What is your favorite wild Hog hunting lever? Backup?

rangerider7 · Post by **rangerider7** » Tue Apr 28, 2009 6:18 pm

I have been carrying an old 1886 Winchester 1/2 mag in 33 Winchester. I always carry a large caliber revolver as back-up.

RKrodle · Post by **RKrodle** » Tue Apr 28, 2009 6:26 pm

Normally I carry my Guide gun but I also take my 71 sometimes. Soon I'll be taking my new 86 TD

. For a sidearm I usually carry my FA in 475 Linebaugh, but I sold it to Salvo to fund the purchase of the 86 TD form OI. Now I have to settle on just carrying my ole S&W 25-5.

2ndovc · Post by **2ndovc** » Tue Apr 28, 2009 6:53 pm

i like your taste in Winchesters!
I was going to take my .33 WCF on Joe's Safari this year but I couldn't make it.

Have to think about a back up sixgun.

jb

madman4570 · Post by **madman4570** » Tue Apr 28, 2009 6:57 pm

Marlin 336C ---35 Rem
Taurus SS Raging Bull 454 Casull--- Backup!

Post by **Old Savage** » Tue Apr 28, 2009 7:06 pm

Probably the bottom one here - 45/70.

And this 45 Colt loaded heavy,

jeepnik · Post by **jeepnik** » Tue Apr 28, 2009 7:29 pm

These seem to work okay.

Modoc ED · Post by **Modoc ED** » Tue Apr 28, 2009 7:53 pm

I mostly use my Remington 870 pump shotgun with Remington Copper Solids but when I do use a lever gun it is usually my Marlin .444S .

I don't use a backup.

crs · Post by **crs** » Tue Apr 28, 2009 7:56 pm

My favorite pig-pack:

crs · Post by **crs** » Tue Apr 28, 2009 7:58 pm

Ricky;
What is this about a TD 1886?
More info please!

rjohns94 · Post by **rjohns94** » Tue Apr 28, 2009 8:10 pm

0riginal 1886 in 45-70 and I'm thinking my new 3" smith in .44. pics to follow

new pig hunter · Post by **new pig hunter** » Tue Apr 28, 2009 8:29 pm

primary: Marlin lever, .444 Marlin caliber
backup: Marlin 375

Cheers,

Carl

Travis Morgan · Post by **Travis Morgan** » Tue Apr 28, 2009 8:36 pm

I just take my mother in law; she speaks their language.

SmokeEater2 · Post by **SmokeEater2** » Tue Apr 28, 2009 9:14 pm

I have 2 favorites for Hawgs, A C.Sharps business rifle in .45-70 loaded with 405 grain FP lead over BP or a Marlin .41 Magnum with 210 gr. JSP's over IMR 4227. Either one smacks 'em like a sledgehammer.
I back them up with either a Black hawk in .41 mag. or my old Colt SAA .357.

Post by **Old Savage** » Tue Apr 28, 2009 9:29 pm

crs - what is in your picture?

kemosabi45 · Post by **kemosabi45** » Tue Apr 28, 2009 10:01 pm

Winchester 1887 12ga with a mix of slugs and buckshot

Ruger Bisley 44mag 5-1/2" Loaded with CCI Snake Shot and 240gn sjhp

K-bar Machete for backup of my backup and other chopping task

pokey · Post by **pokey** » Tue Apr 28, 2009 10:05 pm

crs wrote:My favorite pig-pack:

what's up with the forearm stock on that 92?

crs · Post by **crs** » Tue Apr 28, 2009 10:28 pm

Pokey;
Those are Bishop stocks on the 92; fore stock is a beavertail with finger tip grooves. It was a custom conversion to .357 and has a Douglas barrel. Here is how it looks now after being refreshed last year.

Some mechanical work was done and the wood finish was stripped, the scratches, dents, and chips repaired and an hand rubbed oil finish applied.
It looks much better and shoots like it did when I bought it 30+ years ago.

meanc · Post by **meanc** » Tue Apr 28, 2009 10:41 pm

Trapper 44mag and Super Blackhawk are my hog hunting lever and back up.

Hopefully I'll be able to get a hog with the Ruger some time soon.

