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Originally posted by Larry Matherne:
I think if you put it in the boiler room, or head-neck, you will do just fine. Some heavier calibers might give you a bit more leaway though.

It is my experience that hogs sometimes don't leave as good a blood trail as I'd like, so you need to make really good hits to get good results, perhaps even more so than other game.

Lost one recently myself, shooting it on the move at 15 to 20 yds. with a .30/06 from a Win. 1895 from a high tree stand. I'm thinking I hit it in the back probably taking out one lung. Never found a drop of blood or the hog.

Several years ago I shot one at about 75 yds in the shoulder with a 130 gr slug from a .270. Never found any blood, finally found the hog dead on a gametrail about 100 yds. from the bullet"s impact.

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Originally posted by Crazyhorseconsulting:
The only word of caution or point I somewhat disagree with in using the 257 on larger pigs is that I would probably avoid shoulder shot, especially on the larger boars 200 pounds and up, that layer of tissue that builds up on their shoulders is pretty tough, and I am not real sure that 120 grain bullet out of the Roberts would have enough energy to get thru it at 100 yards or over. JMO.

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Originally posted by billrquimby:
>>>>> was told my .270/150gr. would be a little "light" for African plains game,>>>>>>>


The guy who told you this was absolutely wrong! IMHO, 99% of problems with putting African antelope down result from bad bullet placement caused by heavy-recoiling calibers that most hunters don't shoot well. Your favorite deer rifle (.270 included) will efficiently kill everything up to and including eland and zebra if you put the proper bullet in the proper place.

Bill Quimby

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Originally posted by Crazyhorseconsulting:
The 257 Roberts with 120 grain bullets and proper shot placement will get the job done quite well.

I prefer larger calibers in nearly all my hunting but have taken down uite a few animals with my wife's 257.

The only word of caution or point I somewhat disagree with in using the 257 on larger pigs is that I would probably avoid shoulder shot, especially on the larger boars 200 pounds and up, that layer of tissue that builds up on their shoulders is pretty tough, and I am not real sure that 120 grain bullet out of the Roberts would have enough energy to get thru it at 100 yards or over. JMO.

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Originally posted by Eland Slayer:

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Originally posted by Allan DeGroot:
...but a 30-30 will kill pigs and deer just as dead
as anything else will.
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I'll have to disagree with that one Allan. Deer....yes. Pigs....NO!! If you shoot a big (200+ lbs) boar that is mature from a broadside angle, I'm willing to bet a .30-30 bullet will not penetrate the shield. If you shoot him in the head, that's another story, but you can't expect a novice beginning hunter to make head shots on a regular basis.

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Originally posted by C.C.:
257 Roberts/120gr Nosler partitions @2800fps. How would that do for piggies?

I was told my .270/150gr. would be a little "light" for African plains game, but it did a good job on a big old cow elk.

Of course, I think a .308/30-06/165gr. might be better.

What do you guys think? Thanks.

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Originally posted by kenoneill:
"If a .30-30 bounces off a pig..." ??? That, sir, is ridiculous. May I suggest that you need to actually shoot some pigs. The number of hogs that have been killed, and are killed, with .30-30's is...a damned bunch !