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 Sidearm for the Hog Hunt
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08/06/15 11:43 PM
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Schmule
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So I usually carry my 1911 .45 on my hip when Hog Hunting for the "just in case" he is not dead or if I walk up on another one when tracking the first down after shooting him.
I have never had to pull the sidearm but just wondering what everyone else is carries while they are hog hunting, if anything.
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Re: Sidearm for the Hog Hunt
[Re: Schmule]
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08/07/15 12:03 AM
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bigjoe8565
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I carry my Glock 19 loaded with FMJ ammo. I've used it before to finish several hogs that had been shot, but not dead.
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Re: Sidearm for the Hog Hunt
[Re: Schmule]
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08/07/15 12:05 AM
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ddr225
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I keep my Glock 43 on me at all times! Had to use it last weekend on a pissed off sow.
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Re: Sidearm for the Hog Hunt
[Re: Schmule]
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08/07/15 12:21 AM
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TexFlip
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I carry either a Ruger SSS in 32 Mag or a suppressed 22 auto. Prefer the 22 cause I can earhole em and not make much noise and it costs a nickel.
Last edited by TexFlip; 08/07/15 12:21 AM.
Just to make sure that it is done thoroughly, I go both ways.
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Re: Sidearm for the Hog Hunt
[Re: Schmule]
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08/07/15 01:54 AM
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SnakeWrangler
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I believe in science and I’m an insufferable [censored] Actually, BBC is pretty damn good "You Cannot Simultaneously Be Politically Correct And Intellectually Honest!"
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Re: Sidearm for the Hog Hunt
[Re: Schmule]
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08/07/15 02:19 AM
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Texaslawman
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FNX-45-Tactical set up with RMR and white/IR light laser. That way you can pop them day night with lights or night vision all bases covers 16 rounds of .45acp and its quiet suppressed.  
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Re: Sidearm for the Hog Hunt
[Re: Schmule]
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08/07/15 02:23 AM
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cyberpyrot
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1911 had a sounder come right at me after I shot big male. Had to fire off a few shots to ward of the sounder. There where at least 10 in the sounder a few where big scared the [censored] out of me.
Last edited by cyberpyrot; 08/07/15 02:24 AM.
I'm a terrible shot but I follow up with a grenade!
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Re: Sidearm for the Hog Hunt
[Re: Schmule]
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08/07/15 02:57 AM
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JESmith
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My Dan Wesson .357 mag has dropped a few.
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Re: Sidearm for the Hog Hunt
[Re: JESmith]
#5867238
08/07/15 03:07 AM
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altez
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My Dan Wesson .357 mag has dropped a few. .357 is my choice for finishing hogs. I've had a friend try to finish a hog with a 9mm but it took him two shots point blank.
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Re: Sidearm for the Hog Hunt
[Re: altez]
#5867273
08/07/15 03:25 AM
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SnakeWrangler
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I've had a friend try to finish a hog with a 9mm but it took him two shots point blank. If that is his carry gun it should give him something to think about....I wouldn't carry anything smaller than a .40S&W...45ACP or .357Mag are better IMHO......
I believe in science and I’m an insufferable [censored] Actually, BBC is pretty damn good "You Cannot Simultaneously Be Politically Correct And Intellectually Honest!"
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Re: Sidearm for the Hog Hunt
[Re: Schmule]
#5867305
08/07/15 03:45 AM
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IamMr2
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Usually a .40 Glock 23. If not, a 1911 S&W.
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Re: Sidearm for the Hog Hunt
[Re: Schmule]
#5867309
08/07/15 03:50 AM
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Frio County Hunts
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Have finished off several wounded hogs in the brush up close with a 9mm. I have been carrying my M&P 40 but haven't had any close interactions yet.
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Re: Sidearm for the Hog Hunt
[Re: Schmule]
#5867313
08/07/15 03:54 AM
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Hunter-Steve
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Suppressed Sig 1911 45 with a custom holster. I've lost too much hearing already.
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Re: Sidearm for the Hog Hunt
[Re: Schmule]
#5867423
08/07/15 10:48 AM
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flintknapper
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Commander length 1911 (13 rounds of 45 acp).
Spartans ask not...how many, but where!
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Re: Sidearm for the Hog Hunt
[Re: Schmule]
#5867944
08/07/15 04:52 PM
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billybob
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44 mag revolver goes everywhere when I am in the field....2 rounds of snake shot first.
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Re: Sidearm for the Hog Hunt
[Re: Schmule]
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08/07/15 05:00 PM
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Double Naught Spy
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Re: Sidearm for the Hog Hunt
[Re: Schmule]
#5868006
08/07/15 05:24 PM
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hdfireman
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FNX 45 Tactical for me. Love the 1911 platform but want the extra rounds that the FNX provides
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Re: Sidearm for the Hog Hunt
[Re: hdfireman]
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08/07/15 05:32 PM
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cheetah577
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Glock 20 with 16 rounds of 10MM. I had a bad experience with a hog and my 9MM, so I went BIG!!!
God bless John Wayne!
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Re: Sidearm for the Hog Hunt
[Re: Schmule]
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08/07/15 06:31 PM
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der Teufel
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I used to carry a 9mm, but for the past few years I've been going out with a .22 pistol. I figure if a hog is capable of moving, it'll still be running away. If I shoot one and find it's still alive, the fact that I found it means it's not very mobile. A .22 to the brain is plenty to finish it off. The fact that .22 ammo is cheap(er) was a factor in that decision.
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Re: Sidearm for the Hog Hunt
[Re: der Teufel]
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08/07/15 09:34 PM
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skinnerback
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I used to carry a 9mm, but for the past few years I've been going out with a .22 pistol. I figure if a hog is capable of moving, it'll still be running away. If I shoot one and find it's still alive, the fact that I found it means it's not very mobile. A .22 to the brain is plenty to finish it off. The fact that .22 ammo is cheap(er) was a factor in that decision. ^^^this^^^ I've been carrying a High Standard Double 9 22 cal as a back up for 19 yrs now. Have finished off a bunch of them with one shot from a 22 HP. I've never needed more gun for that. Now, if I'm pistol hunting pigs I carry my Dan Wesson 357 mag.
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Re: Sidearm for the Hog Hunt
[Re: Schmule]
#5868519
08/07/15 11:48 PM
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ccreyeder
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FNX 45... Is on my hip anytime I am at the lease... Day or night
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Re: Sidearm for the Hog Hunt
[Re: Schmule]
#5868578
08/08/15 12:28 AM
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Ramsey
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Big Beckett!!
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Re: Sidearm for the Hog Hunt
[Re: Schmule]
#5868718
08/08/15 02:10 AM
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JRJ6
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Re: Sidearm for the Hog Hunt
[Re: cheetah577]
#5868951
08/08/15 07:47 AM
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kry226
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Glock 20 with 16 rounds of 10MM. I had a bad experience with a hog and my 9MM, so I went BIG!!! This is my go-to hog pistol too loaded with 200gr XTPs from Underwood. 
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