Because I would like to hear what other folks with more experience than me had to say about it.
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Recommended Handgun for Hog Protection
- Thread starter 47thGARBB
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And another thing....
Given the choice of shooting a shotgun or touching off hot loads out of a revolver, which would you rather do without ear pro?
Given the choice of shooting a shotgun or touching off hot loads out of a revolver, which would you rather do without ear pro?
Excellent point.
What?
It has happened to me a handful of times now that I have run up on hogs in the thick brush that I typically hunt in for turkeys in the spring. This always seems to happen when I am woefully underprepared, given the firearms limitations of turkey season. I have been charged a couple times and the old turkey gun is just not enough. Go ahead and call me a bad woodsman for getting myself into this situation, I get it.
Currently, the hottest handgun load I have access to shoot is a .38 spl +P from a 4" barrel. I don't own a whole lot of handguns unfortunately (but looking to change that being on this site). In the emergency situation that I have to stop a charging hog (<300 lbs, in my area), do you think this would be a sufficient load? Or should I consider a much stouter cartridge/firearm combo for this job? Interested to hear from your experience or opinions. Thanks.
Look at the Buffalo Bore website & check the loads with "Hard cast solid lead-flat nosed" cartridges. Might be the best load if you want to use the 38+P. If you want something heavier but with manageable recoil, check the 357 sidearms, either S&W 686 or Ruger GP100s. I have both but carry the Ruger GP100 with a 6" barrel to get full velocity. I load it with Buffalo Bore hard cast loads even if they are a little more expensive. This combo is a hog stopper.
If you don't think shooting a hog up close, in the face with #4s isn't enough, I have some bad news for you in regard to .38 special.It has happened to me a handful of times now that I have run up on hogs in the thick brush that I typically hunt in for turkeys in the spring. This always seems to happen when I am woefully underprepared, given the firearms limitations of turkey season. I have been charged a couple times and the old turkey gun is just not enough. Go ahead and call me a bad woodsman for getting myself into this situation, I get it.
Currently, the hottest handgun load I have access to shoot is a .38 spl +P from a 4" barrel. I don't own a whole lot of handguns unfortunately (but looking to change that being on this site
At close range a couple ounces of lead shot or even tungsten, is like hitting them with a slug.
It has happened to me a handful of times now that I have run up on hogs in the thick brush that I typically hunt in for turkeys in the spring. This always seems to happen when I am woefully underprepared, given the firearms limitations of turkey season. I have been charged a couple times and the old turkey gun is just not enough. Go ahead and call me a bad woodsman for getting myself into this situation, I get it.
Currently, the hottest handgun load I have access to shoot is a .38 spl +P from a 4" barrel. I don't own a whole lot of handguns unfortunately (but looking to change that being on this site
Where do you keep accidentally running into hogs? I'll handle this for free 😁
Only happens when I'm not looking for them lol
