Best lever gun for close range hogs

[aussie black mouth curs]

My vote is for the 357mag, mine is the longer barrell model, if I ws getting another it would be a carbine...if you use 125g hollowpoints they won't pass through...or don't for me anyway...past 2 trips I have fired 8 shots for 6 pigs all on the run from the quad....works very good on bayed boars too...avoid shoulder shots with the 125g hollows though as they lack penetration....head, heart or neck shots they work fine..

[leonriverboy]

450 Marlin

[Purebreedcolt]

Bought a 35 a few weeks ago and shot 2deer with it and let me say it is a beast on them havent had the chhance at a hog yet but bet it drops them like it did the deer. My old 44 would drop a hog but if not good placement it ddnt have enough to put it downwhere as this 35 has penetration and will get the job done

[TinyTexasCowgirl]

They are pricey, but I LOVED my best friend's Winchester .44mag trapper. I had it for several months while searching for me a new rifle. I now have a .44mag Marlin. It's damn good for 100 yards. After that it tends to walk a little.

[Ekunkel]

Iv typically carry a .38 with hollow points. My wife bought me the Henry .45 octagon barrel for Christmas, Ill carry a lever action from time to time, but the octagon is heavy. I also have a .22 mag octagon barrel pump Henry that's a champ as well, but the other complaint I guess I could dig up for the Henrys is that the sights are trash... You would think spending that much on a American made gun, you wouldnt have to fight so hard to shoot anything further than 30ft. But on the other hand, ill tie 90% of the pigs, and always carry a .38 or my .22 mag pistol just incase things get a little hairy. A dog or a pig, pig will go first. Iv killed good hogs with a .22 mag, lay um down quick with 1 shot. No since in takin a cannon to a knife fight.... A decent buddy of mine shot his rcd in the neck with a .30-30 rickachet in the head of a boar hog, dog made it, but a hardcore collar won't stop a .3030 fmj. Iv allways kept the powder to a minimum and shot hollow point shell in whatever caliber you can find comfortable. Pistol makes it easier to get in tight to keep the dogs safe...

[Hamilton_hogger]

357 mag ranch hand its actually classified. As a handgun 24 inch overall length

[Ekunkel]

Iv typically carry a .38 with hollow points. My wife bought me the lever action Henry .45 octagon barrel for Christmas, Ill carry a lever action from time to time, but the octagon is heavy. I also have a .22 mag octagon barrel pump Henry that's a champ as well, but the other complaint I guess I could dig up for the Henrys is that the sights are trash... You would think spending that much on a American made gun, you wouldnt have to fight so hard to shoot anything further than 30ft. But on the other hand, ill tie 90% of the pigs, and always carry a .38 or my .22 mag pistol just incase things get a little hairy. A dog or a pig, pig will go first. Iv killed good hogs with a .22 mag, lay um down quick with 1 shot. No since in takin a cannon to a knife fight.... A decent buddy of mine shot his rcd in the neck with a .30-30 rickachet in the head of a boar hog, dog made it, but a hardcore collar won't stop a .3030 hard point. Iv allways kept the powder to a minimum and shot hollow point shell in whatever caliber you can find comfortable. Pistol makes it easier to get in tight to keep the dogs safe...

[arrowbar]

I have used 22lr, 22mag 410slugm 3030 and 35rem all work good but the smaller bullets require better placement so if I am with my son I use bigger cals so he can shoot too.

[justincorbell]

I know i asked about lever guns but have any of you fella's ever messed with this gun? Its called a circuit judge, looks pretty sweet and would be a good little truck gun, i can get it in .45lc/ 410 slugs and both of those calibers got plenty of umph to knock a porker silly!

 I own a lever, pump and semi auto .22 lr as well as a .22lr pistol and a 30 30 lever gun (and many more lol) all capable of doin the job, guess i more or less started this post to get ya'll to talk me into buyin another gun lol. Thanks for all the replys, ya'll gave me plenty to research while im stuck at work. Keep em comin, doesnt have to be a lever gun.

Im derailing my own thread, lets talk guns period, what is your favorite hog gun, pistol rigle or scattergun and what model? Post em if ya got em!

[Hamilton_hogger]

Google ranch hand made by Rossi.

[justincorbell]

Step ahead of u hamilton, i just think the circuit judge would be more comfortable/accurate in the hand.

[Boar Collector]

I love my Rossi 44 mag. I shoot 225 grain hornady Leverevoultion bullets and it does an awesome job.

[justincorbell]

I love my Rossi 44 mag. I shoot 225 grain hornady Leverevoultion bullets and it does an awesome job.

I imagine, that leverution ammo is the chit out of my 30 30!

[country man 563]

I can tell you there defiantly a difference between then and regular 30-30 rounds

I shoot the leverevoultion out of my 357 rifle and pistol and they make a difference