Will a 45 Cal. stop a wild hog?

[two_bit_score]

I can tell you that a .40 works for the small ones I have here. I took a momma and a baby this morning with the XD from about 30 yards. Got the sow first and the little ones just stood there looking at me. If I would have had one of the AR'S I think I could have got more. They didn't want to leave the sow. They were miracle shots as I am near sighted and cannot aim very well with my glasses on, I can't see the rear sight clearly.

I think if you can hit them you can discourage them from coming your way with the .45 or the 9mm.

The loud report and muzzle blast will be enough to make a hog run unless you have a one cornered and it can't get away. Then it will probably come right at you. A sow protecting pigs is probably dangerous in some circumstances. If you have one of the pigs in your hands you better drop it and climb a tree. Otherwise, she will run and the pigs will follow.

When I started hunting hogs the only thing I was cautioned about was grabbing a pig and making it squeal.


TBS

 

[SirReal63]

My goal all along was to take out the sows as that is where the continued problems will come. I would never try to pick one up, that is insanity to me. I have several small ones left to take and the immediate problem will be handled, until more show up. Filling the freezer is a bonus.

 

[MossRoad]

Regarding .22 being the cause of most gun deaths.... I don't think its anywhere near the top.

Here's a study from 1995 where .38 and .357 are the most common.

https://www.bjs.gov/content/pub/pdf/GUIC.PDF

Now, 20 years later, semi-auto 9mm is now the gun of choice.

Chicago's Most Popular Crime Guns — A Visual Analysis

Here's an interesting graphic... The top 20 guns seized by police in Chicago in 2014...

 

[MossRoad]

But then you have this article.... and it makes you think...

Ask Foghorn: Is .22lr The Best for Self Defense? - The Truth About Guns

.22 isn't used that often compared to other calibers....


When its used, only the shotgun has a higher percentage of fatality....


And again, only the shotgun takes fewer rounds on average to incapacitate than the .22 than any other caliber....


Then there's this...
Only the .25 and .32 failed more often to incapacitate than the .22....


Anyhow, very interesting article and a good read.

I doubt it would convince anyone to take a .22 to a hog fight, though.

 

[k0ua]

But then you have this article.... and it makes you think...

Ask Foghorn: Is .22lr The Best for Self Defense? - The Truth About Guns

.22 isn't used that often compared to other calibers....
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When its used, only the shotgun has a higher percentage of fatality....
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And again, only the shotgun takes fewer rounds on average to incapacitate than the .22 than any other caliber....
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Then there's this...
Only the .25 and .32 failed more often to incapacitate than the .22....
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Anyhow, very interesting article and a good read.

I doubt it would convince anyone to take a .22 to a hog fight, though.

The only reason the shotgun wasn't much lower in the number of shots to incapacitate was that a lot of people are shot with bird shot. If loaded with either slugs or 00 buckshot, I don't thing many could stand up to a 25 yard or less confrontation with either one of those.

I do agree with the ineffectivness of both the .25 acp and 32 acp when loaded with FMJ rounds. I would rather have a .22LR than either one of those. They will kill a person with enough holes punched in them, but a lot of guys have stood on their feet after loading several of those rounds.

 

[crackerjack222]

I have taken hogs with a .223. I recently got a 9mm carbine for a hog gun, I took it to my range a few weeks ago to try it out. I have a home made target consisting of three 3"x5"x 1/4" tabs hanging from a cross-bar. When shooting that target with my 9mm pistol, it knocks the paint off and puts a minor indentation in the metal. I shot each tab several times with the carbine then went down to look at the tabs. I was surprised to see all the holes in the tabs. The carbine apparently has a much higher muzzle velocity than I expected. I dont think I will have any problem taking down a hog with it up to about 100 yards.

 

[sld]

The loud report and muzzle blast will be enough to make a hog run unless you have a one cornered and it can't get away. Then it will probably come right at you. A sow protecting pigs is probably dangerous in some circumstances. If you have one of the pigs in your hands you better drop it and climb a tree. Otherwise, she will run and the pigs will follow.

When I started hunting hogs the only thing I was cautioned about was grabbing a pig and making it squeal.



TBS

For some reason I am thinking of Ned Beatty and Deliverance after reading that.

 

[k0ua]

For some reason I am thinking of Ned Beatty and Deliverance after reading that.

Squeal!, Squeal!

 

[MossRoad]

The only reason the shotgun wasn't much lower in the number of shots to incapacitate was that a lot of people are shot with bird shot. If loaded with either slugs or 00 buckshot, I don't thing many could stand up to a 25 yard or less confrontation with either one of those.

I do agree with the ineffectivness of both the .25 acp and 32 acp when loaded with FMJ rounds. I would rather have a .22LR than either one of those. They will kill a person with enough holes punched in them, but a lot of guys have stood on their feet after loading several of those rounds.

Some of the thinking in that article says that the reason people fire more shots with the 9mm is the training they get to do the double tap. I, however, don't think many criminals are trained to do the double tap. I think they spray and pray with their semi-auto handguns and that's why so many more rounds are fired off than actually hit their intended target.

Anyhow, I don't want to get shot with ANY caliber, and I doubt any of you do either.

 

[k0ua]

Some of the thinking in that article says that the reason people fire more shots with the 9mm is the training they get to do the double tap. I, however, don't think many criminals are trained to do the double tap. I think they spray and pray with their semi-auto handguns and that's why so many more rounds are fired off than actually hit their intended target.

Anyhow, I don't want to get shot with ANY caliber, and I doubt any of you do either.

Agreed. My dad was shot in the foot with a .22 and he said it was the most painful thing he had experienced. He said it felt like a red hot sledgehammer. I don't know.. fortunately I haven't stopped any bullets.