Would you use a 9mm to hunt hogs? - Page 4

barnetmill · February 22, 2010, 01:22 PM

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2rugers
Senior Member I am curious Barnet.
How much further does the 9mm 115 gr. fmj. penetrate ballistic gell when compared to the .38 130 gr. fm

I agree that 9 mm is not the choice for hunting hogs on foot alone. I do think that a 9mm if fired perpendicular to a hog's body will penetrate past the cape, but I am not sure how far. I also admit I have not done it or want to do it.
To be honest I have no idea how far a 9mm will penetrate ballistic gel, but your shoulder cape is not ballistic gell and is much tougher. I suspect that your ammo for .38 spl would get at best 800 fps from a 4-6 inch barrel. A standard 9mm luger with the 115 from a pistol will be closer to 1100 fps. It is simply a difference in velocity that counts here combined with a strongly constructed bullet. Not all 9mm fmj bullets are equal and a penetration test with winchester white box showed the slug deforming. The only way to settle the question is to get another thick hog cape and shoot it again with a 38, 9 mm, 40, 45, .357, and 44.
At 25-30 yards the 9 mm will lose velocity and I am not sure how much. But my experiment was done with a handgun and if one uses a carbine you should still have pistol muzzle velocities at 30 yards range. Even buckshot is still deadly at 30 yards.

2damnold4this · February 24, 2010, 05:35 PM

Supposedly, a 9mm 124 grain NATO round penetrates a little over 27 inches in ballistic gel.

themusgrat · February 25, 2010, 01:18 AM

I know the skin on a 200 lbs hog is 40 lbs of that weight, so take that into consideration when you're trying to shoot a 400 lbs charging boar with a pistol.

markj · February 25, 2010, 05:54 PM

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a charging sow

When I was in my teens I worked at the Pig Palace here in Omaha. Stock yards. Had many a boar run at us with evil in their eyes. One day I swung a sledgehammer at ones head killing it. Boss made me pay for it tho. Hit em right they die fast. I dont recommend hunting with a sledgehammer, but a gun that hits like one will do the trick.

cubesmoothie · February 25, 2010, 09:05 PM

no ive got a saiga for hogs why would i want to use a 9mm? If it was all i had and i lived in hog country hell yeah i'd shoot them in the face with the 9. They'd be dead.

cwb · February 28, 2010, 10:41 PM

i would not use a 9mm on a hog, i use a .40

February 28, 2010, 10:41 PM	#81
cwb Senior Member Join Date: February 20, 2006 Location: jax fl Posts: 482	i would not use a 9mm on a hog, i use a .40 __________________

February 24, 2010, 05:35 PM	#77
2damnold4this Senior Member Join Date: August 12, 2009 Location: Athens, Georgia Posts: 2,526	Supposedly, a 9mm 124 grain NATO round penetrates a little over 27 inches in ballistic gel.

February 25, 2010, 01:18 AM	#78
themusgrat Member Join Date: February 5, 2010 Posts: 94	I know the skin on a 200 lbs hog is 40 lbs of that weight, so take that into consideration when you're trying to shoot a 400 lbs charging boar with a pistol.

February 25, 2010, 09:05 PM	#80
cubesmoothie Member Join Date: June 26, 2009 Posts: 85	no ive got a saiga for hogs why would i want to use a 9mm? If it was all i had and i lived in hog country hell yeah i'd shoot them in the face with the 9. They'd be dead.