Hey guys just wanted to know whats everyones perferred rifle , or handgun of choice when hunting boar/wild hogs ? Also specify round type (i.e. grain , brand , etc.)

Depends. If your chasing them through the woods you probably want something like a 30-30 with open sights. If you're using dogs go with a .45 pistol. If you're sitting in a stand use your deer rifle. Don't forget about your bow either!

-ben

I prefer the Tikka Hunter in 6.5x55 with my special handloaded Norma 156 grain Alaska bullet, I do carry a Ruger Redhawk in .45 Colt with a 260 grain keith style bullet in my handload for backup. Only have used the handgun for finishing shot never needed it becuase of rifle load failure, I am going to trymy Remington model 700 in 8MM Mauser with a handloaded 196 Grain NOrma Alaska this year I will keep you posted

A 30/30 or a 45/70 lever gun is great, a colt 45 pistol for up close and personal should be good. I prefer bigger but what ever you feel comfortable with but

I would suggest something with a short barrel thats why I like the levers for that type of hunting. Good luck

Pistol , i like my Smith and wesson 10mm 1076 , rifle i think my 300 win mag is too big , lol . i was looking into a 30-30 lever action pre 62 as well as a pre 74 i think it was either remington or winchester , not sure gotta look at it again. Im down here in florida , thanks for the replies guys .

12 gauge shotgun with slugs

Last weekend while hunting turkeys around home I saw a boar that made me wish I had my 444 marlin ,the load of #4's in my 12ga felt real puny . When I first saw his back moving through the brush ,I thought it was a deer being so high from the ground and my .44 S&W wasn't much comfort .

Rifle: the heavier bullets in almost any caliber; My Pets are CZ 550 6.5x55 (160 gr), BLR 358 Win (225grNP), Gewehr 98/41 35 Whelen (250 gr), Husqvarna '96 9.3 x 57 (250, 270 gr), Marlin or H&R 45-70 (405 grJSP), Rossi Win '92 clone 454 Casull (300grJHP), H&R 500 S&W (350 gr JSP). Note that all run in the 2000-2550 fps range to limit meat damage.
Handgun: Red/Blackhawk 44 Mag (250 gr NP), Blackhawk 45 Colt (260grJHP), Raging Bull 454 Casull, (330 LSWC)
However, when I'm in a highly controlled setup, like an elevated stand over bait, I may pick anything the has enough precision for a head shot, using the toughest bullet available, like a Barnes 53 gr TS in my CZ 527 in .223.

I used the Remington model 700 classic in 8MM mauser with a 196 grain Norma Alaska ahead of 52.5 grains of 4350 getting 2640 FPS I hit a hog with his and got full penatration on the shoulder at 60 yards with large exit hole very impressive

Savage .22 LR.

i hope that you mean the bolt gun pdm there semiautos jam like crasy

Favorite hog gun??? Whatever I got in reach when I see one!!LOL!!

.50 caliber Hawkin loaded with 90 grns. Goex FF and a 320 grn. Lee R.E.A.L. bullet.

I use aRem 710 with 150 gr. Never had to track any of them, alwiths drop in tracks,

Forgot to say the 710 is 270 cal.

A lot of well meaning hunters are using large caliber rifles and heavy bullets. I have been shooting hogs for a long time. I use a 308 with 125 grain Sierra. This is more than adequate for even the largest of hogs provided that a below or straight into the ear hole is the target. Shooting the shoulder is not the best and surest way to kill a hog. Unless you like to trail and follow up a wounded hog. The target doesn't know that you are aiming and shooting a light bullet. DRT is what you will get with the ear shoot. Track , and track, and still not hog to be found.

Straight shooting and BBQ is one the way

My go-to hog-hunt rifle is a Marlin .45-70 with hot handloads (just because I can), but sadly I admit as to never having shot one.  Been there when they were shot by others and drew a bead on a 200 pounder last year but held my fire at first because my partner was ahead of me and already unloading his .30-30 into it.  When I reached a spot where I could draw a bead on it again it turned and ran out of sight just as I started to aim.  The dogs and my partner caught up to it and finished it off moments later.  When using dogs in the mts there is no way to reliably take time to aim at an ear or even think you can get a perfect standing broadside.  Those things are moving fast, bounding over stuff, ducking under stuff, and generally trying to make your nano-second shot window more like the bouncing rabbit sporting clays game.  Better hit them with something that either cripples them or leaves enough blood for you to follow or you won't be dragging them out.  Dernit, got me al excited reliving some of my experiences up there and now I want to go!  Just 5 months to go...

 

Any deer rifle will do just fine if you hit them in the right spot, which is further foward than it is with a deer. But, I like my DPMS Panther LR-308, with a 19 round clip, so I can hit a bunch of them in the right spot!

a bow works pretty good too!

