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Boar
Posted: Mon Dec 06, 2010 9:51 pm
by zzr1100
A mate of mine is just back from hunting in Croatia ,,,
Yesterday a driven boar coming right at him took three rounds to the chest and kept coming before finally dropping to a headshot at v.close range ,,, from a .308 !
Scary s*** !
He's now contemplating another rifle ! .375 etc ,,,
In the words of Robert Ruark ,,,, "Use enough gun" !
Re: Boar
Posted: Tue Dec 07, 2010 8:43 am
by uzi4you
Just finished "Use enough gun" by Robert Ruark, excellent read.
Croatian boar are BIG! definately need more than a 308, 9.3 x 74R in an over / under would be my choice
Re: Boar
Posted: Tue Dec 07, 2010 9:39 am
by ovenpaa
One of our local shooters hunts wild boar abroad and uses a Beretta 301 with a shortened barrel and slugs and he told me once that even that was not always up to the job with the first shot.
Re: Boar
Posted: Tue Dec 07, 2010 6:19 pm
by zzr1100
my mate has said one option he is considering is a 9.7 x74r / 12g combo ,,,, kinda make sense i guess ,,,, rifle for a bit of distance then a load of SG in the other barrel if the pig gets too close !!
Re: Boar
Posted: Tue Dec 07, 2010 7:06 pm
by mowdy
I have shot boar in Croatia for many years now . I stared with a 5shot semi auto 12bore and slugs then a Browning underlever BLR 81 in .308 with 180grs round nose bullets and then for the last couple of year i moved up to a .444 marlin and 265gr Hornadys .Big is better as they say when it comes to wild boar and remember to keep shooting till they stop running !!!.
Bob.
Re: Boar
Posted: Tue Dec 07, 2010 8:14 pm
by ovenpaa
mowdy wrote:Big is better as they say when it comes to wild boar and remember to keep shooting till they stop running !!!.
Bob.
Wise words I think. What are they like to eat, and welcome to the forum Bob.
Re: Boar
Posted: Tue Dec 07, 2010 9:24 pm
by Robin128
I would...wouldn't you ovenpaa?
Rob
Re: Boar
Posted: Tue Dec 07, 2010 9:28 pm
by ovenpaa
Eat wild boar? too right I would given half a chance!
Re: Boar
Posted: Tue Dec 07, 2010 10:35 pm
by Robin128
No, I mean face it and off it.
308win rifle and hot 44mag on my hip, it would be gone.
Rob
Re: Boar
Posted: Wed Dec 08, 2010 7:53 am
by ovenpaa
Robin128 wrote:No, I mean face it and off it.
308win rifle and hot 44mag on my hip, it would be gone.
Rob
Ah right! Oooh yes I can do that as can the Viking
.308 is one thing, not sure about the .44 though, I haven't shot pistol in over 12 months now although last time out I got through maybe 750 rounds it was mostly 9mm and I worry about the stopping power of a 9mm against a deeply unhappy wild boar. Having said that I know I can hit a dinner plate 25/25 with a 9mm at 25m so I guess it would be a start :?