what is the best caliber for shoting hogs 50 to 300 lbs

Man your going to get a million different answers on this one!

Personaly I like the 350 Remingon Magnum and the 35 Whelen! Next on the list would be the 444 Marlin!

any center fire rifle that you can hit them thru the ear with will do the trick.

It's not the caliber that kills the hog, it's the bullet being put EXACTLY where it is supposed to go from the nut behind the trigger.

Use whatever caliber you are comfortable shooting, and practice to the point where you can shoot 10 shots into a 1" group, from various positions; prone, standing, standing supported, etc. Once you can do that-it won't matter what caliber you shoot. As mbavo said, shoot them within a 1" radius of the ear-hole, and you'll have a dead hog.

if hit right, they all die the same amount of dead

if you shoot them in the head you can even kill em with a 22. but i prefer a 270.

whatever you use for deer should work fine for "normal" shots. Just be aware that the heart-lung area is farther forward than on a deer so you need to shoot thru the shoulder not behind it.

If you shoot em in the ear, whatever you use for prairie dogs works good.

I think .243 and up will work but IMO.

i would say you would want at least a .270 i use my .30-06 though

I agree with pig out you would be shocked at what that .22mag will do but the .270 never fails

I've killed them with 223, 243, 257 Roberts, 308, 30-06, and the almighty 300 win mag. All of them work.

Personally I like .30 calibers.

45-70 works for me. I hate to chase them after the shot.

whichever gun that u have closest at the time of seeing the hog.... and as far as what size bullet, whichever one is in the magazine and or chamber.

.223 in the ear

.308 30.06 762X39 12ga slug I have used all these. Just use what ever you have and shoot best with.

ive used 9mm 7mm, .45, 30-30, 30.06, .223, .243,.270, .22, a knife, a swift hatchet to the head, 7mm magnum, and that might be it....

I'm with altez, .243 and up, I aim center of the neck. break the neck and everything stops right there.

I shoot all my hogs in the face or the ear. I like the meat, so I shoot all of the little pigs I see. If they are over 150 lbs I let them walk. But there are times when I love to hear the " SMACK of a good placed head shot no matter what they weigh. Dead is dead, but a big gun makes a good smack!!

45-70

You guys are making it to hard to decide. First we need to know if you prefer Ford, Chevy or Dodge?

I keep forgetting Toyota and Nissan make the full size versions.

Just for the record...I don't own a Toyota. Just giving ya a hard time.