Author Topic: Your favorit Boar hunting Caliber ~~~(Only long guns please) (Read 6378 times)

nasem · « **on:** September 06, 2006, 03:48:38 AM »

I am just woundering what everyone's fav long gun is for boar hunting.

A little about my self, I never been boar hunting and I think sometime next year I'll be going. I was thinking of taking either my winchester mod 70 in 30-06 or my Stainless Light Tikka in 7mm mag. Loads will be 180 gr softies on the '06 or 175 gr on the 7mm mag. Those are probebly over kill but its what I always use.

Tn Jim · « **Reply #1 on:** September 06, 2006, 05:18:48 AM »

I use a 45-70 with 350 grain Hornaday FN for 100 yards and under and a 7-08 with 140 grain Nosler Accubonds for anything over. My son uses a 30-06 with 180 grain Barnes TSX. Either will get the job done. Granted, hogs can be tough, but they are far from bulletproof. I think alot of the "bulletproof hog" stories come from people aiming like they were deer hunting and gut shooting the hogs. Their vital areas are farther foward. Put a well constructed bullet in the vitals and either of your rifles will do great. Good luck when you do get to go!

TCBrian · « **Reply #2 on:** September 06, 2006, 05:52:40 AM »

I haven't used it yet, but I am thinking my G2 carbine with the 23" 375 JDJ barrel and 1.5x4.5x32 alpen scope. It is really easy to carry, points very fast and packs a real punch. I am pushing a 260gr Nosler AB at around 2400 FPS, should be very potent medicine even on big hogs. My buddy up in Northern Ca has some hogs located and hopefully it will get the test in a few weeks.

Good shooting,
Brin

Land_Owner · « **Reply #3 on:** September 06, 2006, 06:40:59 AM »

I like to use my Ruger K77/22RP in 22 LR. The report does not frighten the hogs in the extreme as do larger calibers. From a steady rest, and when the hog is facing you, put the round in the "X" between the ears and eyes and they go down hard and fast. When the others settle down, shoot another the same way. In this fashion I have taken five in succession before the remainder took to the woods.

elmer · « **Reply #4 on:** September 06, 2006, 07:17:25 AM »

I like the Remington 30-06 165gr core-lokts.

jamaldog87 · « **Reply #5 on:** September 06, 2006, 07:59:53 AM »

when i use to hunt them(i am poor now

) i like the tanker in 8mm. when good bullets the 8mm is a very powerful cal.

markc · « **Reply #6 on:** September 07, 2006, 04:06:06 AM »

For short diastances stalking through the woods, I prefer my open sighted Marlin 1894 CB II in .44mag. My new favorite might jsut be a Marlin 336 in 35 Rem to match my Contender in 35 Rem....My Marlin .444 tended to mess up a bit too much meat on the smaller to medium hogs...

curdog · « **Reply #7 on:** September 07, 2006, 07:40:10 AM »

when i carry a rifle which almost never it;s 35 rem. in a marlin lever

Troggy · « **Reply #8 on:** September 07, 2006, 01:21:48 PM »

WOW, Im gonna have ta jump on the wagon and say Marlin .35rem. I took 2 hogs last year with it and will do it again this year. Under an inch at 100 yards. Cant beat it.

CyberSniper · « **Reply #9 on:** September 11, 2006, 01:17:23 PM »

I used to hunt deer.
Now, my area is hog infested, with few deer.
Thus, I have a vendetta, and use stuff like .375 H&H, .45-70, .458 Win Mag.....
I don't wanna just kill 'em, I wanna hurt 'em **real** bad.

curdog · « **Reply #10 on:** September 11, 2006, 01:46:26 PM »

the 375 h&h wil do that

loaded4bear · « **Reply #11 on:** September 19, 2006, 05:12:57 PM »

.35 Remington...it puts them down with authority, if I do my part!

LEO · « **Reply #12 on:** September 20, 2006, 09:55:30 AM »

I don't know that I have a favorite per se, I have shot hogs with a slew of calibers. But anymore I tend to lean towards the 35 remington, 45-70 or 12 gauge slug in a long gun. Not that hogs are that hard to kill but unless you put a pretty big hole through both sides of them and they happen to run off they can be hard to find. The fat plugs the hole if it is small and the hair holds blood real well. I know we all want our targets to drop at the shot but that doesn't always happen and I like a easy to follow blood trail.

41 mag · « **Reply #13 on:** September 20, 2006, 11:33:17 AM »

Up until the first part of this year my go to long gun was my Ruger Compact in .308 topped with a Burris 1.5x6 Signature Electro dot. Very fast handling in up close and personal situations, as well as reaching out much further than I would have ever thought. I have been shooting plain jane Remmy factory with 150gr CL's, and it drops them most every time. There are a few which run for it, but it is easy to reaquire and get another one down the pipe before they get away. As was mentioned, sometimes the shot isn't always perfect, and hit a liittle to far back they will run for it. This is generally only after slipping up on a pack and after the first shot in close the jig is up. So far this little rifle has accounted for most of my bigger hogs, and my biggest hog to date at a range of 285yds, with a shot to the earhole .

This fall I will be playing with my new varmint/hog rifle chambered in .270 Allen Magnum, out to 500yds it is totally devestating on them. I know that some don't agree with shooting at ranges beyond their own capabilities, but rest assured I have put in the time and am on top of it out to 1K. I would never shoot a deer type game animal that far, but hogs are not game animals here, they are varmints. The .270 AM has more than enough velocity, and enegy, for as far as I could ever hope to take one at.

