Author Topic: If you were setting up a dedicated wild boar rifle, what would it be? (Read 14308 times)

Dee · « **Reply #90 on:** February 22, 2008, 11:15:13 AM »

Well, I NORMALLY carry a Model 92 Winchester, but my wife (and friends (both of them) )says I'm NOT normal. So, I guess what I am saying is normally, I just don't know.

30-06man · « **Reply #91 on:** February 22, 2008, 03:14:54 PM »

Quote from: Dee on February 22, 2008, 11:15:13 AM

Well, I NORMALLY carry a Model 92 Winchester, but my wife (and friends (both of them) )says I'm NOT normal. So, I guess what I am saying is normally, I just don't know.

So whats normal for you ain't normal for me. I am told I am not normal so I guess what is normal to you is what you grab the most when you grab a rifle. Confusing.

Game_Stalker · « **Reply #92 on:** February 22, 2008, 04:37:17 PM »

I'm all for the levers myself. I bought a Win 94 in .44 Mag for my hog gun and mounted an xs scout mount topped with a barska red dot scope. I picked it because it holds 9 rounds in the tube, has a short 16" barrel, is light, and she shoots straighter than I do. I'm at work right now, but I'll post pics when I get home tonight.

It's been out a few times for jack rabbits and done a fine job, if I do say so myself, but she has yet to tackle a hog. First chance I get down to Texas, I'm gonna be gunnin for some piggies.

Dee · « **Reply #93 on:** February 23, 2008, 02:51:34 AM »

Game_Stalker, I suspect that your NORMAL gun will handle a Texas hog.

plumberroy · « **Reply #94 on:** February 23, 2008, 04:43:54 AM »

all ready got a hog rifle just waiting for the hogs to get here

they killed one with in 30 miles this deer season 4570 handi Imr 3031 seirra 300 h.p. or if my reloading research works out my 20 bore H&R rifle just ordered some 500 grains slugs from dixie slugs .625 diameter slug at 1200 f.p.s. ought to be a hog hammer

Roy

Game_Stalker · « **Reply #95 on:** February 23, 2008, 11:01:54 AM »

Here she is. Target acquisition is easy and with 25gr of H-110 pushin a 240gr HP slug, she speaks with authority.

neophyte · « **Reply #96 on:** February 26, 2008, 03:07:45 PM »

Anybody hunt real Russian Boar ? The ones here (U.S.)are a bit on the small size.
I am talking 275 to 350 Kilo that can survive -35 degree winters.
Yeah, I am talking some REAL tough boars.

rockbilly · « **Reply #97 on:** February 26, 2008, 06:25:01 PM »

neophyte. According to a local game biologist you would be hard pressed to find a true Russian boar outside a fenced preserve. They will interbreed with domestic (feral) hogs, and loose many of the Russian characteristics after a while. According to his (he has worked with OK, TX, AR and La) studies the largest percentage of the hogs killed in these states have no Russian blood at all. A domestic hog can survive sub-zero weather provided there is some cover and a food source.

youthpastorjon · « **Reply #98 on:** February 26, 2008, 07:52:06 PM »

New York Hunter,
Where are there wild hogs in NY. This is the first I have heard of them and they are nowhere to be found on the DEC website. What town are they in? Thanks. I would love to hunt some hogs and be able to stay in the state.

NYH1 · « **Reply #99 on:** February 29, 2008, 06:26:11 AM »

Quote from: youthpastorjon on February 26, 2008, 07:52:06 PM

New York Hunter,
Where are there wild hogs in NY. This is the first I have heard of them and they are nowhere to be found on the DEC website. What town are they in? Thanks. I would love to hunt some hogs and be able to stay in the state.

In the Scott, NY area in Cortland County.

youthpastorjon · « **Reply #100 on:** February 29, 2008, 12:58:35 PM »

How would I get more info on hunting them? I am less than an hour away. Thanks!!

NYH1 · « **Reply #101 on:** February 29, 2008, 06:24:37 PM »

Quote from: youthpastorjon on February 29, 2008, 12:58:35 PM

How would I get more info on hunting them? I am less than an hour away. Thanks!!

I sent you a PM. Let me know if you got it.

youthpastorjon · « **Reply #102 on:** March 01, 2008, 02:58:25 AM »

Received PM and responded. Thanks!!!

singleVI · « **Reply #103 on:** April 14, 2008, 01:19:58 PM »

Well Ive always wanted a Double Rifle in .357 Maximum or .375 Winchester(I'm 5'5 125lbs and don't like magnums)In a package the size of a .410 SXS. Could load some heavy hard cast bullets for close shots and spitzer type for longer shots on hogs. Id have a peep sight with a thin front sight blade. Some nice wood and a little engraving. Thatd be my dream rifle but I guess itd work for hogs.

rickt300 · « **Reply #104 on:** April 14, 2008, 05:49:50 PM »

Well the Whelen is finished, 19.5 inch barrel but the Mueller was too short to use standard Weaver rings with so I had to go with the 4x Leupold. I'm going to test the 200 grain round nose corelokts at 2500 fps as a first up hog and deer load.

kevthebassman · « **Reply #105 on:** April 14, 2008, 06:00:43 PM »

Quote from: rickt300 on April 14, 2008, 05:49:50 PM

Well the Whelen is finished, 19.5 inch barrel but the Mueller was too short to use standard Weaver rings with so I had to go with the 4x Leupold. I'm going to test the 200 grain round nose corelokts at 2500 fps as a first up hog and deer load.

