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Side Arm Calibers
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12/05/22 06:13 PM
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Sick Train
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Do you guys carry a side arm when out hog hunting with your rifle? If so, what is your go to side arm?
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Re: Side Arm Calibers
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#8750499
12/05/22 06:23 PM
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fishdfly
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No, never seen a reason to.
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Re: Side Arm Calibers
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#8750500
12/05/22 06:24 PM
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65x55
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With my AR that has a light I like to bring Ruger Mark IV for small game but loaded with Velocitors. When I have one of the bolt guns I like my S&W 4006 which has a light. So basically I always have one gun with a light on it, whether it's the long gun or the handgun.
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Re: Side Arm Calibers
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#8750504
12/05/22 06:36 PM
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BOBO the Clown
kind of a big deal
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P365 I may or may not change mag to hardcast bullets.
Carry every day everywhere, don’t know why I would stop just because I had a long rifle.
It’s like my wallet and pocket knife
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Re: Side Arm Calibers
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#8750505
12/05/22 06:40 PM
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unclebubba
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While at the Ranch, my go to is Ruger Blackhawk in 357. 4 rounds of 158gr XTP's and 2 rounds of snake shot. Takes care of pigs, skunks, snakes, and once, even a couple of big tasty looking bullfrogs.
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Re: Side Arm Calibers
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#8750517
12/05/22 07:03 PM
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RiverRider
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If I need to move about on foot at night I usually carry a larger caliber pistol in a holster. Where I hunt there is one particular place I often have to go through. I refer to it as "The Gauntlet" and it's not too unusual to run into a belligerent hog in that area. I don't know how useful a mag full of .45 ACP or 10mm would truly be in the dark, but it does make me feel a little better to have a pistol. I'm definitely not overconfident about the whole thing, I just figure I have a fighting chance if I run into a mean old boar who wants to take me out.
"Arguing with you always makes me thirsty." -Augustus McRae
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Re: Side Arm Calibers
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#8750542
12/05/22 07:28 PM
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Wytex
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Yes, usually if lever action hunting the pistol is same caliber, 41 mag or 44 mag, as the rifle. For my bolt action rifle I carry a 10mm as my sidearm. Don't carry one when big game hunting up here usually.
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Re: Side Arm Calibers
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#8750567
12/05/22 08:03 PM
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Son of a Blitch
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G40 10mm
From when I wake up to when I go to sleep....
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Re: Side Arm Calibers
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#8750660
12/05/22 09:45 PM
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603Country
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I only take a long gun when hunting hog or deer. But, when I once had a very large hog trap, I’d have to put down quite a few hogs. At first I used the 357 and 125 gr HPs, but later found that the 158 gr cast bullets did kill ‘em deader and faster.
This morning I popped a trapped hog between the eyes with my 22 LR. When I skinned her out, I was really amazed at how deep the 22 bullet went.
Not my monkeys, not my circus...
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Re: Side Arm Calibers
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#8750687
12/05/22 10:11 PM
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65x55
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This morning I popped a trapped hog between the eyes with my 22 LR. When I skinned her out, I was really amazed at how deep the 22 bullet went.
What 22 LR round do you use?
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Re: Side Arm Calibers
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#8750719
12/05/22 10:52 PM
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howl
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I always carry; usually a pocket revolver. When I'll be around hogs I put a .44 on my belt instead.
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Re: Side Arm Calibers
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#8750730
12/05/22 11:03 PM
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Big Sam
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Yes I do. Mostly just because, though I have taken hogs with a handgun. But the point is I always hunt with a rifle and it always has a light on it. Going to and from a blind, on a path, that is in addition to a headlamp.
"Group think" is not thinking. It is the lack of independent thought. It is a cancer of the mind.
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Re: Side Arm Calibers
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#8750732
12/05/22 11:04 PM
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Dalee7892
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Re: Side Arm Calibers
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#8750757
12/05/22 11:20 PM
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603Country
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It was a 22 LR from my 9422. The backstrap where it meets the neck was a bit bloodshot. That’s not the first time I’ve noticed that, To be a bit more specific, it was a Remington Golden HP. They definitely are more effective than round nose ammo.
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Not my monkeys, not my circus...
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Re: Side Arm Calibers
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#8750778
12/05/22 11:40 PM
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Double Naught Spy
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I carry a 1911 full size in 45 acp, officer's size 9mm, or a Glock 26 9mm. I CCW anyway, so it really doesn't change when I go hunt except I use a different holster and sometimes a different pistol.
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Re: Side Arm Calibers
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#8750800
12/06/22 12:10 AM
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Double AC
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.44 mag super Blackhawk
Not cause I need it or it’s more effective as I’m gonna be carrying a rifle. Just is more fun when an opportunity presents itself. Carry it on a chest holster and I forget it’s there
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Re: Side Arm Calibers
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#8750822
12/06/22 12:32 AM
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rickt300
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My hog hunting carry pistol is an old model Vaquero in 45 Long colt. A heavy flat nosed cast bullet pushed to 900 fps. I can hit a paper plate every time with it out to 75 yards. It is more effective than it's paper ballistics.
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Re: Side Arm Calibers
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#8750862
12/06/22 01:16 AM
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GusWayne
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I do
But I got rid of everything a few years ago except 9mm
So thats what I am carrying
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Re: Side Arm Calibers
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#8750899
12/06/22 01:48 AM
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Chopperdrvr
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SA XDm in 10mm. It just makes me feel a little better.
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Re: Side Arm Calibers
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#8751046
12/06/22 04:55 AM
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kry226
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G20SF in 10 mm. Bad medicine.
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Re: Side Arm Calibers
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#8751102
12/06/22 11:37 AM
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Sick Train
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Thanks, I do carry a P365 XL everyday but just don't feel too comfortable about a 9mm on a wild boar that is pissed at me. I'd prefer a larger caliber when out hunting hogs. I'm considering a Sig P320 XTEN 10mm since I own a few other P320's and love the way they feel in my hand and shoot. https://www.sigsauer.com/p320-xten.html
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Re: Side Arm Calibers
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#8751347
12/06/22 04:37 PM
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der Teufel
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I carry a .22LR pistol on me when I'm out hunting, and I have a 9mm in the truck.
I have two unwritten rules: 1. 2.
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Re: Side Arm Calibers
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#8753764
12/09/22 04:35 AM
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71Rcode
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Bisley. 44 mag on chest and .380 in pocket. Rifle on back
NRA Life Member & GOA Member Always interested in Marlins. Let me know what you have for sale!
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Re: Side Arm Calibers
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#8753789
12/09/22 05:45 AM
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flintknapper
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I carry a 1911 full size in 45 acp, officer's size 9mm, or a Glock 26 9mm. I CCW anyway, so it really doesn't change when I go hunt except I use a different holster and sometimes a different pistol. Same here, my carry gun goes with me. Double Stack 45 acp 1911 with my own +P handloads.
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