perfect hog gun?

[sanjuancb]

Buy some more shells for the 35?
I bet those are still available.

This.

What you got is pretty darn good. I'd slap a set of XS ghost ring sights on it and merrily slay every piggie I came across.

Of course, if you are just looking to buy another gun then there are lots of good options. "Hog guns" are my favorite type of rifles: short, handy and with a punch!

Ruger Guide or Alaskan - .375 Ruger
Marlin 1895 SBL - .45/70
Ruger Gunsite Scout - .308 Win (wish it were a .338)
Remington 673 - .350 Rem Mag
Remington 7600 - .35 Whelen
Winchester 1886 - .45/70
CZ 550 - 9.3x62 or .375 H&H
Ruger Hawkeye Compact Magnum - .338 RCM


A lot of people don't like single shots, but I am a fan. I'll throw in these as well:

Winchester 1885 - .405 WCF, .45/70, .375 H&H
Ruger No. 1 - 9.3x74R, .405 WCF, .450-400 NE", .375 Ruger, .375 H&H, .416 Remington

[TAB]

I have a nice scar on my leg that says even a m1 g  is not enough gun.   so no way I would take a single shot.    would you beleave a 30.06 will fail to pentrate a pigs skull?  How about it happening twice?   well it did, I saw it happen.  As in I was doing the shooting.

[fightingquaker13]

I have a nice scar on my leg that says even a m1 g  is not enough gun.   so no way I would take a single shot.    would you beleave a 30.06 will fail to pentrate a pigs skull?  How about it happening twice?   well it did, I saw it happen.  As in I was doing the shooting.

I am firmly with TAB here. I got to spend some quailty time up a mesquite  tree when a large sow violently objected (for some strange reason) to me putting an arow in her ass. Pigs are dangerous game. From that day on I ignored the Tx. regs and carried the Blackhawk in archery season.

Even leaving that aside, if you still hunt in thick brush, you're often looking at taking a snap shot with no warning. A follow up shot can be a game saver. Its why I'd tend towards a pump, SA or lever gun in a big sturdy caliber prefferably in something starting in the number 4. I make an exception for the AK or AR-10 as you have fast follow ups. Don't get me wrong, I've brought home the bacon with a .270 plenty of times, but that was hunting from a stand and not pushing brush. Two different games.

[tombogan03884]

People regularly make one shot kills on pigs with .223's.
The secret is they don't take a shot at the hardest part of the pig which is angled to best deflect a bullet.
They take anything BUT head shots.

[fightingquaker13]

People regularly make one shot kills on pigs with .223's.
The secret is they don't take a shot at the hardest part of the pig which is angled to best deflect a bullet.
They take anything BUT head shots.

Kind of like shooting politicians. TAB will say not to shoot them in head as its too hard. I'll say not to shoot them in the ass as it makes them frisky. Aim for the heart, though its a damn small target.

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[TAB]

when you are getting charged, you only really have a head shot.

[billt]

i have a marlin 336 chambered in .35 rem. was thinkin of buying an 870 slug gun or another marlin 336 chambered in 30-30 this time.. im hunting hogs in dense green brair.. any ideas?

This is my Remington XP-100 in .35 Remington. I've never understood why this isn't a more popular cartridge. With the right bullets it's a far better stopper than the .30-30. I put it into a Fajen Brown Laminated Stock I picked up at Midway some years back when they were having a closeout on them. I never could warm up to the plastic stock these guns came with. This gun shoots under an inch at 100 yards with Remington factory ammunition. Scope is a Burris in Leupold mounts and rings.

[sledgemeister]

Lot of guys over here use a 44 magnum lever action for pigs in thickish scrub or lignum, big heavy bullets less likely to deflect and distance is not a prob as if your on foot or bike/atv distance will likely be less than 100 yards.
I would go a 454 lever, being you can use a 45 colt as well, ballistically you can load a 45 colt to near 44 mag specs any how. Can also use up to 400gr pills in 454.
Bear in mind you guys have access to the 500 S&W in a pump configuration so that may be even a better bang for buck.
Just my thoughts

[PegLeg45]

when you are getting charged, you only really have a head shot.

I hate having to take a head shot.
I've seen a .357 magnum ricochet off a hog's forehead..... it split the skin and stunned him for a second, but didn't put him down.
 
I lucked (?) out the only time I ever had one charge. Fortunately, hogs can't really raise their heads very high, so I had enough of a height advantage at 6'2" that as he got close enough, I actually was able to aim between the ears and slightly back from the skull....... the .44 magnum bullet severed the spine between the shoulder blades, dropping him like a sack of potatoes.

[ccd]

Your 35 Rem is perfect for use as a hog gun in short to medium range scenarios.