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#41 Post by waterford103 »

.45/70 400gr lead bullet @ 1500 fps .smash 'em flat. :goodjob: :wales: :flag6:
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#42 Post by Pfletch83 »

As far as shotguns....I would go with either a double barrel coach gun (if legal) or an auto loading shotgun with a slug barrel (smoothbore or rifled) and good sights, in either 12 or 20 gauge (20 gauge would give you fast recovery time, but the 12 gives a lot of punch and a heavier slug)

My best advice is with anything you use aim for the head.

If you hit the hog right it'll drop like a bag of bricks on the first shot.
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#43 Post by meles meles »

Pfletch83 wrote:
If you hit the hog right it'll drop like a bag of bricks on the first shot.

*Makes mental note never to select the first peg on a driven pig shoot*
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#44 Post by Pfletch83 »

I see now, a driven shoot.


I thought you were talking about going after them on your own.
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#45 Post by Scotsgun »

I use a Schmidt Rubin K31. Easy to reload, 30 cal cast bullets and I don't whince and worry about it when dragging it through scrub and crap.

My mate alternates between a marlin lever action in 45-70 (hard to source I believe) it has a muzzle break and a anti-recoil button pad and is intended for boar, as sold in the US. His other is an old Baikal single barrel shotgun with which he uses solid slug.
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#46 Post by ROB22 »

side by side rifle, two quick shots and its wild boar sausages for breakfast...
.......Calibre europeans like something like a 9.3 x 74r soft recoil and good on boar, bigger deer and i have some friends in Africa that use it on plains game.
...Being a Brit personally not to sure to can beat tradition with a heavy hitting .375hh (if your shoulder can take it)
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#47 Post by DW58 »

I've used the following on Boar in Germany:
  • .30-06 180gr (stalked)
  • .308 180gr (driven)
  • 7x64mm 11.2gm (driven)
  • 9.3x62mm 18.5gm (driven)
  • 9.3x74R 16.7gm (driven)
It's all a matter of where you hit 'em and how hard. By preference I'd use a controlled expansion bullet such as Nosler Partition, RWS TiG/TuG etc. The other major influence is whether or not the adrenaline is up, a calm piggy is much easier to stop than one with the steam up.

I'd have thought that .444 Marlin/.45-70 would be ideal with good bullets at close range, just as other old-timers such as 10.3x60R are quite popular.

I've also seem 7mm RemMag and .300 WinMag used to good effect with heavy bullets. All that said the venerable 8x57mmJS still has a huge following.
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#48 Post by snayperskaya »

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#49 Post by Dustyman »

7x64 and the longest runner I've had is about 20 -30 yds ,most don't get very far ! But as said above is about point of aim . I've seen some of the continental driven shooters and Anywhere on the body or legs is all that counts ! Not my kind of shooters I'm afraid ! But must say is not all , some very good shooter as well
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#50 Post by Sandhills »

Precision under 50 feet .22 long rifle, behind the ear. Beyond that whatever your carrying that day, if you have the cojoni's to stand your ground. Adult (100-200+ lb.s) frontal shots should be with enough gun and bullet to knock it off its feet 30/06-180gr. minimal. I have a buddy that swears by the 45/70 for any size any shot. Personal best 29 hogs one morning with a .22 mag/45gr.solids at farthest 60 yards, behind the ear, all dropped where they stood and yes all meat went to charity.
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