can hogs be shot with a shotgun?

[miassmaro98]

hey as a birthday gift i got a remington 870 12 g.i was wondering what size shell would be good for hog's?

[Brow Tine]

Do you plan on eating them or just eradicating them?

[miassmaro98]

Planning on keeping some meat

[Brow Tine]

I would think that a well placed turkey load would take them down, or some type of buck shot...I really cant say as I have never hunted hogs with shotgun.

[miassmaro98]

i figure with a full choke and some 00 buck shots should work fine but will like someone opion's

[moose243]

well ammos cheap and theres alot of hogs, try diffrernt things... honestly use a slug to the head

[miassmaro98]

Don't you need a rifled barrel for slugs?

[Brow Tine]

No they make slugs for rifled and smooth bore shotguns

[miassmaro98]

How will I know the diffrence

[Brow Tine]

Does your shotgun have a rifled or smooth barrel?

[miassmaro98]

my gun has a smooth barrel,my concern is how will i know what slug to buy?will the box say for what kind of barre it's for

[moose243]

well sabot slugs are for rifled barrels, and the ones for your gun will be a hell of a lot cheaper

[miassmaro98]

I search them up thanks for the help,but how accurate are they?how many yards are they good for

[DocHolladay]

Rifled slugs are for smooth bores and are made to spin the slug like rifling does a bullet...... A saboted slug needs rifling to get it spinning to stabilize it. As for accuracy, 1.5-2" at 150yds is avg from what I have seen. There are rifled chokes for smooth bore shotguns. Just so you know, rifled slugs and rifled chokes, dont work to well together.

As for using your shotgun for hogs, I would do as suggested above and use slugs. Buckshot would do good, but a slug will do better.

[miassmaro98]

what will be the best choke to use with the slugs?

[moose243]

save up and buy a slug barrel... smooth bore or rifled

[miassmaro98]

I can't shoot slugs out of my barrel?it comes with a mofified choke but I can change it

[moose243]

you can im just saying you might wanna, and i shoot slugs in my ithica mod bearrel

[NYBuckhunter]

I shot rifled slugs out of a smooth bore with a modified choke for quite a few years before I bought a rifled barrel. Keep your shots under 100 yards and youll be fine. Make sure to do a bunch of target shooting so you know how it "patterns" so to speak.

BTW, find the best shooting brand and type slug and stick with it, they will all shoot a little differently.

[BayednCaught]

use 3 in oo buck out of your choke aim right in front of shoulder on the neck and squeeze the trigger and walk over to it and pick it up it wont go any where i got 17 yrs of hog hunting with shot guns and bows you will have no probs with getting one

[1Shot2Kills]

I agree as posted above by another member; a slug to the head should be just fine.

[miassmaro98]

bought slugs and 00buck shots

[bearhunter01]

when using buck shot use your mod. choke a full choke and buck shot dont mix to good.From my hog hunting experiances'which or limited' I go with slugs.My last hog hunt the hog took 5- 00buck loads to stop it.Slugs or the way to go.first 2 shots were neck and side of head at 17yds next 3 were head on as it was charging last shot was at 5yds.Hogs can be tough critters so give your self an edge use slugs. Just my .02 worth

[Team_Brioc]

As for accuracy, 1.5-2" at 150yds is avg from what I have seen.

more like 4"

[youngbuck88]

using a full choke with 00 buck screws up your pattern and slows down the pellets less accurate and less penetration use atleast a modified choke or shoot slug...a slug to the head will stop just about anything in its tracks