You are actually much better off with higher velocity calibres as they are much safer and kill things quicker. With high velocity soft bullets they break up when they hit the ground instead of bouncing off into the distance.
There are a heaps of new .17 calibers around that are quiet and are great for cats, foxes etc.
If you want to shoot pigs get atleast a .243 with a .270 being perfect IMO. They are also great on foxes and cats and with the right bullet it makes them look like they ate a stick of dynamite.
Lever actions are great for close range, but really lack in accuracy and killing power(compared with .270's etc), although you can fire quicker if you miss.
Does anyone eat wild pig?
I know the risks, but safely butchered and properly cooked it should be ok?
Does anyone eat wild pig?
I know the risks, but safely butchered and properly cooked it should be ok?
Does anyone eat wild pig?
I know the risks, but safely butchered and properly cooked it should be ok?
yeah there is a police model 7600 called the 7615 its shorter and there is 20round mags availableI dont eat it, they can carry heaps more stuff on top of what rednut has mentioned and you can even get stuff just by breathing in the fumes(not the right word) all sorts of nasty blood parasites and stuff.
If you can safely butcher it and cook it its fine. Safely butchering would probably require a setup making it more effort than its worth unless you do it for a job. IMO you would be better off sticking to rabbits, roos and kids for meat. Just leave the pig for the local varanids, ferals and raptors all of which can be easily shot with a camera or rifle as required If you catch the little ones(really good exersize if you dont have a dog lol) they could be grain fed and would go well on the spit, but they are just so cute, smart and friendly i wouldnt be able to kill one after caring for it.
A remington 7600 pump action with a 10 round mag in .270 or .308 is actually the best pig gun we can get in Australia IMO. As accurate as a standard quality bolt action with a rate of aimed fire almost as fast as semiauto. Although at the same sort of price you could get a second hand high quality bolt action that will put bullets down the same ragged hole at 100m.
The only down side of the pump is they can stick shut pretty easy compared to a bolt(from a case with dust or corrosion or just a heavy load), this appears to be quite annoying to the person using it and can result in lots of cursing :lol:
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