Bore Hunting/What Rifle to use?

Dean R. · 12-24-2004, 10:00 AM

Happy Holiday(s) Shooters,Well here it is.It is gonna be not long from now that I will be going out for the first time wild pig hunting.I'm only 47,just a kid.Now most of my weapons are of military rank, i.e. M1 Garand @ 30.06,M1A/M14 Springfield .308,SKS.Of course they are semi-auto.I only have 2 bolt actions,Savage 10fp .308 and an 8mm Mauser(no scope,very accuate at 100yrds).Also is the Benelli Nova 12ga. Is using a rifled slug good to use?The only one with a scope is the Savage.What would you guys suggest I use, and what type and weight of ammo to use as well? I just can't afford to go out and buy something new/used tomorrow.Thanks....

12-24-2004, 10:08 AM

I'd use the Benelli Nova definitely

Dean R. · 12-24-2004, 10:14 AM

How heavy of a slug?

12-24-2004, 10:31 AM

first off, what choke is it ? after all you don't want to fire a slug out of an extra full turkey choke

how about a Brenneke Slug ?

Dean R. · 12-24-2004, 10:46 AM

No choke....straight bore

Dean R. · 12-24-2004, 10:47 AM

No choke....straight bore/smooth bore

12-24-2004, 10:55 AM

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ScottD · 12-24-2004, 11:11 AM

DeanR, take the Savage. Any 30 caliber will be fine.

Dean R. · 12-24-2004, 11:21 AM

On my Savage at matches,I use Federal Match HPBT 168gr. What would you use on a pig?

Dixie Slugs · 12-24-2004, 12:53 PM

Well, I am going to rattle our own chain! Take a look at the Predator slug for smoothbore barrels at Dixie Slugs (dixieslugs.com)........James @ Dixie Slugs

Mick · 12-25-2004, 02:45 PM

Take the M1, and just keep blasting

Pumpkinheaver · 12-25-2004, 04:13 PM

any of your .308s or '06 would be fine. The shot gun will work but is short ranged.

Dean R. · 12-25-2004, 04:48 PM

You guys are great!!:-) But on a .308 or .06 what factory ammo? SPBT or HPBT? Then again this hunt will take place in California.I know I can always ask or find out through the Dept.of Fish and Game.What have you folks used? Thanks.....

Dixie Slugs · 12-25-2004, 05:09 PM

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Terminator-730"/730 gr-1200'/"-2334 lbs ME
Express-730"/730 gr-1300'/"-2739 lbs ME
Xterminator-730"/730 gr-1400'/"-3177 lbs ME
All designed for today'd rifled 12 ga barrels-cast from bullet alloy-heat treated.

Dean R. · 12-25-2004, 05:53 PM

Thanks Dixie Slugs,but you may have forgot.My Benelli "Nova" is a smooth bore with no choke,aka striaght bore.I would need "rifled slugs."

Dixie Slugs · 12-25-2004, 06:22 PM

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Dean R. · 12-26-2004, 11:19 AM

Dixie,Thank you for the info.I just checked out your web sight at www.dixieslugs.com.It was very informative,Thanks.

Dixie Slugs · 12-26-2004, 11:22 AM

For some unknown reason the forum, which is tied to Shotgun World, is down. Please come back when it is up........James

Dean R. · 01-09-2005, 12:04 PM

Hey "Old Navy," I have not headed out yet.As I may have mentioned,I have never hunted bore, but would sure like to do it. It seems like not all my friends are hunters and I sure don't want to do it alone.So,hopefully this year sometime I'll have that oppertunity.I assume you are going to "Hunter-Leggitt?" Semper Fi

wirehunt · 01-15-2005, 05:15 PM

Two bailers and two holders, knife 6 - 8" blade and a good mate with a shooter, who cares what the shooter is cause if he has to use it something has hit the fan! :nod:

12-24-2004, 10:00 AM	#1
Dean R. Member Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: S.F. Bay Area/Delta Region Posts: 50 Trader Rating: (0)	Bore Hunting/What Rifle to use? Happy Holiday(s) Shooters,Well here it is.It is gonna be not long from now that I will be going out for the first time wild pig hunting.I'm only 47,just a kid.Now most of my weapons are of military rank, i.e. M1 Garand @ 30.06,M1A/M14 Springfield .308,SKS.Of course they are semi-auto.I only have 2 bolt actions,Savage 10fp .308 and an 8mm Mauser(no scope,very accuate at 100yrds).Also is the Benelli Nova 12ga. Is using a rifled slug good to use?The only one with a scope is the Savage.What would you guys suggest I use, and what type and weight of ammo to use as well? I just can't afford to go out and buy something new/used tomorrow.Thanks.... __________________ "SWIFT,SILENT & DEADLY" 1st Force recon

12-24-2004, 10:14 AM	#3
Dean R. Member Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: S.F. Bay Area/Delta Region Posts: 50 Trader Rating: (0)	How heavy of a slug? __________________ "SWIFT,SILENT & DEADLY" 1st Force recon

12-24-2004, 10:46 AM	#5
Dean R. Member Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: S.F. Bay Area/Delta Region Posts: 50 Trader Rating: (0)	No choke....straight bore __________________ "SWIFT,SILENT & DEADLY" 1st Force recon

12-24-2004, 10:47 AM	#6
Dean R. Member Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: S.F. Bay Area/Delta Region Posts: 50 Trader Rating: (0)	No choke....straight bore/smooth bore __________________ "SWIFT,SILENT & DEADLY" 1st Force recon

12-24-2004, 10:55 AM	#7
Logansdad Guest Posts: n/a	Federal PREMIUM SLUGS For smoothbore shooters, Federal offers the Premium Rifled Slug, a helix-ribbed Hydra-Shok slug also available in a low recoil load that's great for smaller folks and those new to the sport. RIFLED & SABOTS SLUGS If you're the kind of deer hunter who prefers things up close and personal, Federal Classic has your kind of ammunition. The Classic Sabot Slug delivers pinpoint accuracy and lethal stopping power. The Classic Rifled Slug boasts the biggest, heaviest slug available, and it also features an exclusive one-piece wad to help reduce recoil.

