On a hog hunt.... What bullet would you want to stop one before they took your leg off?
IF YOU were using a .45 as a back up
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keystonecop
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A 230 gr Hollow Point
I would go with a 230 gr. FMJ. You want penetration and I would be afraid the HP would not be tough enough to get the penetration needed to stop it if it was a really big hog.
DaveB
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Just about any thing would work but be sure you can hold it on target for second and third shot.
In about 6 years in California hunting pigs I never had one come at me. I will say I never surprised one or had one backed into a corner. Shoot em and kill em. If you don't kill em they will squeal at about 150 decibels. At first it will un-nerve you it is so loud.
Carry the heavier-duty plastic gloves. Lot of parasites.
In about 6 years in California hunting pigs I never had one come at me. I will say I never surprised one or had one backed into a corner. Shoot em and kill em. If you don't kill em they will squeal at about 150 decibels. At first it will un-nerve you it is so loud.
Carry the heavier-duty plastic gloves. Lot of parasites.
id find a different caliber
7mminatree
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X2 I know of three different (large) bears taken with the 230 gr. Hardcast from a full size 1911, don't think a hog would be any different.UPSman":hxzjrwtb said:
southernjet
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anything in your 45 that will shoot well at 20ft and get into the boar . some of the hallow points might night work the best for you.i have shot many boars with an old 1911 with anything that would fit in the clip. i was hunting over dogs so all the shots were from 5-10 ft .keep in mind if you hunt over dogs and use hard cast bullets you need to make sure of your shot I.E. your dogs are all clear with non of them on the back side of where you place your shot. i also used a 12 or 20 gauge shotgun with slugs which work very well .
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mike243":3ebzkzh5 said:
I didn't think so either.
PillsburyDoughboy
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I would go with hard cast if it were me. Hogs are pretty tough .
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Deer Assassin said:
7mm08":3w14jb9z said:
much better
i have seen the effects of a 45 on a deer at close range not impressed
ole kimberman can tell ya the story i cant remember how man rd the deer took at 5 feet and wouldnt die
he may of been a special deer too
DaveB
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The piggie, upon seeing that Casull, would probably stroke out and die on the spot.
I shot one just once and that was a lifetime of enough. I recall it as feeling as though it weighed more than my 11-87 26 " barrel 3 " magnum goose gun
I shot one just once and that was a lifetime of enough. I recall it as feeling as though it weighed more than my 11-87 26 " barrel 3 " magnum goose gun
Nsghunter
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One concern I have, that other people have already spoke about is ability for quick follow up shots. I carry my 1911 as a side arm when I hunt because its all I have. I've never killed a pig but I'm under the impression they have the ability to get pretty mean in close quarters. If I was planning on taking my 1911 on a pig hunt I will probably get some small reactive bouncing targets and get used to shooting at something that changes positions pretty quickly after I shoot. Have a little orange target is it going to be nearly as threatening as a three or four hundred pound pig that I just wounded.I Buffalo Bore is some of the meanest stuff around but if I was hunting with other people for dogs I would be very cautious about it
Hunter 257W
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Whatever pistol round you chose, I'd go with a tough, heavy bullet with a wide flat nose (meplate for serious bullet nuts). I've seen little critters like possums soak up several round nosed 45 caliber bullets fired from my 45 Colt. No matter what pistol you are using, the velocity is slow compared to a rifle so you need a wide nose to insure it busts up the target while plowing through even if it hardly expands. The problem with the 45 ACP here is that it can't handle really heavy bullets well but there are worse choices I suppose.
Buffalo Bore and Double Tap ammo both make a Keith style 255 gr hard cast flat nose. That would be my 1st choice if I HAD to carry a 45 auto for hunting and only if it functioned properly in my gun, which you would need to verify. That would at least ensure the rounds penetrated deep enough to get to vitals. The deer DA was referring to was wounded, and was very pumped up on adrenalin. After it's back leg was about taken off by the 1st person who shot it,(not me or DA) it then took a 7-08 round from DA. When we got to it, it was still trying to get up. I put 5 rounds of Win Ranger 230 gr+p into that deers neck at about 5 yards, and still think it died of a heart attack. That load is/was about the hottest 230 gr load out there @990 FPS. It also used the Black Talon bullet that was supposed to be the bees knees. The problem with 45 ACP hollow points is that most are made for killing thin skinned humans, and even then most aren't made to penetrate deeply. On a deer with fur and thick skin, plus the hard muscles of the neck, that load combo barely made it to the spine, and not 1 exited the deers neck. Now take in to account a pissed off hog, that has even thicker skin, and is generally a tougher animal, NO WAY I go after him with standard 230 gr hollow points
Thanks Kimberman.
The pi$$ed off hog scenario made me see if I can borrow that Ruger Alaskan. I'd rather have a sore wrist than missing half my leg!
The pi$$ed off hog scenario made me see if I can borrow that Ruger Alaskan. I'd rather have a sore wrist than missing half my leg!
TRIGGER
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7mm08":3pybhup2 said:
Never shot one before but by the looks of the video you better make the first one count. I don't see a follow up shot in that guns near future lol