I have only harvested a few hogs so far. The 1st was with a Rem 700 bdl in .270 win winchester super x rounds, quartering away shot. Shot dropped him instantly, through the both lungs and heart and destroyed the far shoulder. The 2nd was not planned, he almost walked in to me while I was turkey hunting with a Mossberg 500 12 gauge. 3 rounds of 4 shot dropped him in a few yards, rifled slugs worked much better for the 3rd hog! I always take a .44 mag redhawk and a successfully placed between the eye hit landed #4. From that limited experience I would say my prefered weapon depends on the amount of ground cover. More wide open would mean the .270, more brush means the 12 gauge with slugs and always the .44 as a back up.

3030 is what i use in the bush.308 for 100 to 200 yard shots 3006 for 200 to 500 yard shots.depends on what type of place your hunting .over 500 to 1000 yards i use a 300wsm.i carry a springfield 45xd but never needed to use it.if you go with dogs grab and stab we have a tournament every year bigest boar grab and stab 3 day hunt its a lot of fun.

I have taken quite a few with my 30-06, probably too much gun for them but never had one get away.

 

Axis

My son and I have killed three pigs. Two were with a 12 guage slug,which worked very well.My son likes to use a very large knife.(YUK)
going back to South Carolina next October will be using my browning A Bolt in 300win mag. 180 grain Accua Tip in front of IMR 4350, this should be adaquit for a hog.
Joe Bowden

that A bolt 300win mag. is way too much for hogs.I use a rem 710 in .270.

IF I'm out stalking around the timber for hogs I'd rather have my
Blackhawk .45 Cot with hardcast SWC's 300gr.
IF sitting in a stand as I was last July in Fla.  used my 700 in .243
and found it was more than equal to the two boars I head shot
with it.  DRT & kicking at the shots, both of 'em.
The biggest, 200# stood staring at me for at least two minutes
while I was trying to see the spot I wanted to hit with the 6x.
Had too much glass for the short range.  Filled the scope with a
black blur too big to and blurred to really tell what I was looking for.
Did the job though. Next time I'll use a less powerful scope though.
Wish you well, best of luck at the hog killin games!
Re:  "I harvest my garden crops, I KILL my hogs!"
Georgeld

just use a good deer rifle.........shot placement is the key. good luck.

The place we go has shots out to 300 yards. we also plan on going for elk, that is why we bought the .300 win mags. And besides you are right the .300 makes them too dead.

Joe

Weatherby .308 Redfield 3-9x40 scope. Great gun and kills practically anything. I want to try that new Razorback XT round from Winchester.

I use a 30-06 or a .300 Savage 165 grain on both. They both work extremely well.

I just harvested one last week. I used my Remington 7mm mag, which did a great job and dropped it in its tracks.

I have killed them with a .22LR bolt action, 30/30, Swede 6.5X55, .44 mag with scope, and my Barnett Quad 300 crossbow. Hogs are no harder to kill than whitetail deer. Any centerfire rifle or big bore handgun will penetrate even the so called " armor " on their front shoulders and with the .22LR I put the round in their ear. All other shots are tight in and under the first leg joint down from the shoulder. Most here killed by my fellow Georgians are killed using the .22 but a lot of out of towners always bring firearms that I consider big bear medicine. The same apply's to hogs as any other animal and that of course is bullet placement with the correct bullet.

 I agree bigdawg...a .22 will do the job...i normally get them with a .30 carbine.....but whats up with the .44mag.."with a scope?"    Thats weird..... always shoot straight...in my house...we take care of intruders with the .44.....its all good...i just think maybe you could use something smaller....hmmm....a .357   lmao

Use whatever you use for your deer rifle. But hogs can be pretty tough so you might want to use a 30 caliber or up.

Is it just me or does anyone else have several hunting firearms/bows and try to take each type of big game with each? In other words, after I dropped a feral hog with the Rem 700 in .270 I did not take that rifle out for hogs until after I used the Mauser in 7x57, the Mauser rechambered in 7.62 Nato, the Rem 700 in .300 WinMag, the Ruger 77 in 6.8 SPCII, the Mossberg 500 12 gauge, the .44 Mag Redhawk, the compound bow and where legal the AR in 6.8 SPCII. The same thing with deer and now starting the IMO much more difficult task with elk. After ( IF ) can manage that task it will be time to pick up a different caliber or crossbow and proceed taking everything with that, just to repeat again and again.

That leads me to ask if anyone has an opinion of what big game caliber should I try next or if a crossbow would be better.

Marlin m-375 in 375 Win. , 220gr. fp , Rem. 700classic in 35 whelen 225gr pro hunter serrias  , have taken hogs in Tennessee. 

My choice is the Winchester .22 L.R. Ammo- Remington 22 Golden Bullet 36 grains Hollow Point. I have pics of the ones I have shot with this, I will post them when i get them off of my camera.( have to find my card reader).

30-06 with a Winchester 150 gr ballistic silvertip. This combo will kill anything man. But as always, shot placement is key. Happy hunting!!

444 marlin, smacks em good. lol.

Whatever you use to kill deer with.