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    Im considering starting to carry my 9 instead of a revolver...is a 9 viable? Does it have enough punch to save me from an attacker or a mad hog?

    #2
    Yes. Advances in Ammo make it a player. Many Peace Officers carry a 9MM. Including myself. You can get more rounds on target and faster.

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      #3
      Trust my 9mm everyday

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        #4
        I carry a Glock 19 every day. I have full confidence in the pistol and the round.

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          #5
          Okay...what ammo would you recommend for hog protection?

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            #6
            Originally posted by Davik View Post
            Im considering starting to carry my 9 instead of a revolver...is a 9 viable? Does it have enough punch to save me from an attacker or a mad hog?


            Two very different targets that IMO should be addressed with different chambering s and for sure different ammo choices.

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              #7
              Originally posted by Davik View Post
              Okay...what ammo would you recommend for hog protection?

              I asked a similar question recently and on the recommendation of many folks on the forum, I carry 9mm FMJ for hog tracking at night using a gunfighter chest holster for easy access. The FMJ, since I will more than likely aiming at an animal's head that will be coming at me or facing me, I wanted something that will get through the goods and turn off the light switch at close range. That was the overwhelming choice



              Mike D had a more expensive recommendation with some different material and a flat nose. I'll see if I can pull up but it was extremely hard to find at the time so I went with the majority.


              (Hard cast lead it was)



              Here is the thread https://discussions.texasbowhunter.c...enetration+pig
              Last edited by Smart; 04-12-2021, 08:07 PM.

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                  #9
                  Yeah I don't trust a pistol for hog tracking. I've had FMJ 9mm rounds skip off the front skull of big pigs in traps.
                  I'm tracking a big pig I have an SBR AR15 with an Eotech sight and a light. Add a suppressor and you are set up to have punch a pistol round just does not possess.
                  For people the 9mm will do. Low enough recoil to manage multiple shots and easy enough to have higher capacity mags.
                  I'm a fan of Federal Hydroshocks.
                  Although I'd prefer the AR for that too.

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                    #10
                    My buddy loaded this sow up with 9mm loads a week or so ago. She bled out. He was using high priced defense ammo.

                    bboswell has it right. Humans know that you pulled a gun, they know guns kill, a pizzed off hog doesn’t care about any of that.
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                      #11
                      Originally posted by Drycreek3189 View Post
                      My buddy loaded this sow up with 9mm loads a week or so ago. She bled out. He was using high priced defense ammo.



                      bboswell has it right. Humans know that you pulled a gun, they know guns kill, a pizzed off hog doesn’t care about any of that.


                      Beyond that a hog is much tougher and requires a deeper penetrating bullet. That same bullet on a human produces massive over penetration endangering bystanders.

                      For hogs the FMJ or hard cast Smart mentioned is OK. For defensive Golddot or HST get my vote

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                        #12
                        I carry Winchester Ranger +p in my P365XL. Ammo has come a long way over the last few years. I used to carry 45s only. Now I prefer something more concealable with a higher round count.

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                          #13
                          Originally posted by DRT View Post
                          Yeah I don't trust a pistol for hog tracking. I've had FMJ 9mm rounds skip off the front skull of big pigs in traps.
                          I'm tracking a big pig I have an SBR AR15 with an Eotech sight and a light. Add a suppressor and you are set up to have punch a pistol round just does not possess.
                          For people the 9mm will do. Low enough recoil to manage multiple shots and easy enough to have higher capacity mags.
                          I'm a fan of Federal Hydroshocks.
                          Although I'd prefer the AR for that too.

                          Sent from my SM-G892A using Tapatalk
                          Yeah tracking hogs for me are getting buckshot or 10mm, 9mm is fine for people with good ammo though. I've tried to finish off a few boars still alive after taking an arrow with 9mm and I can't say I remember ever being able to execute one. To be fair all three were huge but darn near point blank to the cranium didn't seem to do anything. One of them I did a Euro on with no holes.

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                            #14
                            My 9mm Saved my wife and my life!!!

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                              #15
                              No way am I carrying 9mm for hogs. I’d much rather carry a 12g with buckshot.

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