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<blockquote data-quote="Bruce Rickey" data-source="post: 375627" data-attributes="member: 2808"><p>If you are spot and stalk hunting for pigs then I would not hunt with subsonic or small calibers. I have had very good luck with my 270wsm using 130 grain bullets on normal sized pigs. The thing is that you never know when you are going to run into a big boar. They are tough and can be very mean. My father shot one with his 30-06 180 grain bullet in the ear. the bullet did not make it out the other side of the brain case or if you like skull. The 400 pound boar did drop in it's tracks, but if you were spot and stalk hunting and did a chest cavity hit with a 223 you might be in trouble if he gets too close. I have a friend that had a close call with a big boar. His friend shot a big boar with a .50 black powder. The bullet hit the cartledge shield at an angle and bounced off. The boar got angry and charged. My friend had his black powder rifle and hit the charging boar in the X that is made between the ears and eyes (brain shot) and the boar piled up only 10 feet from in front of him. Too close. If I were spot and stalk hunting and thought I would run up against a big pig then I think the best rifle would be the Marlin lever action guide gun in 45-70 using 350 or 400 grain bullets.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Bruce Rickey, post: 375627, member: 2808"] If you are spot and stalk hunting for pigs then I would not hunt with subsonic or small calibers. I have had very good luck with my 270wsm using 130 grain bullets on normal sized pigs. The thing is that you never know when you are going to run into a big boar. They are tough and can be very mean. My father shot one with his 30-06 180 grain bullet in the ear. the bullet did not make it out the other side of the brain case or if you like skull. The 400 pound boar did drop in it's tracks, but if you were spot and stalk hunting and did a chest cavity hit with a 223 you might be in trouble if he gets too close. I have a friend that had a close call with a big boar. His friend shot a big boar with a .50 black powder. The bullet hit the cartledge shield at an angle and bounced off. The boar got angry and charged. My friend had his black powder rifle and hit the charging boar in the X that is made between the ears and eyes (brain shot) and the boar piled up only 10 feet from in front of him. Too close. If I were spot and stalk hunting and thought I would run up against a big pig then I think the best rifle would be the Marlin lever action guide gun in 45-70 using 350 or 400 grain bullets. [/QUOTE]
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