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Old 02-15-2005, 12:12 PM
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Georgetownboys
 
Join Date: Nov 2003
Location: Georgetown, Texas
Posts: 528
Default RE: Gun for Hogs/Javelina

Any gun you have talked about here will work fine. I've taken 200LB+ pigs with all those listed and dropped em in their tracks. Take the one you can drive tacks with.

.357 185gr under 50yards
.260 120gr
.270 130gr
7RM 139gr

Right behind the ear. But I have also taken a bunch with shots to the boiler room, head on shots, and even a shot through the shoulder on a 250lb using the 7RM. Mind you no pass through on it but he dropped on the spot.

BTW. . . .ferral pigs see just fine. . .the reason folks think they can't see so well is there heads are low, so you can get lots closer than with Deer etc. I guy who keeps these guys around tells me they can tell one person from another at over 50 yards. They are noisy eaters too so I enjoy crawling right up on them using open sights. A prone shot at 15 yards while having a 200lb pig snort at you does get your heart pumping.
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