JWise:
Using FMJ
http://www.huntamerica.com/ubb/Forum29/HTML/001053.html
From the same forum as above.
Coug2wolfs
"About a half hour into his hunt I heard a shot, then two, a third, then a fourth. He was using a Freedom Arms 454 Casull with handloads I had suggested he use. Four shots, all in the head, from 10 meters before that hog went down!
I did not see him or his hog before the guide came up for me and said let's go! I had my hand on my 45 Colt as Danny said he thought we could get in close. Then, as I was strapping it on, he announced that Gene had put 4 in his hog before it went down. That settled it, the Colt went back and the 475 Linebaugh came out."
Hogs are funny, I've read of people dropping them with .22-250 and other light loads but here is a story of a pig taking 4 .454 rounds!!! I personally would rather be safe than sorry.
A little numbers.
Buffalo Bore
.45LC
325 gr. L.B.T.- L.F.N. (1325 fps / M.E. 1267 ft. lbs.)
(Big game up to 1000 lbs.)
.44 mag
270 gr. Speer G.D. (1450 fps / M.E. 1260 ft. lbs.)
(Big game up to 800 lbs.)
305 gr. L.B.T.- L.F.N. (1325 fps / M.E. 1189 ft. lbs.)
(Big game up to 1000 lbs.)
.454 Casull
300 gr. J.F.N.. (1650 fps / M.E. 1813 ft. lbs.)
(Big game up to 1500 lbs.)
12 gauge shot gun with 1 oz slug at 1550 fps has me of 2329.66
Winchester's 12 SSP12 2-3/4 N/A 1900 385 Gr. Partition Slug has ME of 3086.91
The max me (at least of what I could find) of a .308 is right under 2900.
Again this all depends on HOW you plan to hunt them. If you are gonna be in a blind, take the .308 with a nice bronze tip, or silver tip, or barnes-x and aim for the ear. If you are gonna be in the brush, take the 12 gauge with some slugs or the 94.
ahenry:
Damn I miss freebirds... where are you livin' at now?