New To Hog Hunting

[GN Benefield]

Learned to hunt in Arizona - quail and javelina. Used a Savage .22/.410 OU until fifth grade. Traded for Carl Gustav 6.55x55; the gun shop owner said it would be better for the little pigs. Going hog hunting for the first time since in 2 weeks.

• Uncertain as to what to take. 45-70 Marlin, Rem 700 308 with scope, or my old 1917 Carl Gustav. Thanks for all of the info here. Appreciative. Wonder which loads to use. Going to Oklahoma.
• Open sights or scope?
• Looking at some of the comments - perhaps I should take my M1A1 and expect them to attack at will.

Help, ideas, ridicule are welcome. And yes, the 410 slug did work on the little pigs.

 

[Brian Shaffer]

Welcome!

It is hard to know what to suggest until you tell us more about your hunting situation. "Oklahoma" is a bit too vague of a description to tell us much. You shooting long range or short range? Day or night? (OK still has tougher night laws, I do believe).

 

[scrmblr1982cj8]

Welcome! Ignore a guy named DJ on this site. He was an unknowing CIA LSD test subject a while back and still isn't right in the head.

Start off using whatever you're most comfortable with using. There are no rules as to what equipment you have to use. I believe bigger is better, but thousands of hogs have been killed with a .223.

If DJ tries to sell you his gun for cheap, don't buy it!

 

[Ratdog68]

Welcome to the fray.

 

[slim_shady]

Welcome, and as Brian said more details about how your going to be hunting is important.

 

[djones]

don't listen to scram. there's a village somewhere missing an idiot. everyone knows you can't kill a hog with a 223

 

[FrankT]

going to be spot and stalk or stand hunting?? What can you get the fastest followup shots with?

 

[Curly Shuffle]

OINK OINK my good man!!! BANG BANG!!

 

[RattlesnakeDan]

Going for first time, I'm taking the 308 Remmy 700. Get a kill then think about other options later, my .02$

 

[Jhop]

I use my M1A on daytime hunts.

 

[ZenArchery]

Can't go wrong with the .308. May be a lot of gun to carry though depending on how your hunting.

 

[RattlesnakeDan]

Jhop...don't shoot them pet pigs in the garden

 

[Jhop]

The pigs were coming through hole in a fence out into a cut Milo field. I shot the lone boar at 280 yards. However he made it back through the hole under the fence.

 

[djones]

hopper, i think you need to get a little closer, lol

 

[Jason]

Most hogs I've killed have been with a .223 but I always tell myself to shoot them in the head. Ive killed them with 55 grain Wichester power point. I've dropped a few but they were head shots. I hit one hog in the neck at about 40 yards and he dropped but got back up and I hit him again and he dropped. I have a .308 AR and from my experience it hits so much harder. Hogs will take some .223's and keep going but it's all about shot placement. I've only killed 1 hog with that .308 and he dropped. For me the only reason why I use the .223 is cause I have a thermal scope on it. Which I share with my dad and he likes the light recoil of the .223.