When a simple minded teen-age thrill seeker we would use a Ruger. 50 Grendel) and thus far all are DRT with those calibers-no. I would use the 22 mag only from an extremely secure treestand.
Have hunted hogs over 35 yrs and know they can be dangerous-800+lbs got you into the record book back then and now it is 1200lb +. Remember this when you are about to shoot your first pig with that 22, lol. The boar did not flinch and proceeded to fight with three hounds and then run for about 40yds before reality finally let him know that he was dead. It was a perfect shoulder shot that penetrated both lungs and wrecked all the plumbing in the top of the heart. 308, 165g Nosler ballistic tip at a range of 5 feet. Hunt close enough to trees that if charged, you can grab a limb and tuck your legs up high enough to allow the pig to pass underneath you. Then give him the old pig sticker with a large blade knife. If you shoot one, shoot it again immediately. Keep in mind that while shorter and more compact, a wild boar can easily weigh in twice as heavy as a whitetail buck. Avoid the hollow points as they might not drill deep enough through these large beasts to do any damage.
I am guessing that the 40g FMJ if the likely best of a long list of BAD choices, in this case. If not, you will find yourself facing a large, scared, pissed off, wounded animal and that is unpredictable and dangerous. A 22 WMR will kill one if the shot is well placed but. The 22 was just the knockout blow and is not a good choice for large game.Ī 200+ lb wild boar is a tough animal and can be somewhat dangerous when cornered. While I have seen 1000 lb bulls dropped on our farm with a single round from a 22lr to the brain, this was done at contact distance for slaughter and we cut its throat as well.
When we went to the taxidermist to have the head mounted, he found a 38 spl slug embedded in the boars skull right between the eyes. I have hunted wild hogs in TN and once saw a large boar that was killed by my buddy.
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