Most devastating pig round?

[tmurray]

I’ll throw one out that hasn’t been said yet, 7mm STW.

[Txarrowhunter]

I been shooting 140 ttsx Barnes at pigs in my 280ai at a bit over 3100 last weekend one shot 3pigs. First was a 130lb sow a head shot at about 75yrds went right through hit the next in the gut passed through also and hit a smaller one in the back. The smaller ones had their guts hanging out when I walked up to them. Dead of course but devastating.

[Pigkilln]

Make a claymore out of tannerite. That ought to make some carnage lol

[Muskles]

Not sure about devastating, but I've killed most of my pigs with a mini 14 .223 FMJ in the field, or .22 LR in a trap. Never had a problem with either one, unless it was my error. 30-30 and .243 have both dropped them without a problem. Compound bow with a Rage broadhead has worked well also. I've never had a need to devastate them any more than that.

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[Pigkilln]

What about a .30-378 and load your own light ballistic tips so they explode on impact

[cwill]

I’ll throw one out that hasn’t been said yet, 7mm STW.

I said it in a round about way on post #57. 7mm STW is a bad motha!

[cwill]

I'm with Dale, big bore lever gun will splatter em good.
The 450 bushmaster leaves impressive holes going in and coming out.

My initial thoughts as well, but wanting to reach out to 300 yards kind of squashes that. I have a 450 Marlin and sadly have never shot a critter with it.

[NAVY CHIEF]

What is the most devastating caliber for pigs? Planning on running ballistic tips, but what caliber does the most damage? In the 1-300 yard range!
Wanting a new gun with a stainless finish and don’t know what caliber to go with is the reason for the post... One round that piqued my interest is a .224 valkryie, any other suggestions?

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.22 mag to ear

[bustacap]

Since this thread has and will go nowhere I'll post a wound from a mild 260 Rem load using a 140 gr Berger VLD.

This is exactly as I found it. Notice it was so devastating it even blew the leg off.

I don’t know sendit, but I can tell he knows what he’s talkin bout.
I’ve killed a pile of animals in the face, but he clearly knows his *****!

[joevillars]

22-250 right below the ear.

[TacticalCowboy]

Dodge Ram

[bigbad243]

I shoot em with my ole .17 HMR in the ear or neck. If devastating is they lay there and kick 100mph, then there you have it. Killed close to 200 now like that.

[kennyelp]

Once I swicthed out my AR from 5.56 to 7.62 x39, I have benn dropping hogs from just aiming for the biggest part of the body, also it helps using a 154gr. soft point.

[BTLowry]

Just start shooting the largest caliber guns you can find and when you find something bigger than what you are shooting that you want to pull the trigger on again BUY one


We have killed pigs/hogs (up to 309#) with a .22 rimfire but I shot one in the head with a .270 that got up and stumbled off like a drunk too ( was going in woods when I last saw it, had already switched onto the other one and was trying to kill it too)

If I just wanted to buy a gun to shoot hogs with I would probably go .45-70 lever gun

[sendit]

What about a .30-378 and load your own light ballistic tips so they explode on impact

I thought about suggesting something simular that I have, it's a 30-378 Wby Improved. Had mine built long before the 30-378 became a factory round. The case holds 136grs of water and pushes 180's at 3450fps. If you load 125gr ballistic tips you should be able to get 3800-3900 fps with it and it will certainly be explosive.

Here is a pic of the steps forming it. It's a handloading option only.