MAn that is a monster pig! Taken with a monster caliber!

I am ready to see the report!

Damn, is that a boar or a bison!

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Originally posted by Chris_Kenney:
Damn, is that a boar or a bison!

LOL!! It does indeed look like a bison!

That is the kind of pig that would definatly make me wish for my Marlin 1895 if I were carrying my Winchester 94 (30-30) when I met him...

30-30 is "enough" for almost anything
That pig isn't within the confines of "almost"

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Here's a little video of the one I was trying to get closer to when I spotted the big guy I ended up taking
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RCQn7RzSCj4

The interesting thing about hunting is you never know what you will encounter. I was hunting some time ago on the Navasota river bottom up off of Hwy 7 in Texas for whitetail when I saw the largest hog that I've ever seen in my life, and having only a .243win I felt a little concern. Guestimated the hog to be well over 500 lb because I'm raising one now that is just over 400 lbs {feral-pineywood rooter mix}. Anyhow the hog was across the river and disappeared into the vegitation. After waiting awhile more but smaller hogs started working their way along the river. Was able to get a good sight picture on one and took a head shot with a 105grain I believe of the over the counter remington veriety. The shot was well placed behind the eye and just below the ear at about 50 yards with an ugly exit wound/ channel. This hog weighted in at about only 175lbs-dead on impact with .243win. I have no doubt about the effectiveness of a .280 . I hunt mostly in west Texas now and upped to a 300win for general hunting during deer season but also carry a large sidearm for any surprises. R.

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Originally posted by Whitworth:
303 -- that is a bonafide central Florida swamp hog! He fell to my .454 Casull shooting 400 grain WFNs at 1400 fps.

If those Florida swamp hogs are anything like the African Red River Hog, then you needed that Casull! (The Red River Hog is a variant of the African bushpig. About the same size as your specimen - and looks the same from that angle - and not to be taken lightly!)

Good Hunting!

We have used a 30-06,338WM 450 marlin & 480 Ruger... all have worked very well

600 Overkill

That is a nice Hog, well done.

I have taken hogs with several calibres from the 308 to the 450 No2.

In your 280, just in case you run into a hog like 600's I would use a heavy premium bullet, like a Nosler Partiton, Trophy Bonded Bearclaw, etc. If so, you will have no problems.

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Originally posted by N E 450 No2:
600 Overkill

That is a nice Hog, well done.

I have taken hogs with several calibres from the 308 to the 450 No2.

In your 280, just in case you run into a hog like 600's I would use a heavy premium bullet, like a Nosler Partiton, Trophy Bonded Bearclaw, etc. If so, you will have no problems.

Thanks NE 450. I agree with NE's though on heavy-for caliber bullets in any caliber. Another guy hunting with me taged a 250 lbr with his 375 H&H w/ a 300 gr Horndady RNSP in a quartering away chest shot and did not get a pass-through, which kinda surprised me. I used a 900 gr Woodleigh SP in my 600 and though I might get full penetration on the broadside shot I took, but it didn't. It stopped under the grisstle plate on the off side. It did however do TREMENDOUS damage internally. But I'm going to a harder bullet anyway as I like 2 holes in my animals

My Uncle, who was a gunsmith in the old Rhodesia, told me of a guy who shot a cape buffalo from the rear with a 450 WinMag. He said the bullet smashed the spine from tail to mid-chest. Just and example of heavy for caliber, medium velocity bullets. (That giant hog would be about the size of a cape buffalo - right? )

I went on a hog hunt recently (with no luck) and soon realised I should be carrying something short and handy and fast to reload, with a heavy and slow bullet. I have acquired a very nice No.4 303 with a two groove barrel that I intend to shorten and partially 'silence'. I have a choice of 180gr Speer round nose and 215gr Hornady round nose bullets. That shortened barrel should drive a 215gr at about 2100fps. Any recommendations? The 215 grainers are made for the 303.

