What gun/caliber for hog hunt with dogs

[tprice]

Got an invite to go with guys with dogs this Friday am on a club across the road for my club.

Only hogs I ever shot were while deer hunting (gun & bow)

What type of gun is needed for this, pistol better than rifle ??

Have pretty much any gun there is from AR 15-300 Weatherby Mag and most anything in between

I assume with dogs it will be close shots

[Bad Habit]

30 carbine with soft points

[Tigerbdog]

You need a good knife.

[youngun15]

This^^

[highflyer]

Use a good knife. But real badasses use the corkscrew from a Swiss Army knife!


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[highflyer]

All BS aside tho I know guys that do the knife think. That's just not for me.


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[waterdog_74]

I like my 8 in buck knife. Does the trick. Right through the jugular

[SCSportsman]

Knife

[SCSportsman]

Glock 20 (10mm) would work too

[BigBrother]

50 cal.

[catahouladogs]

Depends on the type of dogs. Not everyone uses catch dogs. I use a 44 lever action or carbine. A 30-30, 35 rem, 357, any of these calibers are good.

[tprice]

Glock 20 (10mm) would work too

Got one of those, was thinking about taking that

[tprice]

You need a good knife.

Too damn old for that shit LOL

[BigBallin]

Got one of those, was thinking about taking that

That will work but mot of my experiences from that type of hunting it is the handler shooting the pig. I would definately tote a pistola but with their dogs locked on the pig getting shot they will likely dispatch it themselves, unless they wanna mess with ya that is and they hand ya a knife. Dispatching a "dog hog" is generally pretty close quarters work from what Ive seen.

[BigBallin]

Probably would hurt to put the AR in the truck incase anything walks out while yall are listening to the dogs and bull jivin

[FishSticker]

Depends on the type of dogs. Not everyone uses catch dogs. I use a 44 lever action or carbine. A 30-30, 35 rem, 357, any of these calibers are good.

This right 'chere.

[wooduck34]

Hobble them, and bring them out alive.

[nitro5x6's]

Killed a pile of em with a Marlin 1894 Lever in 44 Mag. Short rifle, holds a fair number of Bullets..... Open sights are good up close..

Seems to be my go to.. Pistol is OK.. 44 for that as well. Just personal preference.

[JABIII]

Hobble them, and bring them out alive.

And then immediately go stand in front of a fucking train so that you don't procreate.

[Country_Buck]

You might want to ask the guys with the dogs. I personally don't care for people taking rifles on our hunts. Theres alot going on and you never really know where everyone is. Sometimes we will let a couple of people with shotguns stand on edges where hogs may slip out. I had a guy go into a bay last year with a 30-06. Hog was caught with 5 dogs, and he shoots it point blank. He hasn't been back