. You still need to put the round into the front third of the body whenever you can though. Hit them in the guts and they will run a mile.
An advantage of a bigger calibre is that often your shot will be at a fast departing pig, you may have no choice but to shoot him in the rear. A heavy 44 cal bullet has a much better chance of stopping him for a second shot than does a 223 or even 270 cal bullet, I know this from experience even on the moderate sized (up to 100 odd kilos) hogs we get around here.
I often walk them up and have to shoot them on the run. In this situation I will take my 45-70 over my 270 or 308 any day.
Try to attach photo of a modest one I got last week.
If you can keep your ranges reasonable the 44 mag with 240g bullets will be very excellent. You still need to put the round into the front third of the body whenever you can though. Hit them in the guts and they will run a mile.
An advantage of a bigger calibre is that often your shot will be at a fast departing pig, you may have no choice but to shoot him in the rear. A heavy 44 cal bullet has a much better chance of stopping him for a second shot than does a 223 or even 270 cal bullet, I know this from experience even on the moderate sized (up to 100 odd kilos) hogs we get around here.
I often walk them up and have to shoot them on the run. In this situation I will take my 45-70 over my 270 or 308 any day.
Try to attach photo of a modest one I got last week.
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Walklightly
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I think he meant Wild Buffalo Bore DB! To human is to....Texas.
30.06? 150g 2900 fps, 2800lbs?
44mag? 340g at 1400fps, at 1500lbs Buffalo "Bore"?
Go to the dog pound, and get three of the most feistiest dogs you can find, and all you need is a 22lr.
Then sent the other dog's to Texas after the kill.
OP
Sorry, I'm just trying to sound funny, that is as much or over power you will ever need, as if you wouldn't already know!
Other than that, TNT will work.
I think he meant Wild Buffalo Bore DB! To human is to....Texas.
30.06? 150g 2900 fps, 2800lbs?
44mag? 340g at 1400fps, at 1500lbs Buffalo "Bore"?
Go to the dog pound, and get three of the most feistiest dogs you can find, and all you need is a 22lr.
Then sent the other dog's to Texas after the kill.
OP
Sorry, I'm just trying to sound funny, that is as much or over power you will ever need, as if you wouldn't already know!
Other than that, TNT will work.
Walklightly
Moderator
After rereading.
OK, I change my answer! Stay in the pickup and shoot them from a distance.
Ruger 10/22 with a scope.
OK, I change my answer! Stay in the pickup and shoot them from a distance.
Ruger 10/22 with a scope.
I was using a Marlin 1895SBL (.45/70), but now I use a Marlin 336RC (.30-30) 
Florida hog are crafty, sneaky devils that can pop out of the brush very quickly...
it pays to have a second shot on standby...
They start by screwing up yer legs with their tusks...then as you fall, they work their way up yer body...
http://www.google.com/imgres?imgurl...inT5iNM6KK2wWgwJCmAg&ved=0CGQQ9QEwBg&dur=1172
Florida hog are crafty, sneaky devils that can pop out of the brush very quickly...
it pays to have a second shot on standby...
They start by screwing up yer legs with their tusks...then as you fall, they work their way up yer body...
http://www.google.com/imgres?imgurl...inT5iNM6KK2wWgwJCmAg&ved=0CGQQ9QEwBg&dur=1172
allaroundhunter
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I have killed hogs with:
.22LR (trapped hog)
.223 Rem
.243 Win
.270 WSM
.30-30
.303 British
It is more about shot placement than caliber. A .223 to the head/neck will drop a pig faster than a .300 Win Mag to the gut...
.22LR (trapped hog)
.223 Rem
.243 Win
.270 WSM
.30-30
.303 British
It is more about shot placement than caliber. A .223 to the head/neck will drop a pig faster than a .300 Win Mag to the gut...
How bout a 223 to the gut vs a 300 mag to the gut?
I have known folks to put a lot of 223 rounds in a big boar and it run off....
My first choice would not be a 223 on a big boar if it is running thru the brush....Yeah U can kill one if U make a perfect shot on one standing still broadside....That does'nt always happen....Even with something bigger I like a neck shot whenever I can....
Smaller type pigs..not so critical....
thesheepdog
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6.5 MPC
6.8 SPC
5.56 NATO
.44 Mag
30-30
Basically anything with moderate-high velocity with a deep penetrating soft point will do the job perfectly.
6.8 SPC
5.56 NATO
.44 Mag
30-30
Basically anything with moderate-high velocity with a deep penetrating soft point will do the job perfectly.