List your FAVORITE HOG CALIBER

[Black Gold]

Just wanna get an opinion on what your favorite hog calibers are.....list 'em for me.....and NO "pit" and "dogo" are not calibers!!!

BRUSH:  .45-70 Govt.

OPEN:  .308 WIN.

[Mike]

.280 rem... 150 gr. nosler partition.

[Dirtydog]

open country my 30-06 because that is my ol trusty. i kill all kinds of criitters with that ol beater. lol.
while doggin i just recently began carrying a .357 for safty never realy was handgun guy but practiced until i felt confident now it is a part of my gear.
will always prefer shootin them with the mathews bow !!!!!!!!!!!!

[Circle C]

.308 Win - 125 gr Speer TNT

[matt_aggie04]

.44 MAG lever action with a 230 grain solids

[mradel]

 Brush .45-70 with 500 grain hard cast                                                                                           open country 7mm REM. MAG.

[KDB]

stand i use a 223 cal. but in the brush we use a 243 cal. but my buddy uses a 45-70 cal. 300 grain

[wcoutdoors]

small calibers.....  .223, .204, and .22 hornet.....all deadly. 

[mley1]

I'll nearly alway's reach for my 30-06. If that ain't available it's gonna be the .270. I use 165grn bullets in the '06, and 130grn bullets in the .270.

[elliscountyhog]

.22 i am that good    I have killed most of my 5 or so hogs with a gun with a .243 but i got a 308 and a new 2800 deer lease that is covered in pigs and i looked forward to using it on them

[coach]

357 mag lever action or 30 carbine

[Bigl]

dogo and pit.........jk......... .270!

[skulker]

45-70 405 grain softpoint or .308 165 grain softpoint

[WAARHEID]

.44 MAG lever action with a 230 grain solids

357 mag lever action or 30 carbine

matt_aggie04 and coach,

What do you like about these rigs, and what don't you like?

My wife is relatively recoil sensistive, so I got her an 1894C with an AO lever scout rail and low power leopold scout scope. It seems like a servicable little rifle and has almost zero recoil... seriously, my 10-22 has more felt recoil. Anyway, even though in theory I bought it for her to shoot pigs with, I've never been able to work up the nerve to actually take it into the hog woods because it just seems so underpowered.

I've thought about getting myself a matching 1894SS in 44mag so I'll feel like, I don't know, more ethical or something shooting a good size boar with the bigger slug. But then I get to thinkin' if it's ethical for her to shoot a pig with it, why wouldn't it be ethical for me to do the same thing. I don't know if there is a right answer... it just feels likes its different somehow.

What do y'all think?

[coach]

That is the exact model I have. My kids love to shoot it and do with no problem. The only problem I have everfaced with the gun is the spring has worn out twice probaly my fault for always leaving it loaded with it filled to its capacity. I had trouble keeping the shells pushed back in order to reload the shell. at times it would jam and not allowthe shell to enter the chamber to it in to get replaced it was fine. My brother has the 44 mag in the trapper edition neat and deadly gun just very loud.

[matt_aggie04]

Mine is a stadard edition Marlin and like what was already mentioned the gun is easy to carry, easy to shoot and pretty dang accurate.  The recoil is little to none as far as I am concerned but the noise factor can be a little high.
Matt

[olde sarge]

I use three guns. Up close and quick shooting early Ruger .44 carbine, 50 to 150yds is a ruger mini-30 which has killed in excess of 150 hogs my most carried and past that remington .30-06. If I could find a pre 64 model 94 that some one would trade for the .44 mag carbine would have to give some serious thought as I like the carry and feel of the old .30-30 best of all.   John

[nosightsneeded]

LOTS OF PORK DOWN WITH THE OLE .243 TO THE EAR

[Bar M]

whatever  i can grab quickest usually my modle 94 30 30

[BigAinaBuilt]

When running my pack I use a m92 Rossi .357 and when I feel like doing some spot and stalk I got a Remington 742 Woodsmaster 30-06. No complaints yet!!