Best pig rifle ?

[Tommie]

Shorter range or heavy cover:
I can’t picture anything more fun than a lever action in .44 Mag. Well, maybe a Ruger 44 autoloader might be more fun...

Open country:
A Remington 760 or 742 in your favorite deer chambering topped with a 1-4X duplex scope.

Fire up the grill.

 

[shooter65]

300 HAM'R

 

[pirate ammo]

7.62X51,,enough said

 

[XTR]

Shorter range or heavy cover:
I can’t picture anything more fun than a lever action in .44 Mag. Well, maybe a Ruger 44 autoloader might be more fun...

Open country:
A Remington 760 or 742 in your favorite deer chambering topped with a 1-4X duplex scope.

Fire up the grill.

I've always wanted a Ruger 44. If I was doing short range pig hunting I'd have one for sure, that or a 458SOCOM. I like big bores.

The old 45ACP carbine was popular with some pig hunters I knew in TN.

 

[joshb]

I have shot feral pigs with .223s, 22-250s, 220 Swifts, 7-08s, 7mm Rem Mags AND if you want SPECTACULAR kills, .300 R.U.M.! To be very honest, the .223s (ALL 22 centerfires) should only be used with TXS pills and the like. Then you really need "close-up", as in 150 or less, HEAD shots to immediately and consistently put them down. The 7-08s on up kill cleanly. But the "crazy" spectacular kills were taken by my .300 R.U.M.! It is amazing what this thing will do. I will share a "real" story. My rifle is a custom job with a 26" 1-10 Pac-Nor barrel. The excellent 200 grain Accubond is powered by 96grs of Retumbo at 3200f.p.s. I was on a hunt and the land owner wanted the "pig / pests" cleared out! One of the bigger ones, about 275-300 pounds was out at 326 (Bushnell Yardage Pro rangefinder) and broadside, feeding. I put the crosshairs about 2" high from dead center shoulder and touched her off. FLOP! We went up to get the old boar and what we saw was unreal! Bone, hide, meat and "internals" strewn all over! Hunks of meat about 6" long>>20 or so feet away! When we turned him over, he had a hole out the side so large that BOTH sets of lungs were hanging out the "gaping hole"! I never witnessed anything like that! Unreal!

96 grains of Retumbo? That’s a dang artillery shell!

 

[ShootDots]

96 grains of Retumbo? That’s a dang artillery shell!

The cases go in and out like butter! However, you can only get 4 firings before the primer pockets are too loose to really be used after that. But as a hunting rifle, 25 cases will last thru load development and a few years of hunting. T-Rust me, the devastation that the Accubonds rain on an animal when sailing out at 3200f.p.s. is something to behold! I honestly believe that if the proper bullet was used, it would anchor a Cape Buffalo!

 

[msinc]

I don't know if pigs are any different in California, never been there. I do know that the 260 is a killer. I put together a 260 on a 7600 frame a few years back. It is a tack driver and fast if you need quick follow up shots. Someone mentioned our forefathers not having any trouble killing them with a 22 rimfire....the difference is, unless you are some super stalkmaster hunter, you cannot walk up to a wild boar put the muzzle against his forehead and knock him out. That whole barnyard "trapped" vs. wilderness hog thing......
Bullet choice is very important. I dropped my biggest with a 30-06AI and a Speer Grandslam bullet. I don't see why a 270 wouldn't be all you need. Another caliber that is impressing me lately is the 257 Weatherby. A good friend has one, it's flat, accurate, almost zero recoil and a very impressive killer.

 

[joshb]

I bought a Miroku Winchester 1885 in 45/70 for a Texas pig hunt. I worked up some pretty stout loads for it, too. The hunt was canceled and we went Redfishing instead. I still think the 47/70 would work but after listening to Capt. Dan, maybe an M1A would be a better choice. I also have a Ruger in 44 Mag, but that might not have enough horsepower. Maybe?