Im with 600 Overkill, I prefer to use heavy rifles for hogs. I am going sunday to the panhandle of Texas where we regularly shoot 300+ lb hogs. I will be taking a .500 NE Double rifle, .375 Ackley and for Novelty and some great video I will try and take a few out in the river flats with a .50 BMG with 800gr borerider solids. In thick brush you cannot beat a double rifle, if ther is more than one hog you almost can always get a bullet in more than one before they are gone.

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Originally posted by silwane:
Im with 600 Overkill, I prefer to use heavy rifles for hogs. I am going sunday to the panhandle of Texas where we regularly shoot 300+ lb hogs. I will be taking a .500 NE Double rifle, .375 Ackley and for Novelty and some great video I will try and take a few out in the river flats with a .50 BMG with 800gr borerider solids. In thick brush you cannot beat a double rifle, if ther is more than one hog you almost can always get a bullet in more than one before they are gone.

Sounds like a great time!! Good luck with your hunt and keep us posted! We all want to read a full report -- with pictures when you get back!

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Originally posted by silwane:
Im with 600 Overkill, I prefer to use heavy rifles for hogs. I am going sunday to the panhandle of Texas where we regularly shoot 300+ lb hogs. I will be taking a .500 NE Double rifle, .375 Ackley and for Novelty and some great video I will try and take a few out in the river flats with a .50 BMG with 800gr borerider solids. In thick brush you cannot beat a double rifle, if ther is more than one hog you almost can always get a bullet in more than one before they are gone.

Ditto---we need to see pics of the piggies & the guns

600 -- Big-bore hunts? Here is a photo of two meat piggies I got with one 500 grain Hawk Deadsoft bullet from my CZ .458 Lott -- a twofer!! I apologize for posting this again.

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Originally posted by Whitworth:
600 -- Big-bore hunts? Here is a photo of two meat piggies I got with one 500 grain Hawk Deadsoft bullet from my CZ .458 Lott -- a twofer!! I apologize for posting this again.

Gotta love a 2fer.

Mike, my brother-in-law got a 2fer last May with my .338 win mag squirrel gun:

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Originally posted by Whitworth:
Mike, my brother-in-law got a 2fer last May with my .338 win mag squirrel gun:

Although the farmers might not agree, I wish I lived where these little guys ran free more than they do in Iowa

Me too! I wish I could go more frequently. Hey, I got a packet in the mail from Bear Mountain Lodge yesterday. Impressive operation! I might book something for next fall or so......a full body mount would be awesome!! How long before you get your head mount?

Hunt where there is a ton of them and you dont have to use guns

An 8" Bowie propelled by at least 180 pounds of human......

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Originally posted by Whitworth:
Me too! I wish I could go more frequently. Hey, I got a packet in the mail from Bear Mountain Lodge yesterday. Impressive operation! I might book something for next fall or so......a full body mount would be awesome!! How long before you get your head mount?

I would have loved a full body mount but was overruled by the boss . I should get the mount sometime around June-July. Can't wait to decorate him. The gang at Bear Mt. will stay in contact often. They're kinda fun about it with their flyers & all.

I have shot most of my pigs as a target of opertunity in Texas while hunting deer..The two caliber I have use the most are a 25-35 Win Mod 94 carbine and lately a 6x45 (6mm/223) with the 75 gr. Barnes X...Both have worked well.

If your in a area where the pigs show a lot of Russian and get really big then I suggest something on the order of a 30-30 or 30-06, just common since.

That .303 sounds like a fun hog rifle too. With a bayonet, maybe, just for grins?

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...With a bayonet, maybe...

That's an idea.

But since we don't have monster Russian hogs on my island world, (you sure that's not snow buffalow?) I'll stick with the short and handy 303 carbine. (I would feel 'slightly' undergunned with a 303 if facing a 'Giant Russian Hog'.

Although, as I said, most of my hogs have been killed with a 25-35 or 6x45 while hunting whitetail, usually from a stand and the hogs were just targets of opertunity and mostly feral hogs, but on ocassions I have shot some big Russian boars that showed, in every case I shot them behind the ear and the light guns worked of course...I would opt for a 30-06 with 200 gr. bullets if I were shooting Russians on foot in the brush and a 416 wouldn't be a bad idea, but hogs, even the big ones seem easy to kill in my experience..

