Killing a hog with a shotgun is good.
Using your Grandfather's shotgun to do it - is great!

Cool story thanks for sharing!

Pig hunting with a shotgun is addictive!

I started doing it last year for the first time and was impressed with the damage one can do with 00 buck. On top of that its a whole lot easier to aim a open site scatter gun in low light than a scoped rifle. And fleeing pigs don't stand a chance when 3.5" 00 buck is headed their way!

Yeah, 00 hits them really, really hard. I was up in a tree and shot 1 at about 7 yards a few years back. Medium size pig, probably about 140 lbs...

Sounded like somebody smacking a brisket with a baseball bat as hard as they could. Pig rolled, groaned a terrible sounding death grunt, and didn't take a step. Steam from the buckshot in its lungs came out the nostrils and mouth.

Super intense. Really packs a punch.

my 870 Wingmaster only takes 2 3/4 shells but it still hit very hard and at 30 yds I got at least 8 of the 9 pellets in the vitals. My uncle said I can chamber a 3 inch for the first shot and said my grandpa use to do it but I'm not taking that chance since the barrel says 2 3/4

Smart thinking. I would stick to the 2 3/4

Good hunt!