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How would .45-60 do vs. a boar?
« on: November 27, 2007, 08:55:22 PM »
I have an opportunity to go boar hunting this coming weekend.  Now I have to chose a rifle or two to take along.  I have norrowed down my choices to four.  The two I really want to take along are a .56 cal Sharps Carbine (paper cutter) and my new 1876 Spaginchester in .45-60.  I was curious about opinions if both would be powerful enough to shot through a wild boars hide.  I have heard that it is quite tough to penetrate.  My other choices are a .45-70 trapdoor and a .303 British Enfield.
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Re: How would .45-60 do vs. a boar?
« Reply #1 on: November 27, 2007, 09:32:03 PM »
Winchester - one;   Boar - zero!
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Re: How would .45-60 do vs. a boar?
« Reply #2 on: November 27, 2007, 10:31:00 PM »
Boars are regularly taken with 44 magnum revolvers and 45 Colts.  I would think the 45-60 would be just the ticket.

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Re: How would .45-60 do vs. a boar?
« Reply #3 on: November 28, 2007, 12:06:14 AM »
Boars will also fall to a well-placed .45ACP.

The question is what can you handle quickly and accurately, since they can be kinda 'sudden'...

The .45-60 will do the job, so long as you do yours.

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Re: How would .45-60 do vs. a boar?
« Reply #4 on: November 28, 2007, 03:11:36 PM »
I am amazed, in a very pleasant way with the responses.  They are reasonable and accurate with none of the usual BS about needing a canon to shoot hogs with that usually shows up on tof.   ;D

Thank you all.

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Re: How would .45-60 do vs. a boar?
« Reply #5 on: November 28, 2007, 03:39:03 PM »
Well if one wates a lot of time reading the news stand gun rags one might get this idea, from those who promote the latest and greatest from someone. 

The best advice to anyone hunting game with a rifle is to use a bullet suited to the job.  High velocity Nitro rounds took about a 100 years for the bullets to catch up with velocity.  You don't kill an animal with energy figures on paper, you kill it by either stopping the electic signals to the body from the brain or you kill it by stopping the blood flow to the brain. 

Another thing that a lot of folks should realize is that exit holes, bleed well in most cases, entrance holes do not bleed much.  Any tissue, organs or nerves damaged along the way speed up the kill.  A bullet that expands to the point it stops or even falls apart quits doing it's job right then and there.  Soft lead bullets at BP velocity expand some, but don't have a jacket or core to lose. 

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Re: How would .45-60 do vs. a boar?
« Reply #6 on: November 29, 2007, 05:41:34 PM »
Quote from: Tommy tornado on November 27, 2007, 08:55:22 PM
I have an opportunity to go boar hunting this coming weekend.  Now I have to chose a rifle or two to take along.  I have norrowed down my choices to four.  The two I really want to take along are a .56 cal Sharps Carbine (paper cutter) and my new 1876 Spaginchester in .45-60.  I was curious about opinions if both would be powerful enough to shot through a wild boars hide.  I have heard that it is quite tough to penetrate.  My other choices are a .45-70 trapdoor and a .303 British Enfield.

The 45-60 will punch his ticket just fine, and provide the added advantage, over the Sharps, of a quick follow up shot. :)
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Re: How would .45-60 do vs. a boar?
« Reply #7 on: November 29, 2007, 06:41:36 PM »
Tommy;  You putting your name up for the 1876 club?
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Re: How would .45-60 do vs. a boar?
« Reply #8 on: November 29, 2007, 08:29:45 PM »
Sure Sir Charles, sign me up.
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Re: How would .45-60 do vs. a boar?
« Reply #9 on: November 29, 2007, 08:33:38 PM »
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Re: How would .45-60 do vs. a boar?
« Reply #10 on: December 01, 2007, 05:52:37 PM »
Quote from: Tommy tornado on November 29, 2007, 08:29:45 PM
Sure Sir Charles, sign me up.

Tommy;  Go to the Cascity support site .  You will have to sign on there.  I believe Griz posted the link
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Re: How would .45-60 do vs. a boar?
« Reply #11 on: December 02, 2007, 02:11:17 PM »
Well, I went out to the range Saturday morning to practice a bit, and the rifle shot pretty good as long as I did my part concentrating on the front site.  However, in the evening no pigs showed up by the water hole my pard and I hunted.  For the past three weekends those oikers have come there regularly but yesterday they didn't show.  Just going to have to try it another day now.
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Re: How would .45-60 do vs. a boar?
« Reply #12 on: December 07, 2007, 11:01:45 AM »
Going after them this weekend?
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Re: How would .45-60 do vs. a boar?
« Reply #13 on: December 07, 2007, 09:28:20 PM »
X-mas shopping and wrapping, probably do it next weekend.  At the moment I am trimming down cases and going to try to sneak into the garage to cast some bullets as well.
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Re: How would .45-60 do vs. a boar?
« Reply #14 on: January 23, 2008, 02:36:01 PM »
Just my $0.02 worth: for the big hogs down here in my part of Texas, my "rule of thumb" is use a cartridge that begins with a "4" and has, at least, a "1" after it!  Your .45-60 should do just fine on hogs, pard!

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Re: How would .45-60 do vs. a boar?
« Reply #15 on: January 23, 2008, 03:51:01 PM »
Seems like Hoof Hearted mentioned that he had popped a couple of piggies with his 76.  I have never hunted hogs, but I think it would be a hoot! ;D

Looking forward to hearing about that hog hunt, Tommy. :) 
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