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#101867 - 01/30/12 01:17 AM

hog hunting back-up.

notrab
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Want to hunt hogs with my TC contnder with a .223. But as it is a single shot what would you suggest as a back-up gun? Hogs would be 200 to 300 pounds.
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#101870 - 01/30/12 01:53 AM

Re: hog hunting back-up. [Re: notrab]

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44mag if you don't reload 45 Colt if you do. If your inclined bigger is better such as 454 and up.

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#101874 - 01/30/12 06:41 AM

Re: hog hunting back-up. [Re: wapitirod]

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Originally Posted By: wapitirod

44mag if you don't reload 45 Colt if you do..

Good advice IMO.

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#101878 - 01/30/12 07:49 AM

Re: hog hunting back-up. [Re: Whitworth]

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Yeah i would agree with what has been said so far. I hear a lot about guys carrying 9 mms but to me that seems more about the convenience of already having it than a "suggested" back up gun.

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#101883 - 01/30/12 09:33 AM

Re: hog hunting back-up. [Re: SBHunter81]

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there is a reason they call feral hogs the "poor mans grizzly". You need to keep in mind that they can do some serious damage if things go wrong.

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#101884 - 01/30/12 09:59 AM

Re: hog hunting back-up. [Re: wapitirod]

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And they get a bit agitated when wounded -- imagine that! LOL! I always carry a back-up piece no matter what. You just never know....

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#101894 - 01/30/12 11:22 AM

Re: hog hunting back-up. [Re: Whitworth]

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I know growing up the back up was typically a shotgun with buckshot. Looks like it may be time to get a .44 mag. May just be easier to go by a ham, LOL.

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