Posted By: MrBishop
Good rifle for medium sized hogs? - 02/24/08 07:27 PM
Hi I'm fairly new to hunting and was wondering what would be a good rifle for a medium sized hog. I was thinking 30-06 or 7mm mag?
Good rifle for medium sized hogs?
Posted By: BTR Outdoors
Re: Good rifle for medium sized hogs? - 02/24/08 07:40 PM
Either would work fine. It is all about shot placement. A good friend of mine dropped a 300 pound Russian with his .17 HMR. I typically hunt with combo made up of a M77 .270 and a Super Blackhawk .44.
Posted By: Duckfoot
Re: Good rifle for medium sized hogs? - 02/24/08 08:58 PM
I would suggest, what ever you use for deer. That would be fine(30-06 or 270). Smaller rounds work just as well.
I have used a Marlin 30/30 for years. It has never met a hog it did not like.
Handguns: I shoot a .357 Magnum or .41 Magnum
-Duckfoot
I have used a Marlin 30/30 for years. It has never met a hog it did not like.
Handguns: I shoot a .357 Magnum or .41 Magnum
-Duckfoot
Posted By: BTR Outdoors
Re: Good rifle for medium sized hogs? - 02/24/08 11:10 PM
Gotta love the 30-30 and those handguns. I have a Ranger commemorative 94 30-30 that is purely awesome for brush country. My dad has a couple of S&W .357s I am keeping for him, and I love them. I also have a .41 mag, which is one of my favs.
Posted By: BOBO the Clown
Re: Good rifle for medium sized hogs? - 02/24/08 11:29 PM
30-30 lever action, great all around gun, with new ammo your good out to 200 yards and if you get into a big pod you've got several rounds you can cycle quickly. Any thing 6mm and up with good bullets and proper placement will work.
I killed alot with a 22-250 its all about where you hit them.
I killed alot with a 22-250 its all about where you hit them.
Posted By: TexasTransplant
Re: Good rifle for medium sized hogs? - 02/24/08 11:52 PM
I use .308 bolt action for everything. I carry a .44 Super Blackhawk in a Western rig, too.
Posted By: Txhoghunter
Re: Good rifle for medium sized hogs? - 02/24/08 11:53 PM
.243
Posted By: Brother in-law
Re: Good rifle for medium sized hogs? - 02/25/08 01:08 AM
Ive killed consistanly with 22250 and 223
Posted By: NathanaelGreene
Re: Good rifle for medium sized hogs? - 02/25/08 01:10 AM
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Hi I'm fairly new to hunting and was wondering what would be a good rifle for a medium sized hog. I was thinking 30-06 or 7mm mag?
It's a big, wide world with a lot of choices (well, a lot fewer for us left-handed guys). My choice is the .30-06 and I've never regretted it. Kind of overkill for really small hogs, but it's pretty much guaranteed lethal if I make contact with the target.
I'd like to try a 30-30 on hogs, but I'm superstitious and will probably stick with what's worked.
Posted By: onetime
Re: Good rifle for medium sized hogs? - 02/25/08 02:17 AM
I have killed alot with my AR
Posted By: bayourat
Re: Good rifle for medium sized hogs? - 02/25/08 03:54 AM
Any gun will kill a pig, I've killed them with everything for a .177 pellet gun to 30-378 Wythby Mag. If you got a big gun bust them behind the shoulders shooting a smaller gun slid up around the head. I've killed lots of pigs gut shooting them with a 223 so as long as you stay away from their shield you'll be fine with anything you use.
Posted By: MrBishop
Re: Good rifle for medium sized hogs? - 02/25/08 03:58 AM
Ok thanks for the input. I'm new to it and still researching etc...
Where's a good place around Dallas to look at a big selection of 30-06 guns at reasonable prices? I was at academy today and they only had a couple. I was thinking winchester 700, maybe a browning, weatherby etc. Also need to find a place that has a good selection of scopes (was thinking bushness 4200, those seem really good).
Where's a good place around Dallas to look at a big selection of 30-06 guns at reasonable prices? I was at academy today and they only had a couple. I was thinking winchester 700, maybe a browning, weatherby etc. Also need to find a place that has a good selection of scopes (was thinking bushness 4200, those seem really good).
Posted By: bayourat
Re: Good rifle for medium sized hogs? - 02/25/08 04:11 AM
For a 30-06 I'd go to a Pawn shop most Pawn shops won't even loan money on an 06 or a 270 just because there are so many of them on the Market. When you go into a Pawn shop there will probably be several different brands and models to pick from in either Caliber.
Posted By: RKHarm24
Re: Good rifle for medium sized hogs? - 02/25/08 04:12 AM
Lever 44/357/30-30/45-70
H&R single shot same calibres
H&R single shot same calibres
Posted By: Titaniumtalons
Re: Good rifle for medium sized hogs? - 02/25/08 08:38 AM
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I use .308 bolt action for everything.
I like the .308 myself, learn the 150 gain corelok and you can stop most North American mammals. I particularly like this caliber on an AR15 frame.
That being said, every hog I've ever shot has been a head shot with a .223 on an AR15 frame DPMS specifically with a BSA Sweet .223 scope and 55 grain FMJ
Posted By: NathanaelGreene
Re: Good rifle for medium sized hogs? - 02/25/08 09:11 AM
Quote:
Ok thanks for the input. I'm new to it and still researching etc...
Where's a good place around Dallas to look at a big selection of 30-06 guns at reasonable prices? I was at academy today and they only had a couple. I was thinking winchester 700, maybe a browning, weatherby etc. Also need to find a place that has a good selection of scopes (was thinking bushness 4200, those seem really good).
