re: Need recommendations for a hog gun

I’m a dealer for thermals and Jager Pro traps, and a shooter myself. Dont F around, get AR-10 (308) and if u want a very good thermal, Pulsar Thermion 30mm, but 50mm even better.

I can’t count the hogs that have been hit and lived with 223, etc.

I'm a .22 mag fan for piggies. Works good and legal some places I like to go when centerfire rifles aren't

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Anyone got a rec for a solid .22LR that I can stick a good laser with ease?

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Pistol?

Sig p322 or S&W M&P 22 compact

I have an AR in .223 and rarely use it anymore because too many hogs leave blood trails in the field with no body when you are trying to pick off panicked hogs flying around. Hard for me to hit one in the earhole when it’s hailing arse. I have an AR-10 in .308 and that’s all I use. Except the next time I go, I’m going to use my M1 Garand and see what I can do. I’ll mop up any wounded with the bayonet.

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get AR-10 (308)

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Probably the all around best choice for hog slaughtering on a budget

I have an AR 10 suppressed. How many can you kill at once? Best I’ve done is 3. There were 6-8 in the field.

There are so many options. All of them great. I use a grendel in the AR platform. I loved the cartridge so much I picked up a grendel in a bolt action. That bolt action is a light, small rifle that rides in our sxs as we tend to the cows.

I really thought long and hard on the 6mm arc for the bolt action, but I could find 6.5 grendel ammo more readily right now. If 6 arc becomes more popular I may barrel swap both rifles.

We don't have "hog problems" as much as some guys. We have them, and take a couple a month. My choice was overall rifle weight with deer and yotes in mind with 500 on in shots being considered. 99% of those being within 300.

I have a 5.56 upper, but hardly use it. It is there only for emergency round shortages.

It all depends on your terrain.

When I'm pig hunting along the river banks and swamps, in waders or from the duck boat, I use an 1894P Marlin in 44 Mag. I use it when running them with dogs too.

When we're eradicating pigs from the bean fields and corn fields at night, my Son and I use a couple of AR10s in 7.62x51 with thermals and suppressors.

Day time in the river bottom field my Son has gotten really good with his American Ranch in 350 Legend catching them along the woodline by the feeders. I really like the 350 Legend. When we butcher those hogs there's some serious damage showing ... nice sized wound channels with good penetration using hardcast coated pig pills.