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Old 02-04-2010, 03:19 PM   #23
Tnhunter
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Default Re: Hog hunting. Which gun to use?

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Originally Posted by Suicide*Ride View Post
Tnhunter; you forgot to mention above, my 2 favorite hog rifle calibers..... 357mag & 44mag.

I've taken more hogs w/ my Winchester Mod.94 44mag "Trapper" [& the 305gr FPPN in my signature] than I can remember. A short, light weight brush gun that uses the same caliber as the small arm I normally carry while hunting.

SR
I did indeed! Might be because I had a near disaster shooting a big Boar with a Marlin 1894/44 with 270gr SPs. I'd have been much better off with the 305s you mention, or the 340s from B/B. Not sure I'd want to use a .357 tho on a really large hog...lol.
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