Try Cabela's, both the new and used racks. They'll have a big selection of scopes, too.
Posted By: MrBishop
Re: Good rifle for medium sized hogs? - 02/25/08 02:12 PM
Cabela's is a bit far; is there not a place around Dallas?
Also I have a logistics question that may sound dumb; if I snag a medium size hog (or bigger) out in the field, how the heck do you get it back?
Also can someone point me to some information on dressing them?
I also wanted to ask people's opinions on the taste of wild hog meat. I asked a friend who hunts and he said he's never had it befre. I've tried everything from rattlesnake steak to deer and even turtle soup but never wild hog. I want to make sure it's worth it before I take up hunting that type of game.
Thanks
Also I have a logistics question that may sound dumb; if I snag a medium size hog (or bigger) out in the field, how the heck do you get it back?
Also can someone point me to some information on dressing them?
I also wanted to ask people's opinions on the taste of wild hog meat. I asked a friend who hunts and he said he's never had it befre. I've tried everything from rattlesnake steak to deer and even turtle soup but never wild hog. I want to make sure it's worth it before I take up hunting that type of game.
Thanks
Posted By: BradyBuck
Re: Good rifle for medium sized hogs? - 02/25/08 03:14 PM
I have droped 200 lbs hogs with my 22 mag...shot placement is the key....270 or 30-06 would do the job on just about any hog...I have seen a big hog run a long way though even when shot with a 7mm just depends on the placement of the shot and the hog...there was thick lung blood every where and we never found him....tracked him for several hundred yards.
Posted By: Big Orn
Re: Good rifle for medium sized hogs? - 02/25/08 03:24 PM
Welcome to THF, MrBishop 
Like was mentioned, your deer-hunting guns will be just right - no need for anything special.
And like, BradyBuck said, shot placement is key for smaller rounds. I've used a 30-30 many times for 200 pounders and smaller. If I was actually going for larger hogs I'd use the 270, 30-06, .308, 300 WinMag, etc, etc.
I don't think I'd use bayourat's pellet gun, though...
Like was mentioned, your deer-hunting guns will be just right - no need for anything special.
And like, BradyBuck said, shot placement is key for smaller rounds. I've used a 30-30 many times for 200 pounders and smaller. If I was actually going for larger hogs I'd use the 270, 30-06, .308, 300 WinMag, etc, etc.
I don't think I'd use bayourat's pellet gun, though...
Posted By: bayourat
Re: Good rifle for medium sized hogs? - 02/25/08 04:08 PM
Hey it works I've done it several times, besides its not a considered a FIREARM!!!!!!
Posted By: txtrophy85
Re: Good rifle for medium sized hogs? - 02/25/08 04:43 PM
me and everyone else i know shoots hogs just under the ear.
we usually shoot them with .22 caliber centerfires when hunting from a blind over a feeder.
a 30-30 or a lever action .44 would be ideal for spot and stalk.
even a sks would work. any deer rifle is a good hog rifle. the biggest hog can't take a 55 grain slug through his computer
we usually shoot them with .22 caliber centerfires when hunting from a blind over a feeder.
a 30-30 or a lever action .44 would be ideal for spot and stalk.
even a sks would work. any deer rifle is a good hog rifle. the biggest hog can't take a 55 grain slug through his computer
Posted By: Brother in-law
Re: Good rifle for medium sized hogs? - 02/25/08 06:27 PM
First of all go to Bass pro or Academy. Get a 308,270 or a 3006. I would prefer the 308, opinion. Second of all for the price of you going camping etc., and being so green I would recoomend finding a reasonable hunt the first time. There are lots of people on this forum that offer hunts etc really reasonable and will show you how to take care of them. Once you see what takes place then go to a do it yourself place. I would drive the extra 20 minutes and go to Cabelas by the way.
Posted By: Big Orn
Re: Good rifle for medium sized hogs? - 02/25/08 06:36 PM
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Hey it works I've done it several times, besides its not a considered a FIREARM!!!!!!
Haha!! Tell that to that 200 pound Russo boar while you've got it stuck all the way in his ear...
Posted By: MrBishop
Re: Good rifle for medium sized hogs? - 02/25/08 09:04 PM
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First of all go to Bass pro or Academy. Get a 308,270 or a 3006. I would prefer the 308, opinion. Second of all for the price of you going camping etc., and being so green I would recoomend finding a reasonable hunt the first time. There are lots of people on this forum that offer hunts etc really reasonable and will show you how to take care of them. Once you see what takes place then go to a do it yourself place.
Where can I get some info on these?
I would drive the extra 20 minutes and go to Cabelas by the way.
20 miles?
I live in Dallas... I was thinking of ordering the scope online, I know what I want in that area I think, but I'd like to see a variety of rifles. I went to the bullet trap in plano today and saw a beautiful REmington 700 CDL with fluted barrel... just afraid that might be to pretty for being out in the field
Might be to scared all the time of messing it up (at $850) Thanks so much for the info... please let me know where I can find some info on some hunts etc where people can show us some initial tips and stuff. Although I do like camping and that's 1/2 the fun, but I think we need some guidance initially to get going.
Posted By: sig226fan (Rguns.com)
Re: Good rifle for medium sized hogs? - 02/25/08 09:10 PM
Cabela's over Bass Pro or Academy any day, well worth twenty or forty miles...or if it's 45, call me!
Posted By: Mertz09huntingclub
Re: Good rifle for medium sized hogs? - 02/26/08 12:05 AM
My 35 remington works real well