 

[XTR]

I have two 45-70s, love them, but you have to understand the limitations of the big thumpers. A 45-70 pushing 405s at ~ 1600 to 1800 or 350s at 2000+ drops close to 16 to 20 inches at 200 yards from a 100 yd zero, and if you're a little aggressive loading 350s to close to 2400 will leave your shoulder so bruised up that you can't shoot for 2 weeks if you shoot it half a dozen times, and that is with a shotgun butt with a recoil pad. You might be permanently injured if you try that with a metal plate.

After 200 yards they start dropping even faster, like 6+ inches per 25 yds or something like that. Awesome for short range, people have taken the Big 5 with them. You can load the 45-70 into the lower realms of the 458WM in a Ruger No.1, I'm not saying it's a great idea, but it will do it. If you plan to shoot further or want any kind of a chance at a followup there are better options.

 

[KMart]

The hunt was canceled and we went Redfishing instead.

Very good choice. I would gladly cancel 3 hog hunts for one good fishing trip on the Texas coast. Right now is the best time of the year for fishing for Reds and Specks.

 

[joshb]

I have two 45-70s, love them, but you have to understand the limitations of the big thumpers. A 45-70 pushing 405s at ~ 1600 to 1800 or 350s at 2000+ drops close to 16 to 20 inches at 200 yards from a 100 yd zero, and if you're a little aggressive loading 350s to close to 2400 will leave your shoulder so bruised up that you can't shoot for 2 weeks if you shoot it half a dozen times, and that is with a shotgun butt with a recoil pad. You might be permanently injured if you try that with a metal plate.

After 200 yards they start dropping even faster, like 6+ inches per 25 yds or something like that. Awesome for short range, people have taken the Big 5 with them. You can load the 45-70 into the lower realms of the 458WM in a Ruger No.1, I'm not saying it's a great idea, but it will do it. If you plan to shoot further or want any kind of a chance at a followup there are better options.

Funny how things change. I “got into” shooting the 45/70. I saw the different loads in the book and started a search for a Ruger #1. 2 years passed until I found a decent deal. Something happened in those two years! I haven’t loaded for that gun, yet! It’s so lite! I’m scared to shoot it with “near 458 loads”!!

 

[Downhill]

The last hog hunt I used a Marlin 1895 Guide Gun. The 350 grain in 45-70 really does a number on a wild pig.

 

[300_whisper]

AR15 in 300 Blackout. 125-130 grainers going 2,000 FPS should do the trick out to 300 yards or so.

Check out the wide array of loading options and ammunition availability.

http://www.shootingtimes.com/ammo/ultimate-300-aac-blackout-ammo-test/

 

[Zeke 225]

Marlin 1894 44 Mag 250 gr RCBS mold works well
50 yards, what’s left on middle bullet weighted 185 gr.

 

[XTR]

...I haven’t loaded for that gun, yet! It’s so lite! I’m scared to shoot it with “near 458 loads”!!

This demonstrates the difference between knowledge and wisdom.

 

[pirate ammo]

I still say a 168gr A-Max with 40gr. benchmark,,kills them damn dead

 

[msinc]

I still say a 168gr A-Max with 40gr. benchmark,,kills them damn deadView attachment 1064722

He might not look too appetizing just layin' there day-yod.....but not if you have the capacity to appreciate what that dead pig can truly mean. I can almost taste the beer butter injected tender loins on the mesquite grill now!!! Couple that with some steamed cabbage and boxty......a bottle of Guinness extra stout...good god almighty...I gotta go eat!!!!!

 

[Scarface26]

You might want to check with this dude on what he uses to hog hunt?

Everyone who shoots should watch this video at least once a year.

 

[hillbill]

I don't live where there are many hogs but if I were to go after them under the conditions set here I would think my 6.8s with a 10 round mag would suffice very well. I shoot SSA 110 grn pro hunters on deer with great success and very accurately.

 

[GSPV]

30 Major AR. 6.5 Grendel necked up to 30. 125 grain Speer TNT or 128 Nosler BT.

It’s a great little hunting cartridge in an AR. It really hits its stride, though, in a bolt gun for IBS score shooting.