I shoot mine with a .17HMR, although shot placement is key. I have never lost one but I shoot them in the ear.



I wouldn't try to shoot a big 300lber with this gun but for the good eaters it works just fine. And is deadly accurate.

My .30-06 Savage does my hog calling.

Ditto on the .17HMR!!!! It ROCKS their little world!

My hog caliber is whatever I happen to have in my hands when I see one of the stinkin' things.

I'd stick with something on this list:

.17-223
.17 Hornady Mach 2 (.17HM2)
.17 Hornady Magnum Rimfire(.17HMR)
.17 Hornet
.17 PMC/Aguila
.17 Remington Fireball
.17 Remington
4.5mm mkr
.19 Calhoon Hornet
5mm/35 SMc
.204 Ruger
5.45 x 39 mm M74
.22-243 Middlested
.22-250 Remington
.22 Hornet
.22 Long
.22 Long Rifle
.22 PPC
.22 Short
.22 WMR (.22 Magnum)
.22 WRF
.220 Swift
5.6 x 50R
5.6 x 50 Magnum
5.6 x 52R (.22 Savage Hi-Power)
5.6 x 57
5.6 x 57R
5.6 x 61 SE (5.6 x 61 Vom Hofe Super Express)
.221 Remington Fireball
.222 Remington
.222 Remington Magnum
.223 Remington (.223 AI)
.223 WSSM
5.56 mm NATO
5.7 x 28 mm
.224 Weatherby Magnum
.225 Winchester
6-06
6-284
6 mm BR Remington
6 mm BRX
6 mm Dasher
6 mm PPC
6 mm Remington (.244 Remington)
6 mm XC
6 x 45 (6mm/223)
6 x 47 Swiss Match (6mm/222 Mag)
.240 Apex (.240 Belted Nitro Express and .240 Magnum Flanged)
.240 Weatherby Magnum
.243 Winchester (.243 AI)
.243 WSSM
.244 H&H Magnum
.25-06 Remington
.25-20 Winchester
.25-35 Winchester (6.5 x 52R)
.25 Remington
.25 WSSM
.250-3000 Savage
6.5-284
6.5 Grendel
6.5 mm Remington Magnum
6.5 x 47 Lapua
6.5 x 50 mm Arisaka
6.5 x 52 Mannlicher-Carcano
6.5 x 53R Dutch (6.5x53R Mannlicher and .256 Mannlicher)
6.5 x 54 Mannlicher-Schoenauer (a.k.a. 6.5x53 Rimless)
6.5 x 55 Swedish Mauser
6.5 X 68 (also incorrectly known as the 6.5 x 68 RWS, 6.5 x 68 Schüler or the 6.5 x 68 Von Hofe Express)
.256 Winchester Magnum
.256 Newton
.257 Roberts (.257 Roberts +P)
.257 Roberts Improved
.257 Weatherby Magnum
.260 Remington
.264 Winchester Magnum
6.8 mm Remington SPC
.270 Weatherby Magnum
.270 Winchester
.270 WSM (Winchester Short Magnum)
.275 H&H Magnum
7 mm-08 Remington
7-30 Waters
7 mm BR Remington
7 mm Dakota
7 mm Express Remington (a.k.a. .280 Remington)
7 mm Remington Magnum
7 mm Remington SA Ultra Mag
7 mm Remington Ultra Magnum
7 mm STW
7 mm Weatherby Magnum
7 mm WSM (Winchester Short Magnum)
7 x 57 mm Mauser (.275 Rigby)
7 x 61 Sharpe & Hart
7 x 64 Brenneke
.276 Pedersen
.280 British
.280 Remington (a.k.a.7 mm Express Remington)
.280 Ross
.284 Winchester
7.5 x 55 Schmidt Rubin (7.5 mm Swiss)
7.5 x 57 mm MAS mod. 1924
7.5 x 54 mm MAS mod. 1929
7.62 mm caliber
7.62x25 Tokarev
7.62x38R
7.62 x 39 mm
7.62 x 51 mm NATO (.308 Winchester)
7.62 x 54R(rimmed) (7.62 Russian)
7.63x25 Mauser
7.65 mm Luger Parabellum
7.65 x 53 (7.65 Argentine)
7.65 x 53R
.30-06 Springfield
.30-06 JDJ
.30-40 Krag(.30 Army)
.30-378 Weatherby Magnum
.30 Carbine
.30 Newton
.30 Remington
.30-30 Winchester
.30 USA
.300 Whisper
.300 Savage
.300 Remington SA Ultra Mag
.300 WSM (Winchester Short Magnum)
.300 Winchester Magnum
.300 H&H Magnum
.300 Dakota
.300 ICL Grizzly
.300 Weatherby Magnum
.300 Remington Ultra Mag
.303 British
.303 Savage
7.7 x 58 Arisaka
.308 Winchester
.308 Norma Magnum
7.82 Lazzeroni Patriot
7.82 Lazzeroni Warbird
7.92 x 33mm(kurz)
7.92x57 mm Mauser (8 mm Mauser or 8x57 IS)
8 mm Lebel
8 mm Remington Magnum
8 x 50 mmR
8 x 56 Mannlicher-Schoenauer
8 x 56 mmR
8 x 60 Spitz
8 x 68 S
.32-20 Winchester (.32 WCF, .32-20 Marlin, .32 Colt Lightning)
.32-40 Ballard
.32-40 Winchester
.32 Remington
.32 Winchester self loading
.32 Winchester Special
.325 WSM (Winchester Short Magnum)
.33 Winchester (.33 WCF)
.330 Dakota
.338-06 A-Square
.338-378 Weatherby Magnum
.338 Federal
.338 Lapua Magnum
.338 Remington Ultra Magnum
.338 Winchester Magnum
.338 Whisper (Series 1)
.338 Whisper (Series 2)
.338 x 57 O'Connor
.340 Weatherby Magnum
.348 Winchester
.35 Newton
.35 Remington
.35 Whelen
.35 Winchester
.350 Remington Magnum
.351 Winchester self loading
9 x 45 mm
9 x 56 Mannlicher-Schoenauer
9 x 57 Mauser
.356 Winchester
.358 Norma Magnum
.358 Winchester
9.3 x 62
9.3 x 64 Brenneke
9.3 x 72D
9.3 x 74R
9.5 x 57 Mannlicher-Schoenauer (also .375 Rimless Nitro Express x 2-1/4")
.375 Dakota
.375 H&H Magnum
.375 Ruger
.375 Remington Ultra Magnum
.375 Weatherby Magnum
.375 Whelen (.375-06)
.375 Whisper (Series 2)
.375 Winchester
.376 Steyr
.378 Weatherby Magnum
.38-40 Winchester
.38-55 Winchester
10 x 35 Vetterli
.40-60 Remington
.400 H&H Magnum
.401 Winchester self loading
.404 Jeffery (10.75 x 73)
.405 Winchester
.408 Chey Tac
.416 Barrett
.416 Remington Magnum
.416 Rigby
.416 Taylor
.416 Weatherby Magnum
.416 Whisper (Series 2)
.425 Westley Richards
11 x 60 Mannlicher
.44-40 Winchester
.44 Remington Magnum
.444 Marlin
.45-70 Government
.45-90 Sharps
.45-110 Sharps
.45-120 Sharps
.450 Marlin
.450 Rigby
.450 Watts Magnum
.458 Lott
.458 SOCOM
.458 Winchester Magnum
.460 Weatherby Magnum
.465 H&H Magnum
.470 Nitro Express
12.7 x 99mm Multi-Purpose
12.7 x 107 mm
.50-70 Government
.50-90 Sharps
.50-140 Sharps
.50 Beowulf
.50 BMG
.50 Peacekeeper
.500 Jeffrey Nitro Express
.500 Nitro Express 3"
.500/450 Nitro Express
.500/465 Nitro Express
.505 Gibbs
.510 DTC Europ
.510 Whisper
.577 Nitro Express
.577 Tyrannosaur(.577 T-Rex)
.577 Snider
.577/450 Martini-Henry
.585 Nyati, considered the most powerful cartridge.
14.5 mm russian
14.5 mm JDJ
15.2 mm Styer
.600 Nitro Express
.600/577 REWA
.700 Nitro Express
20 x 110 mm Hispano