The question is where and how you will hunt hogs ,i would use a guide gun or copilot in 4570 for waiting with mooligth with a good scope,for hunting in heavy bush with dogs -MONTERIA TYPE-i prefer a shotgun,for killing hogs with catch dogs a shotgun with birdshot or a pistol with hollowpoints,hunting with spotligth or open terrain any rifle over 308 ...i use a cz 308 with fmjs for everything...juan

The key to hunting hogs is using a quality bullet, that means Nosler partition, or better. My 240 wby is death on wild hogs with a 100 gr partition.

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Originally posted by AggieDog:
The key to hunting hogs is using a quality bullet, that means Nosler partition, or better. My 240 wby is death on wild hogs with a 100 gr partition.

Yes indeed, the Nosler Partition is a good bullet -- I have been using Partition Golds for a while now and have been exceedingly happy with them. Unfortunately, they don't make them any more.......

I guess I am one of those weird guys that stomps their you know what with small high velocity calibers. I generally shoot a 22-250 with a handloaded 55 gr bullet pushed by 4064. I have also smoked a number of pigs with a Bushmaster Varmiter 223. I do like to head shoot those pigs, unless they are running, then I exhaust all efforts to put one behind the shoulders. They are most definately pests around here. Your 280 is plenty powerful, regardless of bullet choice, just put it where the bullet belongs and you will be happy.

How fast are you pushing those 55 grainers, Texas_Aggie?

I don't know yet. I just got a chrony, but I haven't played with it yet. The manual shows it to be around 3500 - 3600 fps.

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Originally posted by Texas_Aggie:
I don't know yet. I just got a chrony, but I haven't played with it yet. The manual shows it to be around 3500 - 3600 fps.

Wow! That's haulin'!

Although shot placement is important, I believe bullet quality can make the difference between pork or wounded. My preference is 7mm or bigger bore size for pigs/ hogs as I am a hunter that not only enjoys the hunt but grill time also. Another reason for a heavier rifle is for heart/ lung or shoulder as I might want the skull for a euro type mount. Rodney.

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Originally posted by Rodney H.{500Jeffery}:
Although shot placement is important, I believe bullet quality can make the difference between pork or wounded. My preference is 7mm or bigger bore size for pigs/ hogs as I am a hunter that not only enjoys the hunt but grill time also. Another reason for a heavier rifle is for heart/ lung or shoulder as I might want the skull for a euro type mount. Rodney.

Rodney, I couldn't agree with you more. I'm not someone who head shoots hogs either, and require a bullet/caliber combination that will reach the vitals from virtually any angle -- this is why my go-to hog rifle (at least at this point in time -- it changes periodically!) is a .338 win mag.

We have killed a lot of feral hogs on our land in the central valley of California...

I think we have used everything from a 4 inch Buck folder to a 45/70. My brother has killed the majority of his hogs with a 4 inch .357 Ruger blackhawk using 175 gr slugs over dogs. Hogs have ranged from 10 to 350 lbs.

I have killed the majority of my pigs with a 30.06 and 150 gr sierras either behind the ear or just behind the shoulder. Seems to anchor 'em very well.

I look at the monster that 600 overkill has taken and am lead to believe that a 20MM might be the order of the day for those critters...

Cheers!

8 bore works for me ......



I posted this one on the muzzle loading forum too.

Very cool, degoins! How heavy a chunk of lead does it sling??

I'ts an absolute pig slaughter on my ranch in Nolan Co., Texas. I'm stacking them like cord wood here, and can't seem to keep up.

My favorite rifle for this is my AR-15.

Although my A-Square Hannibal 458 Lott is fun to stalk them with - for the quick shots from express sights - I just am not able to kill all the wild pigs I need to.

Thanks Whitworth,
I'm shooting an .805 caliber round ball at approx 825 grains.