Which 9MM round is best to dispatch a pig?

[TX03RUBI]

I carry critical defense in my carry pistol, and I carry it 24/7. It sees its share of finishing shots while thermal hunting at night. Usually 2-4 hogs per night a couple times a week. Cant say that I recall ever needing more than one shot as long as I placed it behind the ear.

[TX03RUBI]

Shot a pig at about 6ft with hornady 9mm hollow points out of a sig 938 and they wouldn’t penetrate the skull. It was a fairly large pig but couldn’t believe it. Felt awful afterwords for making it suffer so much. Shot it 6 times! Use fmj’s.

I’ve had warm 357 wad cutters not penetrate the skull. As a rule I don’t shoot for the skull with anything less than a centerfire rifle. Everything else goes behind the ear.

[Walker]

Hmmm

[Mike D]

Headshots FMJ or Hard Cast Lead.


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[MadHatter]

I think he's talking about when pigs attack, and you need to defend yourself....

[Pushbutton2]

I might have misunderstood the question. I thought we were talking about dispatching a wounded pig up close and personal with a 9mm while tracking. In a trap, it would be a 22, 22mag or 17 HMR in the earhole/lightswitch...

Dispatching wounded pig up close and personal.

Speaking of using a .22 in a trap.... Wasn't there a video posted on here where a piglet was shot, got rigid a fell over legs sticking up in the air...

[okrattler]

FMJ's would be my last choice for shooting anything alive unless I have to. In this case I'd make an exception. They'll be wounded and you'll be close enough to hit them right where you need to. Plus there's not a whole plethora of choices to choose from right now. So I'd go with whatever is cheapest for that application.

[Smart]

Which 9MM round is best to dispatch a pig?

FMJ's would be my last choice for shooting anything alive unless I have to. In this case I'd make an exception. They'll be wounded and you'll be close enough to hit them right where you need to. Plus there's not a whole plethora of choices to choose from right now. So I'd go with whatever is cheapest for that application.

My theory for carrying FMJ was through straight bone up close and personal, tracking a pig you have discovered is wounded and not dead in the dark or even the light .....and it decides it might come your way. You’re not worried about expansion. You’re worried about penetration into the light switch. Like I said, I asked some of what I might would refer to as TBH gun gurus or gun nuts and both their immediate answers confirmed that thought. FMJ or the flat hard cast bullets mentioned above versus hollow points were their recommendations for my scenario. I’m going to stick with that.

[Smart]

The best round is the one you have in your gun at the time.

That ant no lie right there! Use what ya brung![emoji23]

[Pedernal]

I was thinking the one you put in its ear hole.

[okrattler]

My theory for carrying FMJ was through straight bone up close and personal, tracking a pig you have discovered is wounded and not dead in the dark or even the light .....and it decides it might come your way. You’re not worried about expansion. You’re worried about penetration into the light switch. Like I said, I asked some of what I might would refer to as TBH gun gurus or gun nuts and both their immediate answers confirmed that thought. FMJ or the flat hard cast bullets mentioned above versus hollow points were their recommendations for my scenario. I’m going to stick with that.

Very true. I'm reminded of the time I saw my buddy shoot a 100'ish pound hog between the eyes at close range with a 300 blackout using v-max to finish it off. That bullet came apart on its skull and did not kill that hog. Their skulls are extremely hard.

[Mike D]

While I don’t buy into all of the stories of bullets bouncing or grazing off the skull of a pig, given being in a situation like Smart posed hard cast would always be my first choice for many reasons. If cost wasn’t a concern I’d also feel very confident in the solid copper CNC machined bullets like the Lehigh extreme penetrators. FMJ would be my next choice and hollow points the last choice.


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[menglert]

I prefer hornady critical duty over the critical defense but they aren't cheap

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[muddyfuzzy]

Good old fmj!


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