Will a 45 Cal. stop a wild hog?

[MossRoad]

I was wondering if anyone would get that. :laughing:

 

[jack707]

It's all about shot placement to kill any animal.

 

[2LaneCruzer]

Most of the time you can't get close enough to them to get a shot with open sights unless you are hidden. I've walked right up on hogs in a group of about 6-8 sows and one boar. As soon as they saw me, which was about as soon as I saw them, they took off. I had a shotgun with buckshot in it and never even fired they were gone so fast.

TBS

I don't know why a 12 ga with OO buck wouldn't be as effective as anything, especially for shots under 50 yards or in brush and timber. Shooting a charging boar with a scoped rifle would take a pretty cool hand; I would prefer a snap shot with the shotgun. I would have no qualms carrying a shotgun.

 

[carlhwv]

And if you don't want to carry a shotgun a Judge with .410s 000 buck gives you a pretty good spread at 10 yards.

 

[k0ua]

I don't know why a 12 ga with OO buck wouldn't be as effective as anything, especially for shots under 50 yards or in brush and timber. Shooting a charging boar with a scoped rifle would take a pretty cool hand; I would prefer a snap shot with the shotgun. I would have no qualms carrying a shotgun.

The only thing I would change is I would try to keep shots under 25 yards. At 50 yards the pattern is pretty wide. And if they are over 25 yards away, most likely, you are in no danger anyway. I agree a good short quick handling shotgun is both quick and deadly and I would not feel "undergunned" at all for the largest hog you would ever encounter. The only downside is the carrying of it, but if you are good with that, then the scattergun is a great option.

 

[deerefan]

The only thing I would change is I would try to keep shots under 25 yards. At 50 yards the pattern is pretty wide. And if they are over 25 yards away, most likely, you are in no danger anyway. I agree a good short quick handling shotgun is both quick and deadly and I would not feel "undergunned" at all for the largest hog you would ever encounter. The only downside is the carrying of it, but if you are good with that, then the scattergun is a great option.

I have killed a number of hogs, mainly 25yds and in, with 000 buck. Cheap ammo, works great, especially in tight and quick situations.

 

[deerefan]

Hey deerefan, I went to high school in Mandeville. Our house was in Lewisburg, (first left off the Causeway). We were all the way at the end on 6th beach. There was nothing for 5 miles until you hit Madisonville. There were gators and hogs and garr fish! It was a cool place to grow up.

Hey Soundguy, I was in the middle of the woods I just mentioned with a 12 gauge full of #6. No infants were harmed during the event.

Familiar with the area, very nice, especially Madisonville. When we lived on the Northshore, we lived at the end of Lee Rd., almost in Bush. It was very rural, but a lot of developments have popped up since. Mom and Dad are still there, wife and I know live about 50 miles north of Baton Rouge.

 

[rekees4300]

It's all about shot placement to kill any animal.

Shot placement is an important factor but not the only factor. Hit a wild hog in the tail it doesn't matter what caliber the result will be the same ... no effect. Hit a wild hog in the chest it matters what caliber ... 22LR he keeps running, .44 magnum he drops.

 

[deanocraft]

Hey Deerfan, not to take this thread off topic, but 30 years ago I used to hunt a bit at Whiskey Bay WMA. Do you ever hunt out there? There were also plenty of pigs in Pearl River WMA back in the day... I've been in Atlanta for the last 22 years!

 

[masscity]

Someone mentioned cast bullets. My brother casts bullets for our pistols and all are hard casts with lino type. Very hard and less leading in the barrels. He shot a deer with his .44 magnum down at a angle and the bullet stopped at the skin on the belly with just a little dimple in it.
I carry hard casts in my Kimber .45 acp SS UC which weighs 2 lbs loaded.