.22 on a hog

[hogdoggerdude14]

What is halls opinion on the .22 lr or .22 magnum on hog
What size will u stop using on

[Bar W]

Used to shoot any hog we killed in the ear hole with a 22 long rifle, my dad still does. I went bigger in case I have to have more knock down to save one of my dogs.

[SwampHunter]

if your talking bout just shooting like with no dogs , a 22 or 22 mag will kill them just hit behind the ear  or between the eyes i have shoot more than a few with my 22 mag marlin for like 150 to 200 hundred yards ,  i killed one with a lucky shot from a 22 LR in th heart or something once lol but if it was with one bayed and the hog could be moveing alot i would use a bigger gun because you may not get a pin point shot

[jdt]

ive killed alot of hogs with a 22 . ive also shot em between the eyes and had them shake their head and look at me , not atall affected . shoot again and dropem like a rock , couldnt lay a dime between the 2 holes .

    you got to hit em juust right .

[MIGUEL 76442]

I have had real good luck with a 22 LR In a pen or trailer. I always shot them in between the eyes. The drop real good but never on a bay.

[NechesBobcat]

I've killed tons of them with a .17 HMR and a couple with a .17 HM2. A friend of mine was hunting on a big ranch where they shot hogs and predators from a helicopter. He brought a .22 just planning on gut shooting a bunch of boars and letting them run off but almost every one of them dropped where he shot it. It never fails though, the opposite of what you expect is what usually will happen. In my opinion, a .22 mag is perfect for hogs though. It's got alot of energy and they make some pretty good bullets for them. I carry a .22 pistol with me hunting and only once did it take several shots to kill one.

[tnhillbilly]

ive killed alot of hogs with a 22 . ive also shot em between the eyes and had them shake their head and look at me , not atall affected . shoot again and dropem like a rock , couldnt lay a dime between the 2 holes .

    you got to hit em juust right .

Exactly what i was thinkin, I have seen more than one shot between the eyes and still on its feet, or just knock it out for a few minutes then fightin again.

[firemedic]

I have killed a many a hog with a 22LR......just have to hit 'em in the right place. It's a bit on the shy side if you need to kill a big hog that is working on your dogs right then,....I now use an M1 carbine,...the little short WWII carbine, it's perfect I think, it won't shoot through a hog if it's over about 70 lbs., but will kill one right now if need be.

[Reuben]

Firemedic,

I grew up shooting an M1 30 and I loved it. Almost 50 years later I can still load it and shoot it in the dark blindfolded. This gun belonged to an Uncle and he loaned it to me for several years as a young teenager.

I have killed a few big boars with a 22 pistol but prefer a 22 mag. When I carry a pistol it is the 22 mag and never carry my 357 mag to the woods.

I used the hollow point for a little while and unloaded my 22 mag on a big boar and the bullets were bouncing off of the skull, he was just shaking his head.

Went home and did my homework and the hollowpoints do not penatrate nor do the ballistic tips as well as the solid jacketed bullets. Switched to these and problem solved.

The disadvantage I see is the hog has got to be positioned right to make a clean shot where as a large caliber does not require this.

An advantage with the small caliber is that the bullet usually does not exit and this is a good thing or else someone or a dog could be hit by the bullet on accident.

[swampboys09]

22 mags are real nice guns plenty of power if you get a head shot. But the hmr 17 are some bad boys.

[Hawkins]

My first time to bay and shoot was a few weeks ago. Had one dog and bayed about 20+ pigs in a group. Was able to get 4 or 5 shots off with my .22LR. Only dropped one pig, if I would have had a bigger gun I could at least had a couple more I think. I think a .22 can and will work, but there is always going to be that situation where you need more fire power. Instead of sneaking in there and trying to make that perfect head shot, which could result in a busted bay trying to get too close. I think with a good lever action 357, 44, or 45 you can be more lenient on your shots.

That being said my next trip I will take my .22 again probably, I have a 30-30, but just don't want it to be too much gun.

[DangerZone]

I use 22. SSS rounds (sniper sub-sonic) it's a 22.short case with a 60gr slug makes it the size  of a 22.LR hot loaded 900+ FPS, rounded nose will work with most auto loaders. I use a cheap old savage bolt action and there very good out to 100yds but they start dropping after that. Only maker I've found is Aguila, I've also use them in my ruger MKII

Oh yeah the last hog I took to the processor I shot between the eye's at about 20-30' and the processor asked me what I used because he has never seen one , said it travels threw the head to the base of the neck ans logded in the spine.