AzBuckCHaser1 Report post Posted November 17, 2006 is a 30 cal.overkill Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
bullwidgeon Report post Posted November 17, 2006 Yes. I use a .223 is seems perfect for hogs. Bret M. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
missedagain Report post Posted November 17, 2006 Javelina were custom designed for archery hunting! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
COOSEFAN Report post Posted November 17, 2006 If you use a 30. cal rifle.......you would have less pig meat to worry about eating One shot through the shoulders.....a second shot through the back half and you pretty much just processed the whole pig right there on the spot! Just bring a little zip-lock baggie to haul out the rest of the meat I've used the .223 Contender on a pig and my wife used a 22-.250 on one and they work perfectly, no need for anything bigger, if you do.....shoot em' in the middle broadside to take care of the guttin'. JIM> Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
105Coues Report post Posted November 17, 2006 223 is awesome for pigs. I have shot them before with a 30. One with a 30-30 and the other with an 7.62x39 and the damage wasn't bad. You don't want to ruin any of that meat. Take along ear plugs to shove up your nose while your gutting. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
biggelkhunter Report post Posted November 17, 2006 Javelina were custom designed for archery hunting! Bow all the way it's no fun with a gun. JS Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
muledeerarea33? Report post Posted November 17, 2006 I shot mine earlier this year with a 180 gr. 30-06 entry wound pin hole exit wound about 3 inches ruined no meat. the shot was about 50 yards away. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TATAat27 Report post Posted November 17, 2006 I shot a javelina witha .243 at 30 yds and the bullet did not go all the way through the other side. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TAM Report post Posted November 17, 2006 I wouldn't go out and buy a new rifle just to go pig hunting. Just use your deer rifle. I've only killed them with arrows, but I've been with guys that have shot them with a .223 and a .30-06 and both bullets just went right through without destroying much meat. If you have a handgun that's fun too. Stalking like archery with the bang of a gun! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ron G. Report post Posted November 17, 2006 First big game animal I ever harvested was a javalina with a .308. Shot went in the shoulder, and out under the eye. Very little meat loss. I was 11 or 12 at the time and probably shooting handloaded 130 gr bullets too. Ron Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
cbf Report post Posted November 17, 2006 First big game animal I ever harvested was a javalina with a .308. Shot went in the shoulder, and out under the eye. Very little meat loss. I was 11 or 12 at the time and probably shooting handloaded 130 gr bullets too. Ron As always .41 mag Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
AZcoues_addict Report post Posted November 17, 2006 Javelina were custom designed for archery hunting! I used a .243 on my first javelina and after the 1st was out of the way, I decided no more gun! Now I use a 100 grain G5 montec broadhead, on the front of a 29 inch carbon express 300 arrow ! I personally think 30 cal is overkill, but if its the best or only rifle I owned, then I'd use it and not worry about it. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
redneck74 Report post Posted November 17, 2006 i love my 300 WBY made by D'arcy Echols this gun gets rid of all the stink Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kphunter Report post Posted November 17, 2006 I've killed 3 pigs using a 30.06, and there wasn't much meat damage from the impact. I used a 165 grain Corelokt bullet. KP Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ichiban43 Report post Posted November 17, 2006 Wonder what my .54 Caliber Muzzy will do to one?--If I ever kill one--maybe I'll find out-HUH? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