20cows · Post by **20cows** » Tue Apr 28, 2009 10:43 pm

Puzzle One,a trapper 94 in .38-55, and a Uberti 45 Colt.

pokey · Post by **pokey** » Tue Apr 28, 2009 10:54 pm

crs wrote:Pokey;
Those are Bishop stocks on the 92; fore stock is a beavertail with finger tip grooves. It was a custom conversion to .357 and has a Douglas barrel. Here is how it looks now after being refreshed last year.

Some mechanical work was done and the wood finish was stripped, the scratches, dents, and chips repaired and an hand rubbed oil finish applied.
It looks much better and shoots like it did when I bought it 30+ years ago.

well , that's different. might take some getting used to. i've slimmed down a few marlins
now you've fattened up a winnie, huh. i've heard that config is good for off hand, sorta like
wingshooting maybe?

stew71 · Post by **stew71** » Wed Apr 29, 2009 1:06 am

You had to ask...Browning 95 30-40 Krag....backup?? Working on that....

Jaguarundi · Post by **Jaguarundi** » Wed Apr 29, 2009 2:01 am

1895 XLR

Jaguarundi · Post by **Jaguarundi** » Wed Apr 29, 2009 2:31 am

SRH 454 Casull backup or primary

El Chivo · Post by **El Chivo** » Wed Apr 29, 2009 3:19 am

at our last shoot Jim Williamson was telling me about a guy he knows who shoots wild pigs right between the eyes with a .17 caliber airgun.

Now don't you guys feel silly?

FWiedner · Post by **FWiedner** » Wed Apr 29, 2009 6:50 am

I like to use a Marlin 336ER in .356Win, and my backup is a Winchester Model 94AE in .356Win.

Streetstar · Post by **Streetstar** » Wed Apr 29, 2009 8:06 am

Model 94 30-30 with .45 Colt Ruger b-u. Have a Guide Gun, but haven't used it yet, other than sighting it in at the range--- if i ever get time to go hunting again, it will get its turn, but the 30-30 is sufficient for most Oklahoma/Texas sized piggies

rangerider7 · Post by **rangerider7** » Wed Apr 29, 2009 9:10 am

El Chivo, If Bill Williamson is doing that out in the open and not while they are pinned up in a trap, "mucho hombre". I had one of my fellow hunters get his leg ripped from ankle to knee by a large hog. If I don't happen to have the right gun with me and see a big hog, I always make sure there is a large tree near that this old man can get up in, before I shoot. I have only had a couple of hogs run at me after being hit with smaller handgun calibers but that was enough to be careful with big hogs. I don't remember how many stitches it took to close up that wound but it was a mess. He is fine now but has a war story for new hog hunters that come around and gives them a peak of the scar just to let them know the dangers.

kimwcook · Post by **kimwcook** » Wed Apr 29, 2009 9:25 am

I've never had the oppurtunity to hunt hogs. Don't have any I'm aware of in Washington State or any other place I was long enough to go hunting. I think I'd use my '40 Win '94 in 30-30 and either my Colt SAA in 45 Colt or my FA 83 in 454 Casull.

Modoc ED · Post by **Modoc ED** » Wed Apr 29, 2009 9:27 am

El Chivo wrote:at our last shoot Jim Williamson was telling me about a guy he knows who shoots wild pigs right between the eyes with a .17 caliber airgun.

Now don't you guys feel silly?

I can't remember the guys name but that was a guy who works for GAMO Air Guns and was making a promotional video for the new (at the time) GAMO Whisper and GAMO's (new at the time) Steel RAPTOR pellet. The guy was in a tree about 4-feet above the pig and he shot the pig in the top of the head between (close to) the eyes. Yep the pig did die. Many people among the Air Gun community condemed the guy for what he did as a .17 caliber airgun IS NOT enough in almost all situations for a pig. GAMO took a lot of heat for releasing the video. I don't know about now but that video used to be on the GAMO web site.

rangerider7 · Post by **rangerider7** » Wed Apr 29, 2009 3:51 pm

kimwcook, I'm sure Texas would let you come down here and pick up a few that have been trapped and take them back to the state of Washington and turn them loose! Then maybe NOT! Hogs are a pest to ranchers and farmers here in Texas. Most all of us have enough pork in our freezers to last out the recession and then some. That's a nice "94" and Colt SAA. Those saddlebags and spurs add a nice touch also. A man of my heart.

