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<blockquote data-quote="Fiftydriver" data-source="post: 148030" data-attributes="member: 10"><p>Roy,</p><p></p><p>With handguns you want to look at penetration more then anything else. Shot placement is critical, as with everything but handguns do not have the huge dose of energy to damage alot of tissue so you have to drive a bullet through the vitals and make sure you have enough penetration to get all the way through.</p><p></p><p>I have taken Russian boars with everything from a 45 ACP(230 gr) up to a 50 Action Express(440 gr). For a total of nine boars on the ground. Not as many as alot of guys out there but there are not to many Russian boars running around the hills of Montana(to bad!! /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/grin.gif).</p><p></p><p>As a minimum, I would look at a 357 loaded with a good 180 gr heat treated hard cast bullet such as those from Leadhead or Cast Performance.</p><p></p><p>My personal favorite hog hammer is a Ruger Blackhawk with a 4 5/8" barrel in 45 Colt. I load her up with 330 gr Hard cast loaded to 1100 fps.</p><p></p><p>Remember velocity means really nothing in handguns. Get a heavy for caliber bullet in a good heat treated hard cast and drive it to at least 1000 fps and it will cleanly punch through any hog around.</p><p></p><p>As for chamberings, here are a list of what will work great: 357 Mag, 41 Mag, 44 Mag, 45 Colt, 480 Ruger and 50 AE.</p><p></p><p>Bullet weights I would recommend would be(all quality hard cast): 180 gr 357 cal, +220 gr 41 cal, +280 gr 429 cal, +300 gr 45 cal, +325 gr 480 cal, +325 gr 50 cal.</p><p></p><p>Now obviously there are now many round much larger then the ones I list. Obviously they will slap the heck out of a hog but they are not really user friendly to pack around. The ones I list can be had in very lightweight, truely portable handguns that can be carried all day long with no discomfort in a quality holster.</p><p></p><p>As you can tell, the wheel guns are my preferred choice for this type of hunting handgun. Just stronger and more reliable and for the most part more accurate as well.</p><p></p><p>Kirby Allen(50)</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Fiftydriver, post: 148030, member: 10"] Roy, With handguns you want to look at penetration more then anything else. Shot placement is critical, as with everything but handguns do not have the huge dose of energy to damage alot of tissue so you have to drive a bullet through the vitals and make sure you have enough penetration to get all the way through. I have taken Russian boars with everything from a 45 ACP(230 gr) up to a 50 Action Express(440 gr). For a total of nine boars on the ground. Not as many as alot of guys out there but there are not to many Russian boars running around the hills of Montana(to bad!! [img]/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/grin.gif[/img]). As a minimum, I would look at a 357 loaded with a good 180 gr heat treated hard cast bullet such as those from Leadhead or Cast Performance. My personal favorite hog hammer is a Ruger Blackhawk with a 4 5/8" barrel in 45 Colt. I load her up with 330 gr Hard cast loaded to 1100 fps. Remember velocity means really nothing in handguns. Get a heavy for caliber bullet in a good heat treated hard cast and drive it to at least 1000 fps and it will cleanly punch through any hog around. As for chamberings, here are a list of what will work great: 357 Mag, 41 Mag, 44 Mag, 45 Colt, 480 Ruger and 50 AE. Bullet weights I would recommend would be(all quality hard cast): 180 gr 357 cal, +220 gr 41 cal, +280 gr 429 cal, +300 gr 45 cal, +325 gr 480 cal, +325 gr 50 cal. Now obviously there are now many round much larger then the ones I list. Obviously they will slap the heck out of a hog but they are not really user friendly to pack around. The ones I list can be had in very lightweight, truely portable handguns that can be carried all day long with no discomfort in a quality holster. As you can tell, the wheel guns are my preferred choice for this type of hunting handgun. Just stronger and more reliable and for the most part more accurate as well. Kirby Allen(50) [/QUOTE]
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