Lever Action for Hogs?

[smittydantes]

I've got an 1895 marlin, 45-70 govt "guide gun" setup with the big loop and short barrel. 6+1 capacity strikes me as just fine since I know how to shoot it (not to mention that it's a fun ass gun to shoot), but a buddy I'm going out with swears I'll need my .308 AR with 30+ rounds. He's saying his property is overrun and needs eradication, but my experience hunting hogs there has always been time to reload. Anyone have experience being tasked with a large hog population and can weigh in here?

 

[Tom-D]

It pretty quick to keep a pocket of rounds and throw a few extra inbetween action id be more concerned about how much its going to cost compared to a 308. Im not in the US but so prices could be different to what iv seen. Iv never had the luxury of having ARs here so my lever 30-30 is the fast option here unfortunatley. I always find it really depends on the terrain aswell

 

[wytx]

Unless your hunting with suppressors I've never had the experience to have time to reload very often at all.
First shot and they are on the move to cover.
Big fields, maybe unload a whole mag though before they hit cover.

That being said I love hunting them with my .41 mag or .44 mag levergun.

 

[SwiftShot]

I've got an 1895 marlin, 45-70 govt "guide gun" setup with the big loop and short barrel. 6+1 capacity strikes me as just fine since I know how to shoot it (not to mention that it's a fun ass gun to shoot), but a buddy I'm going out with swears I'll need my .308 AR with 30+ rounds. He's saying his property is overrun and needs eradication, but my experience hunting hogs there has always been time to reload. Anyone have experience being tasked with a large hog population and can weigh in here?

On trips like your body is describing it is eradicate not hunt. I have done those hunts and it is about stacking hogs in volume. Yes your 45 70 will kill a few no problem. To give you an idea, when I did this last. LMT AR 100 round drum mag and a thermal. I smashed 17 before they got to cover.