Anybody have an opinion on this?

Anybody shot a hog with buck shot?

 

Slug is better, done it, exciting because it will be up close and personal if you want it to be effective. 3" nickel plated, no reduced recoil either.

 

Check out the Dixie Tri-ball buckshot and slugs. Hardest hitting buckshot that I've heard of. I haven't tried it but I've seen the results in the thread below.

viewtopic.php?t=149902

There are several others you can do a search for here as well.

 

I was thinking of trying 3.5 federal flight control.

Any choke recommendations? I some buckshot from fiochi that I had laying around on paper and it did best with full. I tried full and my turkey choke, but full seemed to pattern a little better.

 

I was thinking of trying 3.5 federal flight control.

Any choke recommendations? I some buckshot from fiochi that I had laying around on paper and it did best with full. I tried full and my turkey choke, but full seemed to pattern a little better.

Don't go any smaller than full. Any tighter and you start deforming the buckshot as it leaves the barrel. This causes worse patterns than you would think out of the tighter choke. My best patterns with buckshot have come from mod - full chokes. I have a Kick's buck kicker full in my Browning gold hunter and it's pretty nasty.

Most will probably bash me for saying this, but I don't care... 3.5" loads would probably be your best bet on hogs with buckshot. I say that because of the additional pellets going towards the target. 3.5"/00B loads carry 18 pellets. 3"/00B carries 12. I'd rather send 18 than 12 at a pissed off charging boar. BUT, they are monsters when it comes to recoil. Especially in a pump gun.

 

Most will probably bash me for saying this, but I don't care... 3.5" loads would probably be your best bet on hogs with buckshot. I say that because of the additional pellets going towards the target. 3.5"/00B loads carry 18 pellets. 3"/00B carries 12. I'd rather send 18 than 12 at a pissed off charging boar. BUT, they are monsters when it comes to recoil. Especially in a pump gun.

With the flight control wad you will use way less choke than you think you will need. I hunt hogs on foot using a 450 Marlin H&R single shot for a reason and it is still not the best option. Pissed hog and open ground will get you killed, plain and simple. Your adrenaline vs theirs, you lose.

I shot a sow twice with the 450 Marlin, she was pushing 350 easy, first round clipped the back/top of her neck just above the spine, 3" divot, she took off, hit her again quickly in the gut, thru and thru with a unborn piglet hanging out of her side, she ran almost 300yds across a 250 acre hay field before she fell. It doesn't always go like that, I shot a big nasty boar, with 4" cutters, thru the lungs, he went 30yds and folded up like a cheap hammock. I have shot some and never seen them again until the buzzards give away their final resting place.

If you must, find you a very experienced hog hunter and have them take you to get you acclimated. You step out of the blind into their world, especially at night like we hunt them, you're already at a disadvantage.

 

Hmmm. Maybe I should stick to my lever action tri-quad and pack a glock 21 just in case.

 

Hmmm. Maybe I should stick to my lever action tri-quad and pack a glock 21 just in case.

I didn't know if you were dead set on using buckshot or not. That's why I recommended large buckshot loads. If you aren't, I would definitely find a large caliber pistol/rifle. You're dad's .44 carbine should work fine for hogs.

 

Found an interesting article on the subject just in case somebody stumbles across this thread with the same question:

http://www.wildboarusa.com/TipsTacticsA ... _2009.html

Seems Dixie tri-ball is the magic trick. I guess I'm going to order some just for kicks.

 

Found an interesting article on the subject just in case somebody stumbles across this thread with the same question:

http://www.wildboarusa.com/TipsTacticsA ... _2009.html

Seems Dixie tri-ball is the magic trick. I guess I'm going to order some just for kicks.

I checked out the Dixie slugs site and seems the owner/operator is down with a medical issue for several months. It doesn't state how long this notice has been up so I'm gonna just keep checking back with them.

http://dixieslugs.com/

 

00 is fine for up close (within 25 yards or so). Standard Winchester or Remington, 2-3/4 inches.

I carry a coach gun with one 00 in the modified tube and a standard 1 ounce Foster in the improved cylinder.

I've always used the 00 first.

I've never needed to follow it up with the slug.

Typical "kill zone" shots behind and on the shoulder.

Bagged more than a dozen of various sizes.

 

I've been doing a bit of research on the internet (because it's the off season, and I don't have private land to chase hogs on) and I've found several examples of hogs being hit with buckshot and dropping like a bag of bricks. I'll post a few here.

