EAST TEXAS HOG DOGGERS FORUM

What do yall think about 22mags on hogs? Talking about baying and shooting here. Will a good head shot drop it or piss it off ?

shoot it right behind the ear into the head and it'll fall

  I had the same idea. Wanted to replace my 30-30 with a quieter 22 mag because of the noise level. Did my best to put right behind the ear. When I shot the hog, it was in the bottom of a river bed. My partner and my self were standing on a cow trail leading down to the bottom. I shot and both of us bailed of the trail. I just pissed him off. Don't get me wrong a 22 mag will kill one, but you don't have much room for error. I would have felt alot better being charged by the hog if I was holding my 30-30. Wish someone had been running a video, we could have had a good laugh afterward.

Thats what I'm worried about, lol.

I have been useing one for over 20 years and have not lost a hog yet. I have had to shot more than once. But on very few times.

I have dropped them in their track with a 22 long rifle but have been using a 22 mag for a good while now. Just don't use hollow points nor the red tipped bullets. Use the solid full metal jackets. These will punch a hole right through the skull right between the eyes about an inch higher.

22 mag hollow points will bounce right off of the skull.

I tested all three brands and the  CCI's penatrated deeper and I now use the CCI 22 WMR TMJ 40 grain MAXI MAGS.

Thanks

Ive carried one for years i put mine right behind the ear at and agle towards the opposite eye.  Drops them in their tracks.. They do twitch a little however..  ;)

I used to go shoot water moccasins while they were swimming with my 22 when I was young. You hit em right and they die. But if your off just a little you will have a snake biting everything for a day or so. So then you got to go down and get em right the second time or get bit. I never got bit but I learned real quick how to pop the head off at 20 yards. If you got the patience for the shot and the skill no problem. But I carry a gun for when things go bad. When they go bed they go bad fast and I do not like waiting then. So I like to have a 44 mag for that. If you want quite I would go with 22 LR and keep some iron on your hip. I have come across crazy stuff while hunting that may just eat me. Also had the run ins with people. A 44 can solve problems while it is in the leather that a 22 never can. Just my 22 cents worth. But I love my 22 LR!

I like the 22 lr and 22 mag for several reasons;

First, is quieter for the dogs that tend to be on the gunshy side.

Second, less chance of shooting a dog or person.

Third, I like a certain amount of danger in my life. :) Makes life more interesting. 8) ;D

i carry 44mag, id rather catch em all but when i shoot something i want it to die!!!

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I have dropped 200 plus pound hogs with a .22 mag but I still dont think it is near enough gun for hogs. Anything less than a "perfect" shot can make bad things happen. It has with me anyway.
I think a hog ranks right up there with a bear on the toughness scale and comparable in bone mass and muscle density. You can kill a bear with a .22 mag also but I dont hear about many folks hunting bear with them. :-\

Guess I'll put my 2 cents worth in here,....about 12 years ago I bought an old beat up M-1 30 cal. carbine, yep, the WWII model. I put on a synthetic stock and it's been the best gun for hogs I've ever used. It uses a 110 Gr. bullet and will not shoot through a hog that weighs over about 80 lbs. We kill all hogs that we can where we hunt in GA. and it has never let me down. Killed a mean 300+ lb. boar hog with one shot to the chest last fall. I've shot a many a hog with it in 12 years and have only lost one that I know I hit. You can shoot it like a pistol if need be since the recoil is very minimal. I wouldn't sell it for any amount if I couldn't get another.....love this little gun, bought my wife one as well.

as a kid I killed quite a few deer with one. I loved the size and peep sight.