Reliable pistol for Rural Georgia

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I live on a small farm in rural Georgia. The conditions here are swampy and muddy or dry and sandy sometimes a little of both I'm wondering if anyone could give me an idea of a good handgun to carry that will drop a feral hog if needed and won't jam if it's dropped. I was thinking a 1911. I currently have a mossberg 500, a remington 1858 pietta cap and ball .44 and a couple .22 riffles. Thanks in advance for any advice.
 
Get a Sig (or an HK or any good DA/SA semi auto. They are not picky about anything.

Revolver is also most excellent, 41 manum wold be great.

Anything but a glock (which is not made in the by God USA like Sig is)

Hate to burst bubbles, but all that stuff about glock is so much (you had to know this was coming) Hogwash!

Any gun can be soaked and shoot.

A well hidden glock corporate secret is that strikers will not tolerate a tiny bit of ANY goo in the striker mechanism (thats why you can't lube them decnely as the strikers atrachd gun powder resisud and jams).

All their u-tube antics carefully ensure that does not happen and then they jump up and down about what they can take (come on, lets be real, would any corporation let alone a total Spin Mister like glock show you a failed gun?, next think you know you will ask me to believe in Santa Claus, the tooth fairy and off shore back accounts indicate you are a good candidate n for president.
 
Glock is good. I'm taking my Glock 35 with the 357 SIG caonversion barrel in it for a 9 day hunt again this year. It's usually rainy and muddy and it always works. My SIG P220 always works too. Neither requires much maintainance.
Many of us compete with Glocks and use aftermarket barrels and cheap lubed cast bullets which puts lots of "goo" from the bullet lube into the striker and bolt face. Add the ever present desert sand and they still don't fail. So RC20 I haven't experienced what you are talking about.
 
Pistol or handgun?

For a pistol, I would say a G20, mainly for the 10mm cartridge.

For a handgun in general, any quality revolver in 357 magnum or larger. I carry a Super Redhawk 454 Casull for hogs. Needless to say, it works great but you can certainly kill them with less.
 
Ruger revolver, caliber and model not important as long as you like it and it is at least 38 spcl or better. I prefer 4" for carry but that's up to your personal taste.
 
Since you are already familiar with a single action sixgun, a modern version would be a good choice.
Sturdy design, powerful calibers and accurate.
 
Given how tough hogs can be in general, I'd not carry a semi-auto.

I'd carry at a minimum a .357 Magnum revolver, or better yet, a .41 Magnum revolver.
 
357 Sig would be a good choice using the 124 gr bullets that let you get max velocity. Hard cast bullet of course (though Hornady Critical defense might be another option but I would have to see the velocity for that one)

I think firepower trumps things in a pinch if its comming after you. 6 rounds vs one or two from a revolver.

Still the 41 magnum is my all time favroite. A lot more power than 357 (Sig or Magnum), better penetration than a 44 magnum.
 
I like the idea of a powerful revolver but an auto should also work fine. I have killed feral hogs with .45 ACP, .308 Win and .22 LR. Pick the platform you shoot best and practice.
 
field-ranch-outdoor revolver...

If I had a big spread or a large property in a rural area, I'd tote a simple AK snub revolver in .44magnum, a Taurus Raging Judge snub in .454 or a S&W Gov revolver.
A 3-5" stainless revolver could protect you and do well against bears, snakes, coyotes, ferral dogs, wild boars, trespassers-criminals.
The concept of loading .410 shotshells or using .45LC/.44spl with the same handgun makes it practical if you are a long way from other weapons or help.
A semi-auto like a 1911a1 .45acp or Glock 20 10mm are good, but I'd say a snub DA revolver like a Ruger AK or a Taurus Raging Judge would be my 1st choice.

You could always buy both kinds & keep a pistol(Glock 21 or 20) in your tractor/ATV/vehicle then wear your .44magnum snub on your hip.
 
I still vote for the larger caliber sixgun.
Relying on Fire Power at a wounded, and possibly charging animal, can result in fast and sloppy, rather than a good hit on a vital area.
It's hunting, not action pistol, remember.
But, of course, it depends on one's skill and accuracy under pressure.
Do any pig and boar hunters ever practice being fast and accurate?
Like with the Bill Drill (six fast rounds on a small target, from various distances)?
 
Gp100 or 686. Both are super and are .357 magnums, quite powerful and easy to manage. The autos are ok for cops who need to spray and pray. The revolvers are extremely accurate and the single action trigger pull makes for accurate shooting out to 100 yds. if you are up to it. The autos can't generally compete with this.
 
The revolvers are extremely accurate and the single action trigger pull makes for accurate shooting out to 100 yds. if you are up to it. The autos can't generally compete with this.
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I set up a stage at our pistol matches with bowling pins at 50 yards and IDPA silhouettes at 100 yards as a scenario 3 or 4 times a year. My experience has been that it doesn't matter what the people who hit the targets are shooting. Those who can't hit them with semi-autos can't hit them with revolvers either. Those who can hit them can do it with a semi-auto or revolver.
 
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