I took this 100 lb sow with my old '51 35 REM.

Congratulations -- looks like sausage in the making to me!

Nice pig; GREAT gun!

Congrats!!!!
What bullets did you use? How did the perform? penetration?

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Originally posted by smallfry:
Congrats!!!!
What bullets did you use? How did the perform? penetration?

180gr Speer FP over 38.5gr of H335 (2200fps). The hog was quartering to my left. The bullet entered the hog's left shoulder traveling thru the vitals and exited behind the opposite shoulder. It spun her around and buckled her. Then she went about 30yds, but she must've been walking "dead". The shot was apprx. 60 yds from a 20ft stand. The bullet and rifle did a great job. I love to see an old workhorse still earning it's keep. That old 336A brought home the bacon that night.

Congrats on the hog, Duckbill!

Now this is what I am talking about. You do not need, nor should you, a big magnum at max charge to take pigs! I keep hearing people taking 338 and 375 mags out for pigs. Now it is good fun and great practice to do so with your big gun, but not required to properly harvest these pigs.

Duckbill--good hog and I hope you have an even better time harvesting it.

Love the 35 Rem and the Marlin. I use a 30-30 Marlin every year as a back-up gun to my 1952 Mannlicher rifle. I recently purchase an old Model 8 Remington in 30 Remington that was made in 1912...she will be going out next year too.

If one plans on using their big bores on larger game in the future, hogs make great practice! That is why I use my .458 Lott, .416 etc -- definitely not necessary, but a whole-lotta-fun!

Good job Duckbill. That looks like a really nice rifle you have there.