drs1961

Yep your .357 will do it. I use Federal Hardcast 180 grn. and they work fine. We had a NRAstaff memberdown to hunt with us and he used the Federals in .44 Mag and wrote an article praising them.

retrieverman

I shot a charging 200 pound boar in the forehead 3 times with a Ruger Blackhawk 357 and had to climb a tree to get away from him. My Dad had already shot him once in the shoulder with a 243. With my fourth shot, I hit him just below his ear, and he collapsed.

This was a few years back, and I can't remember what load I was using in my 357. My Dad was using 95 gr Win Supreme BTs. I still carry my Blackhawk 357 for backup when checking my hog trap, but I always have either a Marlin 30-30 or Blaser 308 for the real work.

rtread

Wow....one tough hog. I better get rid of my pistol and go for some of Ausie-guy's artillery! Thanks for sharing the story. Ray

drs1961

Must have been hollow points. That skull and shield seemsto be as tough asbody armor. All we use is hard cast or FMJ on hogs.

furgitter

I saw 2 amazing things in Mississippi this year.A 250# boar with 4 loads of buckshot in the head took a shot in the neck from a 30 30 before he dropped.Then a 300 pounder stopped a 300 mag with his shoulder.The bullet didnt get 3 inches.He dropped when the next one found his ear.But im thinking that shoulder plate is made of iron!Id like to take one with a bow,mabe a quatrering away shot will alow an arrow into the chest cavity.

Rebel Hog

If you're going to use .357mag for hogs, use Federal 140gr Barnes Expanders!

chiefks

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I don't think I would try a ballistic tip from a 243behind the shoulder of a hog. Those bullets are made for varmits and thin skinned game like deer. They would come apart on a hogs should or the thick plate behind the shoulder. A better bullet might have put him down.
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Kanga

See my previous post on this subject

That has plenty of power

drs1961

We had another hog killed this weekend that was walking around with a broadhead in him. That is two now in three weeks. It was a 255lb. boar with a thick shield. The broadhead was a three-blade that was between the shoulder and the ribs. It appeared to have been a quartering away shot and the shield deflected the arrow enough to not penetrate into the vitals but to slip under the leg! The shaft had come unscrewed and was gone. The hog was in good shape except for the damage the broadhead was doing under the leg. Also we found a pure European that was shot in the shoulder last Wednesday with a 300 Win. Mag. The bullet didn't exit and the shield closed up the entrance wound after 200 yds. He made it another 100 yds. beforegoing down.Incredibly tough critters!

Rebel Hog

Man, that's classified as a Jankowski Hog!!