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What is a good gun for hunting boar and deer in florida?
beerman15:
Almost anything, we don't shoot that far.
bhalverson:
Agreed...I would say anything around a 270 would work.
Ben
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bhalverson:
Also just a follow up, check with your local DNR...you have some gun restrictions in FL you will want to read up on.
Flatlander:
Thanks for the replies bhalverson, after rereading my comment above where I wrote
--- Quote from: Flatlander on Jun 03, 2011 ---I've seen hogs killed with 30 30's, 45's shotguns and knives.
--- End quote ---
I guess I need to clear up the 45 part, I was hunting with some guys near Cheifland Florida and one of them had just bought some 45 colts, he had an old style colt 45 single single action.
He shot the hog three times and the hog wouldn't go down. The guys I was hunting with jumped on the hog, held it down and let the guy that originally did the shooting cut it's throat. Back in camp when the hog was being cleaned it was discovered that the 45's didn't go through the hogs hard plate, they stopped just under the skin.
Most 45 colt ammo is intended to be safe in older less sturdy firearms, this incident made me aware of this. Good thing the hog was small.
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