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This definately belongs in the other topics thread!

I know we have some hunters on this site and was wanting some feedback and information.



Went wild boar hunting last week and used a friends gun.'
Going back again soon and want to buy a gun for that purpose.
What should I buy?
Not looking for the cheapest but don't need the most expensive either.
The boars are 175 lbs. to 275.
Shot will be from 50 yards to 150 yards.
Shot will be from a tree.
Then again the boar may walk right under the tree stand.

What gun?
What caliber?
What recommendations for a scope.
I KNOW,,, hellofa question on a CVO site but thought I would ask!

 [smiley=nixweiss.gif]

[cigarmike]

A .50 caliper machine gun,....oh wait, you said from a tree, nevermind, Those hogs can be mean mothers, I went once with my brother in law. We used a 30/30?, or 30.06, I think thats what it was if I remember right. Anyway, I also found out I didnt like my drunk brother in law much that weekend too. I Almost bagged him.

[sanjoseduke]

This definately belongs in the other topics thread!

I know we have some hunters on this site and was wanting some feedback and information.



Went wild boar hunting last week and used a friends gun.'
Going back again soon and want to buy a gun for that purpose.
What should I buy?
Not looking for the cheapest but don't need the most expensive either.
The boars are 175 lbs. to 275.
Shot will be from 50 yards to 150 yards.
Shot will be from a tree.
Then again the boar may walk right under the tree stand.

What gun?
What caliber?
What recommendations for a scope.
I KNOW,,, hellofa question on a CVO site but thought I would ask!

 [smiley=nixweiss.gif]

I use my Weatherby7mm mag for everything.
160 grain partitioned Weatherby amo
Variable 2-12 scope.
I have shot a lot of game with this rifle.
Hogs, deer, elk, moose, bear
I shot 37 hogs, 20+ deer, 1 moose, 1 bear this year already.

SanJoseDuke

SanJoseDuke

[cigarmike]

I use my Weatherby7mm mag for everything.
160 grain partitioned Weatherby amo
Variable 2-12 scope.
I have shot a lot of game with this rifle.
Hogs, deer, elk, moose, bear
I shot 37 hogs, 20+ deer, 1 moose, 1 bear this year already.

SanJoseDuke

SanJoseDuke

Note to self: Always be nice to duke

[hard10]

A .50 caliper machine gun,....oh wait, you said from a tree, nevermind, Those hogs can be mean mothers, I went once with my brother in law. We used a 30/30?, or 30.06, I think thats what it was if I remember right. Anyway, I also found out I didnt like my drunk brother in law much that weekend too. I Almost bagged him.

This is way I love this site so much  8-)

[hd-dude]

I use my Weatherby7mm mag for everything.
160 grain partitioned Weatherby amo
Variable 2-12 scope.
I have shot a lot of game with this rifle.
Hogs, deer, elk, moose, bear
I shot 37 hogs, 20+ deer, 1 moose, 1 bear this year already.

SanJoseDuke

SanJoseDuke

Geez Duke, What did you do with all that meat?

[RJ749]

I use my Weatherby7mm mag for everything.
160 grain partitioned Weatherby amo
Variable 2-12 scope.
I have shot a lot of game with this rifle.
Hogs, deer, elk, moose, bear
I shot 37 hogs, 20+ deer, 1 moose, 1 bear this year already.

SanJoseDuke

SanJoseDuke

This is like asking whether to use a SERT or Power Commander and what kind of pipes to add.

The gun group can be just as OGD as the CVO group is OCD.

Dukes right on with his Weatherby 7mm.  A guy with a lot of time to hunt evidently too [smiley=xyxthumbs.gif]

I use a Weatherby 300 mag with 180 gr Nosler partition and a Leupold 3 x 9 scope.

[RJ749]

Mmmmm, as I toddle of to bed and an early morning flight to Atlanta.

Do I see a CVO Hog Hunt in the future  [smiley=rifle.gif]

[DCFIREMANN]

Chip not the cheapest and not the most expensive. Try a Remington 700 in .270 cal. It is a great all around gun. On mine I have a Leupold 3x9 x 40mm scope. 300 yard accurate shots are a peice of cake if you need them. You will be able to hunt deer with this gun also.

Be Safe

THE DAWG

[WFP]

But, if I was hunting hogs from 50 to 150 yards and had a good rest like the stand you mention I may have to go with Mike and us a 50 caliber, not a machine gun, just a S & W 500 with a Leupold 2x scope.

[sanjoseduke]

Geez Duke, What did you do with all that meat?

I shot all the hogs and most of the deer in the bijou of Louisiana last December and January on a special hunt sponsored by a local landowner and fish and game. We gave all the meat to the locals who were very glad to get it. There are an awful lot of folks down there whose lives have been turned up side down as a result of the Katrina devastation. I kept the moose and deer meat we shot in early October in Canada for some friends and myself. My brother loves bear meat so I left it with him in Washington.

SanJoseDuke

[hd-dude]

I shot all the hogs and most of the deer in the bijou of Louisiana last December and January on a special hunt sponsored by a local landowner and fish and game. We gave all the meat to the locals who were very glad to get it. There are an awful lot of folks down there whose lives have been turned up side down as a result of the Katrina devastation. I kept the moose and deer meat we shot in early October in Canada for some friends and myself. My brother loves bear meat so I left it with him in Washington.

SanJoseDuke

That's good to see that its going to a good cause, I figured you must be giving a bunch of it away [smiley=xyxthumbs.gif]

[Gettinold]

Note to self: Always be nice to duke

MIKE, BY LOOKING AT THE ARTILLERY IN ROG'S SAFE, YOU MAY WANT TO MAKE ANOTHER NOTE TO BE EXTRA NICE TO HIM TOO. [smiley=huepfenlol2.gif]

[Gettinold]

This definately belongs in the other topics thread!

I know we have some hunters on this site and was wanting some feedback and information.



Went wild boar hunting last week and used a friends gun.'
Going back again soon and want to buy a gun for that purpose.
What should I buy?
Not looking for the cheapest but don't need the most expensive either.
The boars are 175 lbs. to 275.
Shot will be from 50 yards to 150 yards.
Shot will be from a tree.
Then again the boar may walk right under the tree stand.

What gun?
What caliber?
What recommendations for a scope.
I KNOW,,, hellofa question on a CVO site but thought I would ask!

 [smiley=nixweiss.gif]

FOR WHAT LITTLE HOG HUNTING IVE DONE IVE ALWAYS USED A REMINGTON  870 DEERSLAYER WITH O/O BUCKSHOT & SLUGS, WITH A 44 MAG STRAP ON THE HIP. YOU DONT WANT TO BE LEFT EMPTY HANDED IF YOU HIT AND INJURE A PISSED OFF BIG BOAR. [smiley=xyxthumbs.gif]

[ace4059]

Remember to try and shoot them in the head. Nothing worse than a wounded mad hog!!