Wild hogs and a 45

[deerman12]

Hi guys, I usually hang out in bolt action forum.  I was curious if any of you guys had ever killed a hog with a .45 acp?  I carried one last year but never got the chance to use it.  If so, how did it perform?  Thanks

[Skillet]

This was with handloads pushing a 250 gn hardcast slug at about 1000 fps, so I'd imagine your .45 to have comparable performance.

Both were clean-through broadside shots. One ran maybe 75 yds before piling up.

Punch both lungs with that fat slug and he won't go far.

Skillet

[palgeno]

I  modified  two of my 1911's to .45 Super a couple of years ago and used one of them with an Optoma 2000 red dot to hunt pigs.... worked fine on the pigs I shot---though none were over 150 lbs. Loads were an Oregon Trail 200gr swc over 10.0 gr Power Pistol at about 1250 fps. All shots inside 50 yds. Just blasted away until they dropped or hit the brush. Two best kills (from a ground blind) were behind the ear while quartering away from about 25 yds---one shot.did it. You need accuracy for that kind of shot ( this gun will shoot one inch 5 shot groups at 25 yds)---I ain't selling this one!  On a really big pig the shot behind the ear would likely be effective, but a shoulder shot would probably fail.  :cry: pg

[buzztail]

I have used a 1911 to mixed results. Most of the loads I used were too rough on a standard carry set-up. I ran a kind of Delta Elite recoil spring, and a shock buff. It worked, but not what I would call the best combination to fill the freezer with pork. The best part about it was being able to carry my huntin' gun in a Miami Classic- Actually an old Jackass Leather Co piece. I have since replaced it with a Galco unit, and retired the old girl.

[Tom W.]

All I ever shot was a dog.....

[Mikey]

Used to use the 45 on javelina in South America all the time - ball through the shoulders worked all the time.  Later on loaded some 200 gn hps or sormething and they worked just fine too.  Thatr being said, javelina aren't all that big.  For larger boar and the 45 acp, a hardcast flatnose or semi-wadcutter bullet at 900'/sec or better would be a better choice to punch on through the ribcage of break a shoulder or hip bone.  Of course, a clean shot behind the head with one of those and it's definately pork chop city.  HTH.  Mikey.

[denvas]

October 6th of last year I took my biggest  boar to date with the Springfield Armory 1911 Professional model in .45acp using Corbon 230 grain loads. The scale only went up to 375lbs but he topped it out. He had 5 /12 inch lowers adn 3+ inch uppers. It only took two shots, though he was dead from the first one and did not know it. He was the 186th feral hog.boar that I have taken with a 1911 in .45acp. I have never had a problem in harvesting them if I did my part and put the shot where it belonged.

I have also used the .45acp to harvest feral sheep, feral goats, javalina, bobcats and rabbits.

[swampthing]

I've done it. 230g roundnose FMJ...fell down and quit... shot placement.
I will use more though next time.

[curdog]

we prefer knives for hogs, but i do carry a 45 lc for bad boys. we tried the acp with out much luck. it did not have the same stopping power

[Lloyd Smale]

buddy went to tx and did hogs with a knife. He had a ball! Said you boys had some bad ass dogs trained there!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

we prefer knives for hogs, but i do carry a 45 lc for bad boys. we tried the acp with out much luck. it did not have the same stopping power

[Mikey]

curdog - I just read an article from the Handloader magazine that talked about heavy bullets in the 45 acp.  They used a 300 gn cast slug specifically designed to properly fit the 45 acp case without bulging it as most 300 gn 45 slugs do now.  The results were really impressive:  The bullet is cast by Northwest Custom Projectile in Butte, Montana and at 850'/sec it groups to 1.5 inches at 25 yds.  Penetration was well beyond evn 45 ball and one of the applications specifically spoken to in this article was for boar.  

You can access that magazine at www.handloadermagazine.com if you want to take a look.  HTH.  mikey.

[curdog]

mikey the acp we tried was factory loads. all our shots are point blank range, the 45 lc also has a real low sound that doesn;t hurt the dogs ears. hey lloyd we do enjoy hunting our dogs, wouldn;t hunt any other way

[curdog]

the 45 lc does great on hogs, of coures we are shooting point blank.when you guys are ready for flip and stick let me know  :-D  :-D  :-D  :-D  :-D

[Lloyd Smale]

id love to take you up on that one someday!!

[curdog]

anyone else using 45 for hogs?