Best way to kill a pig, shoot it in the head. .223 works just fine even on big boars
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Best way to kill a pig, shoot it in the head. .223 works just fine even on big boars
A friend shot his first pig with his 300 winmag when we were looking for deer 140 lb or so boar at 150 meters hit it just behind the ears, damn near blew it's head off, and bloodshot the meat right back to the end of the shoulders.
So it is possible to be overgunned.
Had you been there and seen what happened you wouldn't make a comment like that. As I said earlier the 222 struggled with 2 well placed shots in to the head via the ear hole on another large boar, the one you seem to think a 22 with a well placed shot would have killed was also a large boar and was hit well in the shoulder, the shield obviously soaked up the small projectile and he kept on running as if nothing had happened.Quote:
Originally Posted by mimms2
Over the years I have shot a lot of animals with the 222, 223 caliber and love those rounds but there are a lot better rounds out there for pigs, why would you want to risk losing animals for the sake of using an inadequate round. Most run of the mill size animals can be handled with those smaller rounds you only come unstuck on the big ones and then only sometimes.
Moral: Dont bother with boars, they aren't good for anything anyway. shoot a 50 - 80 Lb'er
Good point sir. So now Im on the look out for a canon :DQuote:
Originally Posted by Moa Hunter
Haha, yeah, hopefully most of it will be from a rest or bipod and not free-standing.
These were shot with a suppressed 223
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These were shot with 300WSM two shooters
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I like 222 up for pigs always try to shoot them in the head. But if you’re not confident head shooting go slightly larger caliber and put one in there engine room.
1 centerfire to do it all?
308. Decent hunting ammo is cheap as through belmont, you can get soft shooting loads, subs, big longs, whatever.
Every brand of rifle chambers for it. etc etc.
No disrespect but around the ear is a pretty soft spot for a instant kill and i find it hard to believe two shots there didnt kill it little alone the first one.Quote:
Originally Posted by Mooseman
Fact is if that was the case there was something seriously wrong with the ammo as in that area thats the best place even for a .22 to have total sucess/ just saying
There was even a utube video on hunting pigs with dogs and the guy just being smart was using a .177 air rifle to knock over big boars shot in the ear at close range
The trouble with pigs is the range in size. Most calibers will handle mob pigs under 100lb. But I can almost guarantee like 90% of hunters, when you see a mob you will not be able to help yourself in going for the biggest! Its understandable. I have seen a 180lb boar stop a .270 projectile with its shield and shoulder blade. But thats also a rare event.
Get a 6.5 of some sort ( Grendel,Creedmoor, .260 or 6.5x55) would be my advice. Its not too big, but you can use it for pigs, deer goats and maybe some small game if you wish.
Yes you are right I was surprised when he stood up after the first and still struggled after the second. He was a big animal maybe 200 pound. The bullets we then used were Sako 50 gr (factory)which I thought were a bit hard if anything. I don't have a problem with people using light calibers on pigs but you do get the odd stuff up which is why I would prefer 243 or better.Quote:
Originally Posted by deer243
I would rather see them dead on the ground than get away wounded.
And thats exactly the reason why there is a need for semi-auto centre-fires. Now, when you have only one shot, the chance of a beast getting away wounded has increased. Where as a good old double tap would have taken care of that.Quote:
Originally Posted by Mooseman
over the years Ive shot pigs with .30/30 out to 150ish yards
.270 out to 250ish
.223 out to 150ish and some 140ish lb boars too
.308 at spitting range
.12ga under 30 yards
7.62x39mm
.22lr...and wouldnt do it again if had another choice.
surprisingly Ive shot more with the ,223 than any other,because it get carried more than the others...the barnes ttsx has really really changed that wee round into giant killer....
as others have said,use what you already have and if its a .224 centrefire,load it with monos....best eating meat by far is sow under 100lb and boar under 80lb....even if you only take out the hams and back steaks it is well worth the effort.
My oath -theres nowt more comforting than the boom of my no4 Mk1 1943 Canadian Longbranch .303 aka(the 18"naval gun).animals playing wicket keeper to her spin bowling have always had published obituaries the following day .I once had a packet of those 180gn round nose slugs-holy shit sherlock they do damage whatever they hit big time!Quote:
Originally Posted by csmiffy
once lacking a chainsaw i did mange to dislodge a particulary obstropulous buck jacko from a pine tree with the naval gun.
unfortunately he was deceased due to my attempted neurosurgery with my wee russian toz 17 .22which resulted in a massive vacancy where his grey matter once resided-so he didnt feel the impact from a 15"fall.bugger all left from neck up too!
latterly ive also got a 7.62x39 B/A in the safe and from what ive read its data with the 125gn slug is broadly similar to my .303.It too is a hard hitter in the right hands.
Mate are you telling us the wee fella showed Dad up and bowled em all!:XD:Quote:
Originally Posted by Mr300WSM
Yuumy yummy yummy ,I feels pork in me tummy;)
He’s got a few more footy seasons before he can use dads boomstick :thumbsup:Quote:
Originally Posted by kotuku
Somehow I dont think a pig is going to hang around while me (or anyone) runs up to them with a pointy stick. Im pretty sure caveman didnt say "If you can't do it with the tools at hand, you probably shouldn't be doing it", instead, he showed some initiative and invented something bigger and better that achieved a higher success rate. I wonder where society would be today if everyone adopted that attitude.Quote:
Originally Posted by mimms2
Got many a pig with a pointy stick, aka 303 bayonet on the end of a piece of hardwood, no lion cloth thou sorry.
