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buying a rifle for hog hunting..what’s the best?
By adminwanted to hunt a hog with my G23 but was told not a good choice..but i think my ar is overkill?
couldn’t hit the broad side of a barn with a bow!
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10 Comments
July 26th, 2010 at 9:56 pm
If your AR is .223 or 5.56 caliber it is not overkill. It isn’t even adequate to kill a hog.
For a new rifle look at a .270 on up to a .300 Mag. Any of the .30 calibers would be a good choice.
July 26th, 2010 at 10:27 pm
AR, yeah you’re just being stupid. Make it a sport and get a recurve bow. How about a .30-06? It will bag just about anything.
July 26th, 2010 at 11:12 pm
in most states it is illegal to hunt big game with a varmint rifle which the 223 Round is, just because you can fire multiple shots does not make the 223 a hunting round, sorry but I was brought up to respect the game that you are pursuing and to put them down with a single round, 270,30-06, 308 even the 30-30 are far better choices than the 223 round
July 26th, 2010 at 11:49 pm
What are you, suicidal? First a G-23 and, now, an AR. What’s it going to be tomorrow – a slingshot!
Acceptable, ‘hog calibers’ start with 30-30 and go all the way up to 30-06. Personally, I like a modern 45-70 bolt-action or – if you’ve got, ‘the stones’ to use it – a Ruger #1 for hogs. I know many hunters who’ve used: 270′s, 308′s, and 30-06′s.
And, then, there’s the magnum handgun crowd -
July 27th, 2010 at 12:22 am
You want something that is going to penetrate the skull of a hog, which is a lot tougher than people think. A hog that is not dropped on the first shot can become dangerously aggresive when it’s wounded. I would stick with at least a .30-30, preferring nothing smaller than a .30-06.
July 27th, 2010 at 12:52 am
As most shots for hog will be less than 100yds and many effected by ground cover the best round is the brush busting 45-70. Hog have a heavy shoulder blade that guards the heart lung shot and thick skulls for head shots so you need a heavy round for penetration. Hand gun rounds would also be good in any of the magnum calibers and the .500 round. An ar or any of your military .223 or 5.56 nato would not be adequate. At the minimum is a .300 caliber and even then why take a chance at losing your hog in the brush when you can drop it in it’s tracks with a 45-70.
July 27th, 2010 at 1:39 am
Unless the hog is a groundhog, then skip the AR, unless it’s an AR-10 in .308 Win (7.62 x 51 mm). Some people will use the 7.62 x 39 mm (AK-47, SKS carbine, etc) but I’d stick with the bigger NATO round, or the venerable 30 Springfield (30-06) or, perhaps, a 30-30 (30 Win Center Fire )
I also agree that for heavy brush, where you often find those pigs, a 45/70 would be good, or a carbine in 44 Mag, or, perhaps, 45 Colt.
July 27th, 2010 at 2:15 am
You aren’t going on a military campaign. Forget the autoloaders, unless you can find one of the old Ruger 44 Magnum auto carbines. If you want to try handgun hunting, a revolver in 41 or 44 Magnum will do nicely. If you’d rather go with a long gun, make it not too long. A lightweight carbine in one of the larger pistol calibers, a lever gun in one of the traditional calibers like 30-30 or 38-55, or even a bolt gun in something from about 6.5×55 on up will do OK. Just keep in mind that hog hunting isn’t just a matter of “inside 100 yards” as others have noted, but often at very short ranges indeed, and commonly in thick stuff, so there’s a point in that other suggestion of 45-70.
July 27th, 2010 at 3:11 am
A Bushmaster .450! It’s a hoot () and a purpose-built hog killer. Just look at the link above to see that. It’s based on Jeff Cooper’s “Thumper” concept–and it thumps (). There’s a support forum for the gun/caliber (). You can order just the upper and drop it on an existing AR () but it’s not that much more for the whole gun. Hornady went in with Bushmaster on this gun. It’s not a long distance shooter but it’s a little better than the Government 45-70 in ballistics () and deadly out to 250 yards.
Sure, a bolt action might be the best choice in long distance pig killing, but I hunt where the shots will be under 250 yards with brush or palmettos. The AR is a quick maneuvering carbine with minimal recoil. With the addition of the .450 Bushmaster it’s also a great brush hog killer.
July 27th, 2010 at 3:52 am
In the southern thickets and palmettos you can sometimes reach out and touch a hog.A short fast handling gun would be ideal in these situations. My vote, if one could be located is the Ruger .44 Magnum carbine. An automatic. I have never owned one one but have wished I had one every time I think of close brush shots. I can’t understand why the company quit making them. And I can’t understand why I never bought one.Stone cold broke in my younger days kept me from buying a lot of stuff.