LOL @ Rebel Hog I actually have a .458 win mag , was gonna take it on my hunt but decided to step it down to my .375 h&h then found out that was till a bit much .

Take it from an old fart that chased porkers (4 legs)for 45+ years......You don't need a cannon on Hogs!!

Marlin Guide Gun in 45-70 works for me. Mounted some Tru-glo fiber optics on it and I've never had to shoot one twice....this gun would work nicely for black bear as well.....however, I wouldn't try using the LeveRevolution ammo in it...it's got a fairly short barrel, and the LR ammo is designed to be used with a longer tube(look at the new marlins being developed for it.....all have longer barrels than the standard 30/30's and .35's.)

i hunt with a 7 mag and early this year killed two with one shot through the head , they were lined up next to each other. i have since moved to a 30/30 . i want to avoid too much pass through for safety. i usually kill hogs around 20 yards so really a 270 or 243 to the head would work

10-4 Good Buddy!

I still like using my 12 gauge shotgun...maybe because I cannot rationalize buying any of the rifles suggested. I wouldn't be able to use the rifle in illinois anyway.

20ga with a good slug or sabot will work also. .45 cal muzzleloaders with ball or sabots will also do. I have seen many times hogs killed under 40yds with slug and .410.....

Last spring I took four hogs from 160# to 320# with my 22-250. I load a 53gr. Barnes TripleShock solid copper bullet pushed with 35gr. of Varget and it knock the stuffing out of the hogs that I shot, none of them went more than 20 feet and they were all lung shots.

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