Remington 870 question

[esmith]

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I wasn't saying the 20ga won't do the job, I'm just saying my personal preference would be a 30.06.

My first point and what others have said still sounds like the best plan to me, let a few hunters come and take care of the pig for you. Ask them for some meat before hand if you wish and they will do all the work for you. Pigs are a little smelly to clean and what not.

I don't know what from my posts makes it seem that I am deriving my knowledge from a magazine....I can assure you that's not the case. If the shot is placed well then either a 20ga or a 30.06 will kill the pig- a.17 or 22 can do the job also. In my experience a 30.06 is more accurate than a slug gun so ...........

This is my .02, YMMV

 

[thepone]

Hi Michelle
I saw the title to this post and thought, sounds like someone from around here. Sure enough. I am in the 4c area also, near Dolores. Surprised to hear about the feral pigs as it seems we have every other critter roaming these parts but haven't run into those - where are you?

 

[Meesh]

Hi,

I'm in the Durango area. Someone turned these out - they are a potbelly mix, maybe 18-24" at the shoulder. I want to get the two males so there aren't fifty MORE little pigs this summer. :-(

Almost took a shot at them over the weekend. They were in my pasture near the road (I decided to wait until they were off the main road). I fired a warning shot to chase them out of my pasture and they didn't even look up. They are NOT gun-shy at all. I was up to ~50' away from them (up the canyon side).

Are you the person that listed some nice roosters on the area Freecycle list? I thought they were in the Dolores area.

- Michelle

 

[thepone]

No, I'm too new at the chicken thing to have any to give away yet, but someone did turn me on to the whole freecycle page. I have a friend Michelle over there in Durango who has chickens but I was having a hard time (well not really) picturing her with a Rem870 on her shoulder hunting feral pigs! LOL Hope you get that problem solved, some good bacon out of the deal anyway.

 

[duck_nutt]

yes, forget the slug...go with the buckshot....bigger pattern, easier to hit

 

[Red Beret Co-man-do]

Shoot em all! Keep reloading and keep pumping that action! Pull the plug out of it so you can feed all 5 rds into it! I like OOO Buckshot best out of a shotgun. From my experience, screw in the open cyl choke for slugs and full for buckshot. Nice tight pattern about the size of a metal trashcan lid at 40 yards.
If the hawgs eat up the dead ones, you shouldn't have much of a cleanup!


Happy Killing, wish I was there!

BOB, The Nailer

 

[Bawkadoodledoo]

mmm. sausage