Other than that, just which ever rifle, or handgun, I have with me at the time I happen to run across some.

RLB · « **Reply #14 on:** October 01, 2006, 02:02:28 PM »

.44mag trapper....357mag puma....454 puma...

mostly the .454 casull in a 20in puma

RLB...

Doing the best I can with what I got......

Tommyt · « **Reply #15 on:** October 01, 2006, 04:45:24 PM »

My go too is a Marlin lever 30/30
I one time took 6 out of 6 with this gun tel me how I felt anngd My hunt buddy was there to whitness he had a bad scope and we where on our way out of the woods when they showed

with your guns I'd use the 06

VTDW · « **Reply #16 on:** October 02, 2006, 12:23:42 AM »

Why the mighty Marlin Hammer of Thor .444 of course. I didn't know there was anything else out there.

Norm1057 · « **Reply #17 on:** October 06, 2006, 03:19:07 PM »

I've killed them with 44 mags but my favorite is the .223 in the Ruger Ranch Rifle. Light, quick, accurate, and manuverable when chasing after dogs.

jro45 · « **Reply #18 on:** October 15, 2006, 10:35:02 AM »

I used my 7mm Mag shooting a 160gr nosler bullet. Shot him running at 40 yds. That Boar was very good eating.

Feldhege · « **Reply #19 on:** October 16, 2006, 05:03:36 AM »

This one was killed with my Marlin 1894SS in 44Mag. First Shot through the lungs was about 40 yards. Second shot through the head/neck was about 25 yards. The guides and other hunters estimate him close to 400lbs. Hit them where you need to and they will die.

Robb

countryroads · « **Reply #20 on:** October 16, 2006, 09:06:41 AM »

35 Whelen........they don't even twitch.

bstenson · « **Reply #21 on:** November 28, 2006, 03:00:10 PM »

Hunting hogs in south GA is use my 45-70 with the 350 grain Hornady round nose on top of 52 grains of reloader 7. It puts a whopping on the pig.

lrs · « **Reply #22 on:** November 29, 2006, 06:56:48 AM »

Siamese Mauser 45-70, with 405 gr bullets.

bigjeepman · « **Reply #23 on:** November 30, 2006, 10:09:14 AM »

I have only been on one boar hunt and I used my Marlin 1894 CBC in .45 lc ..... so that is my favorite .... I'm betting no one else will agree with my choice ....

kp! · « **Reply #24 on:** November 30, 2006, 05:02:32 PM »

Asking this question is like asking what is the best beer on the market...mixed bag with no real or final answer. You will get lots of opinions, and all of them are good ones. What is important is this: What do you have in your gun cabinet? What can you afford to go out and purchase if you ain't got nuttin'? Start with that, and then we can give you a good answer.

kp

BoarHunter · « **Reply #25 on:** December 03, 2006, 05:43:57 AM »

For still hunting (long range sometimes, up to 250m), Sako Finnbear .300WM, Leupold 3.5-10 X50 illuminated reticle, Accubond 180gr, best compromise in term of accuracy, expansion/penetration.
I killed four this season with this rifle. We hunt this way during spring and summer to protect crops.
For drive hunting, during autumn and winter, Win 94 444M with a Docter red dot sight, Nosler partition 250gr as of this year (before 265gr Hornady but they expand a bit too much to my liking and I fear a lack of penetration in a big boar should it smash the shoulder). I killed 4 more with this outfit, in fact two last Sunday in a row, I thought I had three but I managed to place two bullets in the same boar ! Note that drive hunting means you use dogs to force them and they run like mad. You have to be quick, three bullets in a couple of seconds.
The biggest this year was 130kg (290lbs).

Zen900 · « **Reply #26 on:** December 05, 2006, 06:54:07 PM »

Watched a tv show about wild hogs causing problems for farmers. The farmer in this show easily dispatched them with a iron sighted mini14.

dpastordan · « **Reply #27 on:** December 06, 2006, 09:23:37 AM »

I have used a .30-06 with 150 gr powerpoints and a .30-30 with the new Nosler partitions. On my next hunt I will be using my NEF Handi-Rifle in .45/70 with 300 gr softpoints. Then I'll decide my favorite. I did witness a 10 year old boy wack a hog with a .223 (using 60 gr noslers) in the head...hog died on the spot.

Telahnay's g'son · « **Reply #28 on:** December 12, 2006, 04:18:03 AM »

I've got what's left of a 150 gr. Speer (SP) bullet (.30-06) on my desk here at the office. ~50% of it simply shattered when my son shot the boar (~400lbs.) in the left shoulder at ~80 yards. It stopped running at the shot and he then dropped it with a head shot. When we were cutting the backstraps out I found the bullet just under the skin up against the gristle mantle which was as far as it had penetrated.

The ones I've shot using the .338 Win. magnum and either 200 gr. Accubond or Ballistic Silvertips dropped like a sack of potatoes.

drdougrx · « **Reply #29 on:** December 13, 2006, 03:46:21 PM »

Ruger #1 45/70 350gr speer sp 56gr Imr4895

http://public.fotki.com/DrDougRx/old_stone_fence/boar2.html