16 December 2004, 10:03
cold.410 Slug for hog?
Ok now, would a .410 slug (the 1/5 oz) work for smaller hogs or javelinas? Anyone have experience with these rounds or piggies? IM curious because im going hunting for other birds with a 410 but would encounted hogs, and wondering IF it would do the trick?
03 February 2005, 02:50
AzDeerSlayerNever hunted hogs but have hunted javelina. Pretty sure the 410 would kill one easily just have to hit um right.
03 February 2005, 04:14
Hog KillerQuestion is, can you hit a 1# coffee can with those 85gr slugs at 40 yards
Hog Killer
03 February 2005, 05:22
whtailtakerseems like fair chase to me
then again
08 February 2005, 17:32
375 AIquote:
Originally posted by mo.shooter:
shot placement is everything but a 357 or 44mag handgun would
work better some slugs just dont hit the same place twice
but i think it will do fine if you hit him in good spot
Also, if you check the ballistics of a .410 slug you will find that the .357 is more powerful. Up close with good placement, it might be OK. But I am not sure why you would use it?
09 February 2005, 11:05
coldwell more for a challange but i was also just curious if anyone has done it etc or had any insight, thats all, im not crazy just curious
09 February 2005, 18:49
375 AIquote:
Originally posted by cold:
well more for a challange but i was also just curious if anyone has done it etc or had any insight, thats all, im not crazy just curious
If you are looking for challenge then why not a single shot pistol? A 44 mag will do the job nicely.
15 February 2005, 00:00
Calif. HunterI would not think that the soft lead slug from a .410 would penetrate all that much. But I will bow ot those that have done it, if there are any onboard.
15 February 2005, 01:26
Lawdog_GaryNever tried to use one on a hog BUT I did try one on a forked horn Blacktail once and a friend had to finish it off with his .30-30. Get a bigger gun. Lawdog
15 February 2005, 03:24
hornetguy2...isn't the .410 slug a 1/5oz slug? Doesn't that figure out to 87.5 gr? I've always wondered about that.... that is not much lead at all.... about like a .380 pistol... I'm sure it's traveling a little faster than a .380, but at 41 caliber has a terrible sectional density... and soft lead to boot?? I can't think of any reason to try to shoot a hog with that... I might try it with a 20ga slug, but that would be as small as I would go, shotgun-wise.
