Recommended Handgun for Hog Protection

[basstracker89]

I have a Smith 10-6 that the finish is all nasty and scratched up that I got for cheap because of that. I bought it as a woods/beater sidearm because I wouldn't mind so much if I put another ding in it. Not too much value to worry about ruining.

Just 38 wouldn't be my first choice. It has been around a very long time

 

[NewLeaf]

I don't hunt but love handguns. I've learned that most Alaska guides carry a 10mm Glock. Gives you good magazine capacity and quicker reloads if more than one hog.

Yes Sir. I don’t hunt much, but when I do , I carry a sufficient side arm .

 

[basstracker89]

.38 hard cast will crack any bones and penetrate, which is the most you can expect from .38 Special.

The last time I came across a hog real close I was carrying a .44mag. What I learned that day was it's impossible to run fast enough in Crocs to catch a grown hog. I almost had it but it went up a steep bank and I was slipping all over the place trying to get up it at speed.

That must've been a funny sight.....

 

[howl]

I like that idea

Yes, but then you don't get to carry a full size revolver in addition to the nine pound shotgun.

 

[UptaCamp]

Ok..we can tell you want to buy a new handgun. Just go buy a 10mm or .44

This is always the right answer.

 

[colts]

I shot one in the face with a turkey load full choked 10ga. It slowed him quite a bit. I like reel wizards plan. Colt 45 is good medicine for nearly anything.

 

[Les638]

.45 (Long) Colt 255 grain hard cast at 1200 fps in a Ruger Blackhawk should do it

 

[BIKER13]

Dont remember ever worrying about anything in the woods when I had a 12 gauge pump.

 

[BHPSteel]

Dont remember ever worrying about anything in the woods when I had a 12 gauge pump.

Yeah, but nothin' short of a grizzly is gonna take you on, man

 

[wildbill1973z28]

Dont remember ever worrying about anything in the woods when I had a 12 gauge pump.

TRUE STATEMENT!