12-24-2004, 10:08 AM	#2
Logansdad Guest Posts: n/a	I'd use the Benelli Nova definitely

12-24-2004, 10:31 AM	#4
Logansdad Guest Posts: n/a	first off, what choke is it ? after all you don't want to fire a slug out of an extra full turkey choke how about a Brenneke Slug ?

12-24-2004, 11:11 AM	#8
ScottD Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Evanston, IL Posts: 1,020 Trader Rating: (0)	DeanR, take the Savage. Any 30 caliber will be fine. __________________ "Some people can not live without wilderness"-Aldo Leopold

12-24-2004, 11:21 AM	#9
Dean R. Member Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: S.F. Bay Area/Delta Region Posts: 50 Trader Rating: (0)	On my Savage at matches,I use Federal Match HPBT 168gr. What would you use on a pig? __________________ "SWIFT,SILENT & DEADLY" 1st Force recon

12-24-2004, 12:53 PM	#10
Dixie Slugs Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Old Town, Florida Posts: 22 Trader Rating: (0)	Well, I am going to rattle our own chain! Take a look at the Predator slug for smoothbore barrels at Dixie Slugs (dixieslugs.com)........James @ Dixie Slugs

12-25-2004, 02:45 PM	#11
Mick Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Emerald CQLD AUST Posts: 977 Trader Rating: (0)	Take the M1, and just keep blasting __________________ OzHunter Give me a six-pack and a red dirt open road (Adam Brand)

12-25-2004, 04:13 PM	#12
Pumpkinheaver Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Missouri Posts: 1,311 Trader Rating: (0)	any of your .308s or '06 would be fine. The shot gun will work but is short ranged. __________________ Just because your paranoid doesn't mean they aren't out to get you!

12-25-2004, 04:48 PM	#13
Dean R. Member Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: S.F. Bay Area/Delta Region Posts: 50 Trader Rating: (0)	You guys are great!!:-) But on a .308 or .06 what factory ammo? SPBT or HPBT? Then again this hunt will take place in California.I know I can always ask or find out through the Dept.of Fish and Game.What have you folks used? Thanks..... __________________ "SWIFT,SILENT & DEADLY" 1st Force recon

12-25-2004, 05:09 PM	#14
Dixie Slugs Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Old Town, Florida Posts: 22 Trader Rating: (0)	Dixie Slugs-3" 12 gauge........ Terminator-730"/730 gr-1200'/"-2334 lbs ME Express-730"/730 gr-1300'/"-2739 lbs ME Xterminator-730"/730 gr-1400'/"-3177 lbs ME All designed for today'd rifled 12 ga barrels-cast from bullet alloy-heat treated.

12-25-2004, 05:53 PM	#15
Dean R. Member Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: S.F. Bay Area/Delta Region Posts: 50 Trader Rating: (0)	Thanks Dixie Slugs,but you may have forgot.My Benelli "Nova" is a smooth bore with no choke,aka striaght bore.I would need "rifled slugs." __________________ "SWIFT,SILENT & DEADLY" 1st Force recon

12-25-2004, 06:22 PM	#16
Dixie Slugs Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Old Town, Florida Posts: 22 Trader Rating: (0)	Dixie Slugs Predator-.730"/563 gr hollow base-bullet alloy/heat treated-@1400'/" -for smoothbore guns with a choke no smaller than .725".........James

12-26-2004, 11:19 AM	#17
Dean R. Member Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: S.F. Bay Area/Delta Region Posts: 50 Trader Rating: (0)	Dixie,Thank you for the info.I just checked out your web sight at www.dixieslugs.com.It was very informative,Thanks. __________________ "SWIFT,SILENT & DEADLY" 1st Force recon

12-26-2004, 11:22 AM	#18
Dixie Slugs Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Old Town, Florida Posts: 22 Trader Rating: (0)	For some unknown reason the forum, which is tied to Shotgun World, is down. Please come back when it is up........James

01-09-2005, 12:04 PM	#19
Dean R. Member Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: S.F. Bay Area/Delta Region Posts: 50 Trader Rating: (0)	Hey "Old Navy," I have not headed out yet.As I may have mentioned,I have never hunted bore, but would sure like to do it. It seems like not all my friends are hunters and I sure don't want to do it alone.So,hopefully this year sometime I'll have that oppertunity.I assume you are going to "Hunter-Leggitt?" Semper Fi __________________ "SWIFT,SILENT & DEADLY" 1st Force recon

01-15-2005, 05:15 PM	#20
wirehunt Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Otago New Zealand Posts: 639 Trader Rating: (0)	Two bailers and two holders, knife 6 - 8" blade and a good mate with a shooter, who cares what the shooter is cause if he has to use it something has hit the fan! :nod: