Hog huntin Harry
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Will a 30-30 shooting a 170 grain core-lokt out break a 120 pound hog's shoulder on a frontal shot ?
30-30 for hog defense
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DocRock
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170 grs Core-lokt will go through both shoulders or end to end any sub 200 lbs hog barring the freakish. It will most certainly break a shoulder.
Not sure where "defense" comes into it. There are very few situations in which a hog will charge. If there were conditions in which I thought that would somehow regularly be the case, a 12 ga pump and Brenekke hard cast slugs would offer more shock and awe.
In my opinion, a 30-30 lever gun is about ideal as a hog slayer for walking up hunting.
Not sure where "defense" comes into it. There are very few situations in which a hog will charge. If there were conditions in which I thought that would somehow regularly be the case, a 12 ga pump and Brenekke hard cast slugs would offer more shock and awe.
In my opinion, a 30-30 lever gun is about ideal as a hog slayer for walking up hunting.
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FL-NC
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Sure. In my experience, any common rifle used for deer will put down a pig nicely. Most people kill pigs with whatever deer rifle they happen to have- often while they are deer hunting, at least around here. I kill them stone dead with my AR15. When I am pig hunting, I also carry a 40 S&W pistol.
troy fairweather
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I'd use 170s
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Now there's a man determined to have enough gun! Yowza!
beeenbag
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Now there's a man determined to have enough gun! Yowza!
You almost owed me a new keyboard
troy fairweather
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Lol 12 gallons brenekke that's like a 700lb slug.
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Hog huntin Harry
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Thank y'all for the info and the laughs, just wanted to make sure I'm not under gunned when I go stalking hogs in the river bottom on my uncle's ranch. He's dead set on using a bolt action 25-06 with a 24 inch bull barrel and scope, so I'm gonna have to watch his back and mine.
Jim Rau
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Yes, but I went to the 140 gr monolithic Leverevolution ammo just to be sure.
The Evangelist Cowboy
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.30-30 is just fine not much more to add
DocRock
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OP - while a 24" scoped bolt gun would not be my preference hunting river bottom, the 25-06 with any suitable bullet will be death to pigs. Nevertheless, having you there with the 30-30 is a good plan. Enjoy!
12 gallon indeed! (corrected auto-incorrect)
12 gallon indeed! (corrected auto-incorrect)
WestKentucky
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It would t be my first choice but it’s not a bad choice. More weight in projectile is a good thing for critters who fight back.
JeeperCreeper
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Just make sure they don't flank you and set up an ambush.
I hear hogs wear armor now. And they are smart.
They’re smarter than dogs, that’s gotta count for something.
Fine Figure of a Man
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There is not a pig alive smarter than my dog.
Never the less, it wouldn't hurt to fix bayonets before heading to the river bottoms.
If it won’t, you gotta kill that sucker one way or another before it breeds and gets those genetics out there.
I won’t say hogs are necessarily smarter than dogs. But many a dog has been killed because the hog ran into thick, nasty cover and the dogs followed.
troy fairweather
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My pet pig would beg to differ.
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Hog huntin Harry
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W0W, knew they were smart but not that smart. Maybe I really do need a 375 RUM Lol
earlthegoat2
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Your part of the problem!!!! You better have spayed or neutered that porker.
As to 30-30, when I used one, I always used 170 CoreLokts and they did a good job usually resulting in a through and through. All under 100 yds.
mustanger98
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Yeah, my pick would be irons on the .30-30 and the .25-06... last time I saw my old .25-06, it was wearing a good set of irons.
mustanger98
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No comment on anybody's dog, but this sounds like a job for a K98k and maybe one of those reproduction bayonets if they're any count. Y'all noticed what they want for an original lately?
JeeperCreeper
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Who cares about intelligence, what tastes better? Pig or dog?
Now if we are talking about real intelligence, there a reason no one hunts dolphins. That's a battle we can't win.
All jokes aside, 30-30 is a good round. Remember, it's been used for moose and small bear.
I would check out some specialty hunting ammo is you wanna get real wild and crazy. Like Remington Hog Hammers. It's like a hammer, but for hogs.
Now if we are talking about real intelligence, there a reason no one hunts dolphins. That's a battle we can't win.
All jokes aside, 30-30 is a good round. Remember, it's been used for moose and small bear.
I would check out some specialty hunting ammo is you wanna get real wild and crazy. Like Remington Hog Hammers. It's like a hammer, but for hogs.
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