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.45/70 400gr lead bullet @ 1500 fps .smash 'em flat. :goodjob:

As far as shotguns....I would go with either a double barrel coach gun (if legal) or an auto loading shotgun with a slug barrel (smoothbore or rifled) and good sights, in either 12 or 20 gauge (20 gauge would give you fast recovery time, but the 12 gives a lot of punch and a heavier slug)

My best advice is with anything you use aim for the head.

If you hit the hog right it'll drop like a bag of bricks on the first shot.

Pfletch83 wrote:
If you hit the hog right it'll drop like a bag of bricks on the first shot.

*Makes mental note never to select the first peg on a driven pig shoot*

I see now, a driven shoot.


I thought you were talking about going after them on your own.

I use a Schmidt Rubin K31. Easy to reload, 30 cal cast bullets and I don't whince and worry about it when dragging it through scrub and crap.

My mate alternates between a marlin lever action in 45-70 (hard to source I believe) it has a muzzle break and a anti-recoil button pad and is intended for boar, as sold in the US. His other is an old Baikal single barrel shotgun with which he uses solid slug.

side by side rifle, two quick shots and its wild boar sausages for breakfast...
.......Calibre europeans like something like a 9.3 x 74r soft recoil and good on boar, bigger deer and i have some friends in Africa that use it on plains game.
...Being a Brit personally not to sure to can beat tradition with a heavy hitting .375hh (if your shoulder can take it)

I've used the following on Boar in Germany:

• .30-06 180gr (stalked)
• .308 180gr (driven)
• 7x64mm 11.2gm (driven)
• 9.3x62mm 18.5gm (driven)
• 9.3x74R 16.7gm (driven)

It's all a matter of where you hit 'em and how hard. By preference I'd use a controlled expansion bullet such as Nosler Partition, RWS TiG/TuG etc. The other major influence is whether or not the adrenaline is up, a calm piggy is much easier to stop than one with the steam up.

I'd have thought that .444 Marlin/.45-70 would be ideal with good bullets at close range, just as other old-timers such as 10.3x60R are quite popular.

I've also seem 7mm RemMag and .300 WinMag used to good effect with heavy bullets. All that said the venerable 8x57mmJS still has a huge following.

Boys anti-tank rifle!!!

7x64 and the longest runner I've had is about 20 -30 yds ,most don't get very far ! But as said above is about point of aim . I've seen some of the continental driven shooters and Anywhere on the body or legs is all that counts ! Not my kind of shooters I'm afraid ! But must say is not all , some very good shooter as well

Precision under 50 feet .22 long rifle, behind the ear. Beyond that whatever your carrying that day, if you have the cojoni's to stand your ground. Adult (100-200+ lb.s) frontal shots should be with enough gun and bullet to knock it off its feet 30/06-180gr. minimal. I have a buddy that swears by the 45/70 for any size any shot. Personal best 29 hogs one morning with a .22 mag/45gr.solids at farthest 60 yards, behind the ear, all dropped where they stood and yes all meat went to charity.