“Wild hogs are among the most destructive invasive species in the United States today. Two million to six million of the animals are wreaking havoc in at least 39 states and four Canadian provinces; half are in Texas, where they do some $400 million in damages annually. They tear up recreational areas, occasionally even terrorizing tourists in state and national parks, and squeeze out other wildlife.” That according to smithsonianmag.com.
So the question isn’t should you shoot hogs. It’s what’s the best tool for the job? They’re tuff buggers that require a round that can penetrate their thick hides and a rifle that will let you put follow-up shots on them to finish the job. Here are five excellent choices for popping those pesky piggies.
PSL is a surprising choice – big ungainly thing, and not really sure what sort of ammo selection you have in 7.62x54R that will work in the semi-auto. There is a lot of surplus ammo available for Mosins, with nice heavy bullets. I had a PSL for a while, and found it to be disappointingly inaccurate for long range use – I sold it off quickly.
Although a bolt action isn’t as fast as a semi-auto, I really liked my Ruger Gunsite Scout while hunting hogs on high-fence property outside San Antonio. Fast mag changes are nice to have, and the little Scout handles very well.
Living in Washington, I don’t have much opportunity to hunt pigs – but if I did, it would be with either the Ruger, my DPMS Recon, or a suppressed 300 BLK AR.
Pest control calls for cost effective solutions. The ideal round for the task at hand is 7.62×39. And the best tool to deliver that is a Ruger American bolt action with 10 round mini30 magazines….maybe the CZ527 if you can accept being limited to 5 round magazines. Once again, bubba clean misses the obvious choice. Hunting comes with a 10 round per mag limit on many state managed land tracts.
“The video surveillance system shall operate without interruption whenever the licensee is open for business.”
This translates to “We trust the people who enter the premises illegally when it’s not open more than those that go through proper legal channels”
What a world.
Current laws failed because some lame excuse of a clerk didn’t put the information on this deranged cockroach into the federal database which current laws would have worked. Also, why was there nobody in that TEXAS church carrying I mean it was TEXAS for crying out loud. Thought everybody in Texas carried, we have plenty of people prepared for this worst case situation where I attend church. Love my enemies comes after services. None the less, deepest sympathies for the families affected. No laws can remove the pain and grief.
So the guns most people are suggesting or a little too much gun for most pigs. It is true, pigs do get big, but the vast majority of the pigs that you will shoot are under 80 pounds. The 30-06 will certainly kill them, there just won’t be a whole lot of meat left for you, unless you’re using a solid round. For the vast majority of pigs, the 556NATO round, with a soft point and a heavier grain, works just fine. If you really want to work on eradicating pigs, fast shots, both follow-up shots as well as transition shots to the next animal, mean more than a heavier grained more powerful round.
Legalize it now!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QoTmXyTuE5I
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This is essentially California’s current AW Ban with a grandfather clause instead of registration.
I’m sure registration is next.
Never Trump. Remember that?
Bet you’re glad hillary sandbagged bernie and neither one of those commies made it in.
“Bet you’re glad hillary sandbagged bernie and neither one of those commies made it in.”
For now, yes.
Sooner or later they will regain power, and they will enact that legislation.
Our only hope then will be SCOTUS ruling it unconstitutional.
Unfortunately, when they regain power, they will pack SCOTUS with Leftists scum…
If I had to I would go with a 50, if you hit them, there should be no need for a follow up shot.
How come when arguing how many mass shootings occur they count “any event involving the shooting (not necessarily resulting in death) of four or more people with no cooling-off period”. Hello gang violence, thanks for the help!
But when arguing that white men are evil they just count events like sandy hook and texas?
Jeremy,
Did you have any trouble installing the alpha wolf into your Glock? I just got mine, but it’s way too tight for a drop-in. Did you have to dremel yours to make it work?
Whooooo is prince rupert
So that thing wants cameras in bathrooms. That’s fuuuuuuuckin sick , America these people need fired.
The question is who has to watch the videos to audit for compliance?
Who called that mother fckr a piccolo player?
Wow a Rolex…I know my Arabic speaking son is doing well at DoD but I don’t think he could swing THAT😆