I was recently invited on a local hog hunt on a local farm, one of the neighbors owns,
he has never used a handgun on hogs, before.
I loaned him a 8" 357 mag and provided him with hand loaded 175 grain hard cast bullets
I went with him and carried my 10.5/8" 44 mag,
but decided not to shoot , as I saw nothing worth shooting on the trip.
I prefer the 170-175 grain version bullets in that 357 mag revolver,
I find them more accurate and cast from 95% lead and 5% tin they penetrate noticeably better
use 16 grains of H110 powder



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he was used too using a 12 ga with slugs
he was not used to shooting hogs and having them run as if un-touched,
only to see them drop and kick a few times 10 seconds after he shot....
he was using lower chest shots, most punched through and exited,

as a result he had several times fired 4 to 5 times at running hogs,
only to find he had hit them , frequently ,fatally several times,
but a lethal hit with a 357 mag is not always an instantly dead on the spot result
I think I found another guy who really likes using a handgun,
but it took awhile for him to get a grasp on the advantages vs dis advantages
I also suggested we limit shots to under 20-30 yards and try shoulder shots rather than heart shots