I imagine that ought to lay low just about anything you can find on this continent to point it at.

The only thing I would maybe worry about (and I'm far, FAR from an expert) is, if I'm correct, that the 200 grain corelokt bullet is intended for .35 Rem velocities, and might not hold up if you hit game at close range doing Whelen speeds. Again, this is just speculation, and my advice is worth what you paid for it.

qajaq59 · « **Reply #106 on:** April 15, 2008, 12:19:29 AM »

I'd say any rifle in the medium calibers with a good scope and highly accurate hand loads will work quite well. Where you hit them seems to be more effective then what you hit them with.

rickt300 · « **Reply #107 on:** April 15, 2008, 01:51:06 PM »

2500fps isn't All that fast and I used this bullet at the same velocity on deer from my 358, it worked perfectly with exits. It penetrated 25 inches on one deer. The round nose corelokts are of heavier construction than the pointed versions as they are still constructed as the original corelokts were. Hopefully a hog will allow me to test one on his dirty hairy carcass to find out just how good they are.

kevthebassman · « **Reply #108 on:** April 15, 2008, 02:06:49 PM »

Quote from: rickt300 on April 15, 2008, 01:51:06 PM

2500fps isn't All that fast and I used this bullet at the same velocity on deer from my 358, it worked perfectly with exits. It penetrated 25 inches on one deer. The round nose corelokts are of heavier construction than the pointed versions as they are still constructed as the original corelokts were. Hopefully a hog will allow me to test one on his dirty hairy carcass to find out just how good they are.

Yeah I didn't think it would be an issue, but thought I'd say something anyway. Let us know if you get anything.

dpe.ahoy · « **Reply #109 on:** June 07, 2008, 04:09:20 AM »

Damn, ya'll are lucky. Lived in Montana 30 years and never seen a wild hog.

Now I gotta start lookin for a place to go get some. Having never been, I think one of my lever guns in 35 rem, 38-55, 30-30, 7-30 waters, 444, 44 mag or 454 should work ok for me. Had thought about the 357, but after seeing some of the hogs, I think I'll try to keep the shorts clean

and take something bigger. Maybe the BLR in 7mm08, but it's to purdy, don't want to scratch it yet.

Pharmboy, been back to Iowa to see all the "hog factories"? Things sure changed from when I grew up on a farm there. DP.

alsaqr · « **Reply #110 on:** June 08, 2008, 04:01:28 AM »

One of these days I will get around to building a hog gun. It will be a left hand bull-pup. 50 caliber muzzleloader with a red dot scope. Until then my Encore and cheap old CVA will do.

BBF · « **Reply #111 on:** June 08, 2008, 07:45:51 AM »

from a stand I'll trust my NEF 45-70. If I need to hoof it I will be using my 30-06 Rem Pump carbine.

S.B. · « **Reply #112 on:** June 10, 2008, 03:23:41 AM »

Remington 600 or 660 in .350 Rem. mag. would be perfect, IMHO? Short light and powerful! Balistics match the .35 Whelen, also.

jones.md.4 · « **Reply #113 on:** June 12, 2008, 10:20:36 AM »

The only way I would have a dedicated wild boar rifle is if I quit hunting deer.

Any rifle capable of taking deer can take a hog. Some are better than others depending on the hunt. I'm comfortable using any of my big game rifles, and choose one right for the situation. Thick stuff and 25 yards going to be a long shot? Marlin 1895 in 44 mag with a Lyman peep and Trueglow front sight. Might need to reach out up to a couple hundred yards, but still want to keep it short and light? Winchester 94 in 307 Winchester with a K 2.5 Weaver. Stand hunting a short hike from the truck? Don't care what it weighs. Scoped Mauser 98 30-06 or a Remington Model 81 autoloader in 300 Savage with a Weaver K4 (this one weighs a ton, but it's old like me and I like it!). Going to put some miles on doing spot and stalk in the hilly stuff? Ruger No 1 in 06 and a 2 - 7 Leupold, or better yet a Thompson Contender carbine in 45-70 with a 1 - 3.3 x variable (lightest rifle I own).

I guess what I'm getting at is even if I specked out and built my perfect wild boar rifle, I'd still want to hunt deer with it, and bear, and elk, and moose, and coyote. You get the picture. Oh, and I'd want to practice on groundhogs too!

jmayton · « **Reply #114 on:** June 12, 2008, 01:24:11 PM »

M44 Mosin Nagant. Powerful and I don't care if it gets banged up. Plus it has the bayonet if the hogs get real close.

S.B. · « **Reply #115 on:** June 12, 2008, 01:52:32 PM »

jmaytonm, you and Trad Barta? You guys that like to hunt hogs with knives. I'm not as fast as I used to be so, don't think I'll try it.