A pig wont run away if you run up to it with a pointy stick? Really? Ok, I guess they fly as well then.Quote:
Originally Posted by mimms2
So mentioning where I think a semi has its place in hunting is now moaning? Fuck off.
That was many years ago and was using hard bailing dogs, biggest 191lb. It is now the most popular biking area in NZ. There will still be the odd Whaka boar around I suspect. My hunting mate was the man and is still out there doing it at 68yrs, will walk and carry better than most. Was a fantastic mentor and a better friend.
this.Quote:
Originally Posted by Moa Hunter
Shoot based on condition if the back bone is sticking up and it's tall and skinny give it away.
Learn where the spine is, it's 3 inches lower than you think it will be
Pigs will run to their death unless you break the shoulder or CNS shot them
Anything works on pigs but centerfire is best
If you are prepared to wait where they come thru the fence a semi shotgun is devastating with 00 buck under 40m
Bring someone to hold the light for you
I fucking hate when they scream so I just shoot them in the brain, side on it's about half an inch below the the bottom of the ear hole opening. But be careful any lower is a jaw/sinus shot. Front on it's a cross from ear to opposing eye
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happy hunting
My old man has shot at a mob of pigs running accross his backyard hill section with a semi auto 22. He thought he had missed until a few weeks later he could smell a stink . Checked it out and He had a dead pig. Size about a 50 pounder. it would have run maybe 40-50 meters from where it was shot to collapsing.
I shot feral hogs for 40 years with a Ruger semi carbine in .44 Magnum, till Aunty Jacinda decided I wasn't allowed to play with it anymore. They were all 1 shot kills. I liked it because it was light, short, and deadly. Today I would go for a Ruger lever action in .44 Magnum: light, short and deadly.
That overlay picture always annoys me when I see it, because its wrong. The heart and bottom of rib cage are much lower down than depicted and spine also is too high. You can shoot a pig in bottom inch of chest and hit the heart still.Quote:
Originally Posted by Bill999
yeah the leg bones also come out of the legs hahaQuote:
Originally Posted by whanahuia
i shoot them in the brain, they run too far with chest shots and it wrecks all my chops
most people I hunt with shoot them in the same place as deer and it ends up too high in the body/neck and only hitting the muscle above the spine causing non fatal injuries and it runs offQuote:
Originally Posted by whanahuia
I try to remember that the spine is in the middle of the neck and always lower than I think it should be, but yeah the only thing the heart gets is the tip of my knife so i have no idea where it is when its alive
Ah the old caliber conversation.
.308
My first pig as an 11 year old was with a single shot .22, a 50 pound straggler in a big mob that ran past my father and I, instant kill neck shot at about 20 yards. Since then I have found .38 S&W, .223, 7x57, .30 M1 Carbine, .303, .308, .30/06, .44 Magnum, and .45 ACP have all done the job nicely, albeit under differing conditions. No calibre is perfect for all conditions but in terms of number of animals shot, .303 and .30/06 have been the best in my experience, although I once shot 14 pigs in one mob with 15 shots from my FN FAL (back in the days when we were trusted with such things!).
Timely thread resurrection. I've been asked to deal with a pig problem which is great! Due to the nature of terrain and bush, I can only setup 40 metres away from the bait station. These pigs have been confidently rooting around a garden shed and eating my baits, so don't think it'll be a problem as long as I'm quiet and the wind behaves. I've decided to take a headshot with my 300BLK from a noise point of view. It's not a built up area by any means, but there are other houses around. I'll probably only get one at a time, but more fun than trapping!
.338 win. mag.
Thread seems locked on page 5, anybody else have it that issue?
Yes, locked in a time loop!Quote:
Originally Posted by Finnwolf
same here,,was wondering if a few banned members with deleted posts had got caught up in thread.....
I shot 4 pigs with 5 rounds quicker than you can read this,last winter out on dairy pasture,smallest was about 80lb and largest about 140lb all big barren sows,fat as mud,the humble .223 did job fine with neck shot on first and body shots the rest,2nd one in micro pause,last two full run,thus finishing shot for last pig,they died no more than 30 yards apart.....bolt action zastava.2 rounds barnes ttsx 50 grn the last 3 were winchester 50grn bog std factory loads.
Shot two pigs last week. Pill in the earhole laid one out on the spot. The other one was moving, so more of a shoulder shot and the projectile passed right through without hitting bone somehow. It ran 10m into a creek and drowned.
Now the format for the forum has completely changed, not green anymore and format changed.
Click the "Full site" link at the bottom of the pageQuote:
Originally Posted by Finnwolf
Any one fancy the 7.62x39 for pigs? If a .223 will do it, then the good old 7.62x39 can too!
Yep pigs standing still 223 fine all the time in the world for correct shot placement.
But on the run you need a bigger calibre. In France on driven boar you can’t hunt unless you have a bullet over 2500 joules which is basically 270 up with a 160 grain bullet. Better now that they have taken away the restrictions on some military calibres.
But as below once there on the move and to be humain use a bigger calibre than 223.
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Originally Posted by Mooseman
shot quite a few with 7.62x39mm and sporting ammunition.
