Thread: Short shotgun fir pig hunting

How’s it anyone used shot barrel 12 gauge for pig hunting what sort of range do u have and accuracy cheers

12 inch,just the pistol grip , 30 yards.

yip everyone who hunts the pines has to do so....barrel length doesnt matter so much but shorter =louder both for you and the dogs...really short = really loud and will develop a flinch really quickly
accuracy and potentcy /power....25 yards good..50 yards hopeful 75 yards with work 100 yards with lots of work and load developement
bailed pigs are shot at 5-15 yards
rifles barrel and saboted slugs can give you better than that but again..it will take load development and lots of experimentation to find what works unless you were particularly nice to little old ladies in previous life and hit jack pot straight off.

Originally Posted by SmokeyJason

12 inch,just the pistol grip , 30 yards.

this was of course many many years ago when such firearms were still legal..and YES it definately contributed to making the old bugger deaf as a post

Used a chopped 20 gauge for years, added open sights, was good for 40 meters with slugs but always got in close for bail ups, seldom used over 10 meters. Would have kept it but DOC started enforcing no shotguns in our estate.

Depends what ammo you plan to use...slugs or buckshot.

Link to a thread on the subject:
https://www.nzhuntingandshooting.co....ck-shot-93580/

Short 15inch baikal single shot 12g. Have a couple of old baikals marked ussr absolute work horses. Slugs are a tad nasty but cut shells are better

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410 with solids works well
Can you not use a cast lead bullet in a 308 a nice big 180-200grn with trailboss or something similar

Originally Posted by country cuts

410 with solids works well
Can you not use a cast lead bullet in a 308 a nice big 180-200grn with trailboss or something similar

Im guessing he want to hunt in the pines...looking at his location....shotgun only,has been for decades

Noob question: at close range wouldn't any rifle do, if not for a kill, at least a stun before sticking?

Identify your target beyond all doubt because you never miss (right?) and I'll be missed.

yes and no..... if you cant reach brain or spine..pig can be very much still alive and VERY pissed off and can hurt you or dogs before you grab it and finish it off.
I know many folks who tried the .410 and gave it up and went back to .12ga for that same reason. more room for error,you cant beat horsepower in a SHTF situation.

Hence the crossbar on a boar spear I guess

Identify your target beyond all doubt because you never miss (right?) and I'll be missed.

Originally Posted by 3030hunter

How’s it anyone used shot barrel 12 gauge for pig hunting what sort of range do u have and accuracy cheers

would you not be better off with something like a Begara or Thompson in say .223 and over barrel suppressor - that way if a deer was seen you have a good chance for it if in range - shot gun noisy and relatively inaccurate

I have seen a single shot break gun in 45 long colt with suppressor as a bail gun. I think, but am not positive, that 45 long colt can be fired in a 410 shotty.

The old 12" Kea pistols with .410 slug loads were just the berries for bailed pigs. I rechambered mine for 3" shells and used it with good success on NZDA hare drives in North Canterbury many years ago, always equaling or bettering the drive average.