Need the OB's thoughts. Bought a new place about a year ago and there are tons of hogs. Not living out there yet, but will move out there in a year or so. Having dinner with the new/future neighbors across the creek last weekend and we start talking hogs. They say that older lady was attacked last year about a mile away and almost bled out. She was supposedly only walking across a pasture and not hunting and no indication she came between sow and piglets. Neighbor claims they saw a 300 pounder on our place just last week.....possible given what is being seen every night on the game camera. They say (and other neighbor verifies who doesn't hunt but his wife always carries when walking on pastures/woods) that almost all neighbors carry hog pistols when they are not in vehicles and just out on the land.
So...wife is now insisting I buy her a pistol capable of taking down a charging hog. She is tall but only weighs about 135 and not "big boned." I think I understand the physics of punch vs. kickback I understand a .22 will most often kill a hog if you shoot him behind the ear....but charging hog is mostly going to present a head and some chest....he won't be posing for the shot or in a trap. Also appreciate that odds are very slight she will ever be attacked and that it's more likely to be 50 pound to 100 pound vs. 300 pounder. Most likely benefit is really to give her confidence that she is protected if she needs it. Neighbors have convinced her already that her 9MM won't cut it.
I don't think she could comfortably shoot a .460 or 44 magnum....my two favorites for the job. Hoping for something she can wear in a holster....she's not going to lug a 12 gauge around. Any suggestions from the OB what might work best for her? .38 special? .357 magnum? 10MM? auto or revolver? brand/model?
I follow the rules (and don't call me a liar
Thanks.
So...wife is now insisting I buy her a pistol capable of taking down a charging hog. She is tall but only weighs about 135 and not "big boned." I think I understand the physics of punch vs. kickback I understand a .22 will most often kill a hog if you shoot him behind the ear....but charging hog is mostly going to present a head and some chest....he won't be posing for the shot or in a trap. Also appreciate that odds are very slight she will ever be attacked and that it's more likely to be 50 pound to 100 pound vs. 300 pounder. Most likely benefit is really to give her confidence that she is protected if she needs it. Neighbors have convinced her already that her 9MM won't cut it.
I don't think she could comfortably shoot a .460 or 44 magnum....my two favorites for the job. Hoping for something she can wear in a holster....she's not going to lug a 12 gauge around. Any suggestions from the OB what might work best for her? .38 special? .357 magnum? 10MM? auto or revolver? brand/model?
I follow the rules (and don't call me a liar
Thanks.