Forgive Saltforks lack of knowledge on appropriate hog calibers.

he left out the 30-378 weatherby mag

Yep and 25 Stevens, Hummmmmmmm looks like he missed the 25-25 as well as the 25-21 Stevens

Must have used a new book for his info

Would I be asking too much, if you could list those in order of preference?

.17hmr right behind the ear.

Just a few more for your list.
307 Winchester (one of my favorites)
45 Colt
500 Smith and Wesson
460 Smith and wesson

It was the best I could do off the top of my head!

Please, use any caliber you happen to have around when you see a hog.

lol

If you came up with that list off the top of your head........YOU DA MAN!!!!

Hey Tim, how's the new lease working out for you guys? We just got on a new one a few weeks ago between Glen Rose and Granbury. Starting to get some deer pics, but it's mostly hogs... http://www.texashuntingforum.com/ubbthreads/showflat.php/Cat/0/Number/214955/an/0/page/0#Post214955

I agree with Wild_Yote on shot placement, behind the ear. Saw a show this past weekend where a dumbass was using a 45-70, pistol and shot a 700lb+ boar at 35 yards, in the shoulder. He unloaded the gun on the hog then had to use his back-up gun to finish it off. The shield on a hog that size must be exceeding 3". Not a good idea to shoulder shoot'em over 150lbs IMO, the shield gets to thick. I also suggest not using hollow points, not enough penetration. Ballistic tips are far superior. JMO.

Ive shot them with 243's and 3030. However, my favorite one to shoot them with is a 22. Its about shot placement. Right in the head by the ear. Usually they drop fast, but with no recoil, no levers are actions to work, you can follow up with 2nd 3rd shot fast if you need to.

223 Bushmaster all the way-I'll dump
20 rounds faster than you boys can get
your bolts back.

i think saltfork forgot 10 12 16 20 28 and 410 gauge shotguns as well. i agree with huntmaster, i'll shoot my ar before anything else hog hunting. the carbine is great off the 4 wheeler.

You don't feel kick when spotlighting. You could probably shoot an elephant gun and not feel it with that much adrenaline. I use a .270 with a neck shot. DRT every time. Scope is very handy on the guns as well. We use SKS and a 30/30 as well.