Baker Alvin
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Welcome from SE PA!
A 22 LR hollow point through the lungs and they run about 30 yards before keeling over. I've taken a dozen that way while raiding my garden.
A 300 WM should do the job. I'd use a light mono with a light powder change. Whatever shoots good.
There are two rimfires you can use for javelina, the 22 Magnum Rimfire and the 5mm Rimfire Magnum . Heck you can even use a spear!
From regulation R12-4-304:
6. To take javelina:
a. Centerfire rifles
b. Muzzleloading rifles
c. All other rifles using black powder or synthetic black powder
d. Centerfire handguns
e. Muzzleloading handguns
f. Shotguns shooting slugs, only
g. Pre-charged pneumatic weapons .35 caliber or larger
h. Pre-charged pneumatic weapons using arrows or bolts with broadheads no less than 7/8 inch in width with metal, ceramic-coated metal, or ceramic cutting edges and capable of firing a minimum of 250 feet per second
i. Bows with a standard pull of 30 or more pounds, using arrows with broadheads no less than 7/8 inch in width with metal, ceramic-coated metal, or ceramic cutting edges
j. Crossbows with a minimum draw weight of 125 pounds, using bolts with a minimum length of 16 inches and broadheads no less than 7/8 inch in width with metal, ceramic-coated metal, or ceramic cutting edges or bows as described in subsection (B)(6)(i) to be drawn and held with an assisting device
k. .22 rimfire magnum rifles
l. 5 mm rimfire magnum rifles.
m. Atlatl throwing dart no less than five feet in length and no more than eight feet in length, equipped with a sharpened head having a blade no less than 7/16 inch cutting radius from the center of the shaft with metal, ceramic-coated metal, or ceramic cutting edges.