Hog gun suggestions?

Post by **Iluv2hunt** » Thu May 09, 2013 6:31 pm

^^ Thanks Joe

Post by **swissk31** » Thu May 09, 2013 8:10 pm

I use slugs, it drops them or they go just a little bit with a good blood trail. I have pulled to much old buckshot out of hogs I have dropped with a slug to recommend it especially with a 20 gauge.

Post by **nachogrande** » Thu May 09, 2013 9:00 pm

next to the right gun and load, you need to know a bit of the game animals anatomy and the best places to put the bullet for diff angles. a poorly placed shot from any gun is likely gonna be a lost/wounded animal. it's good that you are asking ?'s a sign of a good hunter to be imo.

Post by **Cr0ck1** » Thu May 09, 2013 9:19 pm

Neck shot with a bullet. DRT 100% of the time.

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Post by **Kortsman** » Thu May 09, 2013 10:15 pm

Cr0ck1 wrote:Thats everyones preference. All the meat taste good if cared for and prepared right.

Is that why you're famous for HBS?

Post by **FLoutdoorsman** » Thu May 09, 2013 10:19 pm

swissk31 wrote:I use slugs, it drops them or they go just a little bit with a good blood trail. I have pulled to much old buckshot out of hogs I have dropped with a slug to recommend it especially with a 20 gauge.

So if I'm gonna go with slugs, do I need to get a rifled barrel?

Post by **bellyacher** » Fri May 10, 2013 1:01 am

FLoutdoorsman wrote:Ok, thanks. What size buckshot would be best? Most of the ones I've seen are about the size of the larger one in your avatar, give or take a few pounds...

IMO I would leave the buckshot at home. slugs or a better option. as for the gun, yes they have been taken with everything from 22lr to a 500 S&W. for a noobie IMO Id use a 20 or 12ga shotgun pump or semi auto. As for rifles, what ever floats your boat and fits you good. some will be better than others. I like a carbine length for walking. there easier to handle in thicker stuff with there shorter size. I use a Winchester 30-30 or my Remington 742 in 30-06. Also you can use a pistol. anything from 357 and up again IMO..Best thing to use is something that fits you right,your comfortable with and proficient with. Also read all the posts here,there will be a lot of good info,but in the end you will have to make up your own mind on what to use for weapon and ammo. good luck

Post by **bellyacher** » Fri May 10, 2013 1:04 am

FLoutdoorsman wrote:
swissk31 wrote:I use slugs, it drops them or they go just a little bit with a good blood trail. I have pulled to much old buckshot out of hogs I have dropped with a slug to recommend it especially with a 20 gauge.
So if I'm gonna go with slugs, do I need to get a rifled barrel?

depends on the slugs you use. some can be used in a smooth bore,and other only in a rifled barrel. either or will do the job.just use the right ones for the weapon you choose. My 20ga is a smooth bore and my 12ga is rifled and I use the hornady SST slugs for rifled barrels in it

Post by **Cr0ck1** » Fri May 10, 2013 5:42 am

Kortsman wrote:
Cr0ck1 wrote:Thats everyones preference. All the meat taste good if cared for and prepared right.
Is that why you're famous for HBS?

Thats bodysnatchers recipe!

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Post by **vonnick52** » Fri May 10, 2013 6:43 am

FLoutdoorsman wrote:
swissk31 wrote:I use slugs, it drops them or they go just a little bit with a good blood trail. I have pulled to much old buckshot out of hogs I have dropped with a slug to recommend it especially with a 20 gauge.
So if I'm gonna go with slugs, do I need to get a rifled barrel?

The distances at which you will most likely be shooting (less than 50 yards), you do not need the rifled barrel and expensive sabot combination. I grew up hunting deer with a smoothbore Remington 870 12 gauge (No rifles in Indiana) and killed dozens of deer out to 60-70 yards with it.

Post by **nachogrande** » Fri May 10, 2013 7:02 am

+ 1, save the money. the idea is to use something that will make the projectile spin. a rifled bbl makes any thing spin and better ammo for one of those would be the sabot ammo which is a bullet inside a sleeve that falls away after leaving the bbl. they have better range and accuracy but can cost up to 3+ $ each. a rifled slug has rifling on the bullet to make it spin and can be fired from a smoothbore, but you get 1/2 the range and 1/2 the price. plus the smoothbore is better suited for buckshot.

Post by **FLoutdoorsman** » Fri May 10, 2013 9:54 pm

nachogrande wrote:+ 1, save the money. the idea is to use something that will make the projectile spin. a rifled bbl makes any thing spin and better ammo for one of those would be the sabot ammo which is a bullet inside a sleeve that falls away after leaving the bbl. they have better range and accuracy but can cost up to 3+ $ each. a rifled slug has rifling on the bullet to make it spin and can be fired from a smoothbore, but you get 1/2 the range and 1/2 the price. plus the smoothbore is better suited for buckshot.

So the only thing a shotgun with a rifled barrel has on a smoothbore is extended range?

Post by **FLoutdoorsman** » Fri May 10, 2013 9:57 pm

Also, what choke tube should be used with slugs in a smoothbore?

Post by **Cr0ck1** » Fri May 10, 2013 10:48 pm

Open choke.

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Post by **nachogrande** » Sat May 11, 2013 6:34 am

correct the rifled bbl will give greater range, some ammo claim 200 yds, idk about that, but 100 for sure and maybe 200 if the gun/scope/shooter are up to it. rifled bbl,s are thicker, much heavier and more money. imo a shorter bbl'd smoothbore 20-24" with removable choke tubes and an open rifle type sight. would be good for hogs and turkey. a shotgun with the short bbl and a 2nd bbl longer 28" is ideal and not a lot of $ and you could hunt anything. and shoot trap.

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