Its kinda of odd that you bring this up, because I was turkey hunting when saw (and subsquently killed) my first wild pig. I was in college in South Carolina, and it was the opening weekend of spring turkey season. I was shooting my Rem 870, with a Rem X full Hevi shot approved choke. I was shooting 3" #6 1 1/2oz Hevi shot loads. I killed a very nice turkey that morning, and since it was really pretty outside and I didn't have much of anything to do, I laid down by the river and took a nap. I woke up about 30 minutes later, and saw a wild hog feeding along a game trail about 30 yards away. Wind was perfect, and the path it was on would bring it right past me, at a distance of about 15 yards. Since you can take two turkeys a day in SC, my gun was still loaded. I pulled my gun up and waited for the pig to get closer. I shot it right behind the ear at about 9 steps and it folded up like it had been electrucuted. I didn't think it was very large, but it was the first one I had ever even seenbefore. The pig weighed 227 pounds... and it wasn't much larger in size than most labs. ButLord are they solid!But those turkey loads killed him DRT.

So, long story short... if a pig is close enough to you that it would hurt you, a magnum turkey load will send it west just as quick as anything else. Keep in mind,inside of 10 yards a load of bird/game shot is little more than a frangable slug (ie: handgrenade).Forget about slugs, forget about handguns, forget about rifles. Just hit'em with what ya got and you'll be fine. Pigs aren't that dangerous anyway, unless you try to mess with them.