Thread: A good calibre on pigs

FWIW I had a dig around in the old memory banks and wondered what rifle I have used on pigs the most. It’s the .243 Win by a country mile, with either the 85gr GameKing HPBT or the 100gr ProHunter SP. I’ve always targeted the head and upper neck. On even a fairly modest pig, it’s quite a big target.

You only need the field cannon if you’re long range shooting pigs, or you’re at short range in the bail, which is when something like the short, light .44 rifle comes into it’s own, especially with subs. When there was a problem with .44’s sights recently, a Ruger 10/22 with open sights was taken, whack whack whack. Three goes, hard to screw it up. I guarantee that pig was dead after the first shot. I saw a 10/44 somewhere online recently, was it on here? That would be fun.

What is your most powerful current rifle @Mr Browning?