SmokeEater2 · Post by **SmokeEater2** » Wed Apr 29, 2009 5:00 pm

Nice thing about Hawgs in Arkansas,There's so many of them and they are so destructive that there is no season here so You can hunt them any time of the year, so anybody here that don't have a freezer full of pork all the time just ain't trying.

crs · Post by **crs** » Wed Apr 29, 2009 9:39 pm

Pokey;
Yes, sort of like a shotgun.

The flat bottomed forearm also sits very steady on a benchrest - handy when developing handloads.

SmokeEater2 · Post by **SmokeEater2** » Wed Apr 29, 2009 10:33 pm

kimwcook wrote:I've never had the oppurtunity to hunt hogs. Don't have any I'm aware of in Washington State or any other place I was long enough to go hunting. I think I'd use my '40 Win '94 in 30-30 and either my Colt SAA in 45 Colt or my FA 83 in 454 Casull.

Great pic! That Winchester would certainly work for Hawg medicine and that is a beautiful Colt You have. I've got a soft spot for SAA's anyway and those grips really set the blue off.

El Chivo · Post by **El Chivo** » Thu Apr 30, 2009 3:12 am

maybe Jim was relating that video, but I had the impression it was someone he knew.

Personally I've given up on hog hunting because they're so mean. I was talking to a stranger about hunting and he related a story of a macho friend of his in Northern CA who went hog hunting alone with a bow. He shot his hog and the arrow went through, and the hog came after him. While the hog was on him he took an arrow from his quiver and stabbed the hog several times.

The guy was in the hospital for weeks and nearly died from infection. The hog ate one of his fingers.

I usually have to hunt alone so it's deer for me. Might get trampled but not much chance of that.

Jacko · Post by **Jacko** » Thu Apr 30, 2009 4:15 am

It has a lever on the top fella's , favourite pig medicine left barrel with a load of SG's and backup which is seldom needed another load of SG's from the right barrel . I bowhunt with a selfbow as well with only whats between my ears to back me up , been charged a few times , bitten by a cranky sow when I grabbed one of her suckers and knocked down once but never ripped - so much for brains . I have not hunted with my Rossi .357 yet

regards Jacko

kimwcook · Post by **kimwcook** » Thu Apr 30, 2009 4:55 am

I've never given hog hunting much thought as I've never been around it, but I've got a new earned respect for it after listening to a couple of these stories. Those guys that go hunting them with dogs and knives gotta have some.....guts.

JohndeFresno · Post by **JohndeFresno** » Thu Apr 30, 2009 1:05 pm

Travis Morgan wrote:I just take my mother in law; she speaks their language.

That should trump the 475 Linebaugh! Where is the photo of your backup?

Beautiful pieces and great photos, everyone!

Streetstar · Post by **Streetstar** » Thu Apr 30, 2009 2:25 pm

has any one mentioned the 577 T-REX yet?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-EVqT3XE ... re=related

t.r. · Post by **t.r.** » Thu Apr 30, 2009 4:16 pm

This .308 has knocked down many animals since I bought it in 1972. It's a KEEPER!!

TR

Travis Morgan · Post by **Travis Morgan** » Fri May 01, 2009 9:48 am

I'm open to invitations if any of you truly do have a hog problem! I just don't want to pay an outfitter when I could have more fun camping out with my boy, then doing a little shooting.

piller · Post by **piller** » Fri May 01, 2009 11:22 am

The only thing I have shot a hog with is a Guide Gun using 405 grain jacketed soft points. Couldn't see the need for a backup. I do want to try my Puma in .480 Ruger and use my SRH in .480 Ruger as a backup. Even with the .480 Ruger, it would have to be a big hog to need backup. BrianSH used a .45 LC handgun and didn't need backup on a pretty decent sized hog down in Hondo.

madman4570 · Post by **madman4570** » Fri May 01, 2009 11:28 am

Boy,am I seeing so nice Guns here!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

rangerider7 · Post by **rangerider7** » Fri May 01, 2009 3:52 pm

The back-up for me is in case my rifle jams. Sometimes it happens!

tman · Post by **tman** » Fri May 01, 2009 7:39 pm

no hogs to hunt around here. might use the .348wcf, with a 4" .357s&w mag with a 180grn. hardcast as a backup. both are probablly more than what's actually needed

Jaguarundi · Post by **Jaguarundi** » Sat May 02, 2009 9:28 pm

rangerider7 wrote:The back-up for me is in case my rifle jams. Sometimes it happens!

Amen bro..+1