Offshore2
Senior Member
Yea those are everywhere too but i never been bothered by them either, i guess living in the woods you kind of get used to all that and loose you're fear to that kind of stuff, were you at in fl
Anyone ever take down a Hogzilla with a .357 Magnum?
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SkiWhiz
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Offshore2
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Lol
crabtracker
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Ruger Redhawk, 44 magnum, 300 gr solids, never had a problem, drops them like they've been hit by Thor's hammer. HH Steve
Yeah' I'm probably gonna get a 44 mag. Not worth chancing walking up on the wrong hog. There is a bunch of them.
Awendaw
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Here are a couple monsters the dogs ran out of the swamp. One 350# other pushing 500#. They get big & nasty here in SC.
Nice ones there! Weird but all we ever see are black ones. I may have to mount a gopro to a 44 magnum to get footage though
Awendaw
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Nice ones there! Weird but all we ever see are black ones. I may have to mount a gopro to a 44 magnum to get footage though
Just don't miss.
I've done it with a 357 Herrett...
10 inch barrel Thompson/Center Contender with a 3x scope.
Start with a 30-30 rifle case shorten it about .25 inch and neck it up to .35 caliber, fireform before using as a hunting load and never use it in a different barrel/chamber...
10 inch barrel Thompson/Center Contender with a 3x scope.
Start with a 30-30 rifle case shorten it about .25 inch and neck it up to .35 caliber, fireform before using as a hunting load and never use it in a different barrel/chamber...
Just Dave
Full Member
I beg to differ with that. Between the eyes is where the skull is the thickest and it is a natural ramp to deflect the bullet.
http://gulfcoastgunforum.com/showthread.php?14113-under-gunned/page2
That .357 with the right load is more then enough. It's all about bullet placement. The small butcher shops around here actually use a 22 rifle, They draw and imaginary x between the eyes and ears and shoot the center of the x and they drop in their tracks.
Awendaw
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We can hunt them here on public lands during small game season. Just have to use small game weapons. A well placed .22lr in the ear does the job.
Just Dave
Full Member
A domestic hog in a cage or a pen is one thing. A feral hog with a vendetta is another. My vote would be a 12 gauge shotgun with 5 rounds of 00 buck. That way you can at least try to take off its face while you are shaking like a dog trying to pass a double edge razor blade.
Awendaw
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The white one pictured earlier took a lot more than five rounds of buckshot. Try knifing one with a bulldog locked on him. Now that's an adrenalin rush!
Martin_V3i
Elite Member
I helped my dad on our farm(1200 acres of bottom land) and have seen lots of wild hogs. The first thing I would do if I ever thought about shooting at one, especially with a handgun, is locate a tree I could climb FAST! A wounded, mad hog will chew off a leg if not worse. The worse thing you ever want to do is mess with a sow with her piglets. Those sows will attack without anything more than seeing you.
Me? I would only shoot one if I had no other choice, unless you are specifically going hog hunting and with a rifle. Keep that tree in sight though.
Me? I would only shoot one if I had no other choice, unless you are specifically going hog hunting and with a rifle. Keep that tree in sight though.
Not any trees I can climb. I got troubles climbing in a boat. Climbed a tree once when two hogs chased me but I was about 17 and the tree was an old oak leaning I actually ran up sideways. These hogs are marsh hogs. They got extra muscle from roaming around in the mud all day. I won't be looking for a side shot if I got to take one of these beasts down. They'll be running right at me
I can't carry a shotgun where we are fossil hunting. But I got a permit to carry a pistol, switchblade, taser,etc. Don't think a taser will work on a hog
Hook
Elite Member
sure enough huh? ok then....you go right ahead and shoot that mofo in the ear hole while he;s coming at you . good luck with that. i'll stick with the between the eyes shot.
unlike some of the forum members here, i have extensive hunting experience with deer and hogs. ive been swarmed by hogs running everywhere, and been charged by them twice.
i've shot them with a shotgun, a rifle, and even a 44 mag ruger redhawk. i'm still here and never been chewed up.
Awendaw
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Hook
Elite Member
Clarify please
well its simple. a lot of forum members dont hunt wild game. a lot never had the chance, or had the desire.
