Hog Hunting Rifles
The very first thing you should take into consideration before purchasing a rifle which you will be using for your hog hunting adventures is that the rifle needs to be as accurate as possible because if you don’t hit the animal in the vital organs he will most likely survive and probably evade. Unfortunately, this detail doesn’t narrow the list of possible weapons to purchase because there are many accurate rifles on the market that are waiting to be purchased.
The advantage of this rich palette of weapons is that you don’t have to pay a small fortune to purchase one; if you search in the right place you will get a very accurate weapon without spending your entire paycheck. Accuracy isn’t everything because the weapon needs to be also very powerful in order to take down these big animals. Wild boars are tough animals and they won’t give up without a fight. There are many cases in which hunters shot an animal using a 30-06 without “disturbing” the hog very much but there were cases in which hunters took down these large-sized animals with lighter calibers like the .243 or the .22-250 and in some cases even the .223.
Many experienced hunters recommend the powerful .30 caliber rifles like the .308, 30-06 and the famous .300 Winchester Magnum which they consider to be the most appropriate to use for wild boar hunting because they have proved their efficiency along the years, in all weather conditions, taking down from small to very big hogs. The 30-06 is known to be one of the most (if not the most) versatile hunting cartridges in the world and many hunters recommend them not only for hunting this particular type of animal but to hunt anything from a coyote to a moose.
As far as action types is concerned this is basically up to the hunter because it depends on the hunting style and the habitat. Many hunters say that a levergun isn’t as accurate as other action types but there are many experienced hunters that use a .243 BLR - Browning Lever Action getting very good results with it. A very popular single-shot rifle would be the Ruger #1 but in many cases, even if you hit a hog in a vital place, the situation will probably impose for a second shot to take the animal down for good.
For shooting wild boars at distances between 70 and 100 yards the most recommended cartridges are the: .308, .270, .30-06, .444 Marlin and the .45-70. When taking down hogs from distances between 150 to 250 yards, the most suitable cartridges a hunter should use are the: 7mm. Mag, .300 Win. Mag, .300 Rem. Ultra Mag, .300 Wby Mag. and the .338 Win Mag.
All things considered, there are many rifles on the market that are very good for hunting wild boars but choosing the most appropriate one for your hunting style can be a difficult but not impossible thing to do. To help you we are going to offer a small list of rifles that we think would be the most suitable for hunting hogs.
Useful Info :
Marlin 1894
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Specifications:
• Caliber: 44 Rem. Magnum / 44 S&W Special
• Capacity: 10-shot tubular magazine
• Action: Lever action; side ejection; deeply blued metal surfaces; solid top receiver; hammer block safety
• Stock: American black walnut straight grip stock; cut checkering; rubber rifle butt pad; tough Mar-Shield finish; blued steel ore-end cap: swivel studs
• Barrel: 20″ with deep-cut Ballard-type rifling (6 grooves)
• Sights: Adjustable semi-buckhorn folding rear, ramp front sight with brass bead and Wide-Scan hood. Solid top receiver tapped for scope mount; offset hammer spur (right or left hand) for scope use.
• Overall Length: 37.5″
• Weight: 6.5 lbs
Remington Model 700 BDL
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Specifications:
• Caliber: 270 Win
• Mag. Cap. : 4
• Barrel Length: 22”
• Rate Of Twist: 10”
• Overall Length: 42 ½”
• Average Weight: 7 3/8 lbs.
• Drop At Comb: 1”
• Drop At Heel: 1 5/8”
Savage 270 Winchester
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Specifications:
• Caliber: 270 Winchester
• Stock: Synthetic with positive checkering, dual pillar bedding
• Magazine Capacity: 4 rounds
• Weight: 6.5 lbs.
• Barrel Length: 22”
• Overall Length: 42.75”
• Action: Long
Browning BLR Wt ‘81 Stainless Takedown
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Specifications:
• Model: BLR Lt Wt ‘81 Stainless Takedown
• Caliber: 308 Win.
• Action Type: Short Action
• Magazine Capacity: 4
• Barrel Length: 20”
• Rate Of Twist: 1 turn in 12”
Marlin 444XLR
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Specifications:
• Caliber: 444 Marlin
• Capacity: 5 shot tubular magazine
• Action: Lever action; side ejection; stainless steel receiver, barrel, lever, trigger guard plate, magazine tube and loading gate. Hammer block safety, fluted bolt
• Stock: Black/grey laminated hardwood pistol grip stock with fluted comb, cut checkering, decelerator recoil pad; nickel plated swivel studs
• Barrel: 24″ stainless steel barrel with Ballard rifling
• Sights: Adjustable semi-buckhorn folding rear; ramp front sight with brass bead and Wide-Scan hood. Solid top receiver tapped for scope mount; offset hammer spur (right or left hand) for scope use
• Overall Length: 42 1/2″
• Weight: 7.5 lbs.