Another observation I've made is that the internet seems to be abuzz with reports of armor plated hawgs turning aside high power rifle rounds with ease. Apparently a lot of people are under the impression that a good layer of gristle and fibrotic tissue renders a big boar immune to gunshot wounds. Now, I can't say for certain because I'm no expert on hunting feral hogs, but I think it's logical that a lot of these reports are coming from people who shot the pig in the same place you would shoot a deer. A hogs vitals are a good bit lower and more forward than that of a deer. In fact, if you place your shot on a hog in the same place you'd shoot a deer, there's a good chance that you've gut shot the animal. I think many of these reports concerning robo-hog can be attributed to this.

I may try buckshot after all and just find the hottest hardest shot I can find. I think an aimed shot at the head and neck area would be a great way to anchor a hog. You don't need a blood trail, or a lot of penetration if you pulverize a handful of cervical vertebrae on any mammal. It's probably most effective with in 25 yards like over feeders and the like. Not sure that'll work on public land in Alabama, but I may give it a shot.

 

I wouldn't suggest buckshot. Use slugs or another gun. If u have to use buckshot get flight control

 

buckshot will work at close range,but you don't need to stretch the range
I been hunting hogs here in the swamps of Ms. for years.
I have killed them with 00 buck,but I prefer a 12ga slug over anything including any rifle.
At close range there is nothing like the power of a 12ga slug for stopping power

 

Look into 18g/cc "buckshot". It's load-your-own only.

 

How is it workin' out

 

Have shot several hogs with buckshot, up close at night

 

I think up close is key here for buck shot to be effective. I still think there are better choices. Larger hogs, angle of impact, shot placement, and buck shot size will all factor in here. Hunting experience and how comfortable the hogs are in your area will as well. Hogs are smart. Depending on your hunting grounds and how often and close they are willing to get to people will matter as well. Stay down wind from where they're coming from. Be elevated if possible to also keep your scent away. Lots of other variables will also come into effect on your level of success.
Can buck shot work? Yes. Are there better options for your situation? Probably.

 

Diogenes, your hunting area looks very similar to mine here on the coast of NC. We have been infiltrated with feral hogs for the past several years due to escapes from hog houses on almost every farm. Your stand is very similar to the ones we use. All of them are 16' tall.

Though I haven't hunted hogs, some of our club members do. IIRC, they use slugs in their shotguns. I haven't heard of any of them using buckshot from their stands due to the angle and distance. My son killed a nice sow with a 20 gauge using a slug. Hogs aren't any harder to kill than black bear, IMO. Our hunting club lands have plenty of both. We lease 8,000 acres of paradise from the paper company and a few hundred acres from local land owners.

Though I have no experience with hawg hunting, I have bagged several black bears with 00 and 000 buckshot. Don't take long shots and you should be fine. I wouldn't take a shot at over 35 yards, or so, with any buckshot on a hawg. I'd rather lose one than cripple them up for them to die a slow, painful death.

I might add that the Ruger 44 carbine is a fine rifle for either hogs or bear. It is compact and deadly.

 

I hunt hogs here in SC with a 45-70 and a .454 hand gun. THEY ARE TUFF!! Get a bad shot on one and you might not ever find them.

I have shot a few with the .454 and hit them to far back (Behind the shoulder) and never found them. They hit the ground, do the "Horizontal Dirt Dance" get up and run to the next county!
The best place to hit them is in the neck or in the head. They dont move!
Like some of the guys here have said, if you use buck shot,,,make sure your pretty close and be ready with the next shot,,you might need it!

 

New hog ammo from the folks at environmetal:

http://www.hevishot.com/Hogwild%20full% ... d%20v1.pdf

 

New hog ammo from the folks at environmetal:

http://www.hevishot.com/Hogwild%20full% ... d%20v1.pdf

I figured someone else would come out with those type loads soon. Dixie Tri-balls haven't been available for a while.

 

Thread resurrection!
Here is a dissection of the Hevi-Shot ammo:
http://castboolits.gunloads.com/showthr ... ion-w-pics

No test firing yet, but soon.
C-

 

The hog deserves a quick clean kill, a slug puts them down hard (sometimes). I've killed them with everything from pocket knife (with dogs) to archery, I gave up archery for the reason of mostly not getting quick kills. A large bore rifle or slugs does this. Think of the hog running with lead in it!

 

The hog deserves a quick clean kill, a slug puts them down hard (sometimes). I've killed them with everything from pocket knife (with dogs) to archery, I gave up archery for the reason of mostly not getting quick kills. A large bore rifle or slugs does this. Think of the hog running with lead in it!