Hog with a 22 rifle

[muzzlebrake]

Seen my Dad and Grandpa do it many times with a 22 short even. Right between the eyes. Drop without even a squeal. Hog killing time on the farm. Most were between 300 & 350 lbs Durocs. Next thing my grandpa did was stick em and catch the blood in a pan to make souse with but that's another story.

[r_u_sharp_2]

22lr is how we dispatch the ones we trap. Not a lot of luck with head on shots on the bigger ones, but ear hole works every time.

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[Artos]

I've done it out to 50yds with Eley Tenex, but then again that goes for hitting quail in the noggin as well...just trust your gun / ammo when the trigger is pulled & the results will yield some meat.

[da_pepper]

22lr is how we dispatch the ones we trap. Not a lot of luck with head on shots on the bigger ones, but ear hole works every time.

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I watched a YouTube video once of Pigman, killing one with a gamo pellet gun with this shot placement.

[Huntindad]

I've done it out to 50yds with Eley Tenex, but then again that goes for hitting quail in the noggin as well...just trust your gun / ammo when the trigger is pulled & the results will yield some meat.

I realy like the ELEY ammo in .22. I get about penny sized groups at 55 yards.

[TX03RUBI]

OP says he's using the CCI Quiet ammo. This is a 40 grain hollowpoint at 710 fps.

And it absolutely sucks for killing anything. I use 22 to kill quite a bit, but I despise Quiet for anything besides plinking. OP at minimum use CCI Standard Velocity if you’re dead set on killing with subsonic 22.

[SmTx]

Ear holed a shoat at near point blank ranges with a .22 pistol. It death flopped for 20 seconds then got up and ran off. Right past the guys lighting the pit we were about to throw it on.

When I kill pigs with a .22 now I like to cross their eyes and bang.

[dbwilson]

I've tried with the quiet and didn't have success. I've shot some small critters that a normal LR would have killed no problem but they ran off with the quiet.

[tonyterry]

Many of them


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[Brute Killer]

22 mag, personally.

[softpoint]

I've killed a number of them with .22's. But I'd step that load up to a standard velocity CCi at least. It's still subsonic, and the same 40 grain bullet, but quite a bit more energy and penetration than the CCI Quiet load. It's a little louder, though, but you are going to spook them anyway at that close in...

[Huntindad]

When I shoot critters with my sub sonic(either squirrels in back yard or pigs) the sound of the bullet hitting the target is the loudest sound I hear.

[BTLowry]

I would not recommend the subsonic ammo unless you have them in a trap. Might do the trick first round but never know.
Any standard .22LR "earhole" or make an X on forehead with ears and eyes being endpoints and aim for the intersecting point

[Chase4556]

As others said, I’d at least use standard velocity ammo, not the quiets. That little extra punch is worth it.

We have killed plenty in traps with a 22. My dad took a shot at 50yds or so on a decent size pig. Dropped in his tracks. He was astounded. Hi fives with his buddy and “man I can’t believe it dropped him!” and then the pig got up and stumbled into the brush. Haha. A well placed below the ear or right between the eyes shot will be required.

[Walker]

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Any standard .22LR "earhole" or make an X on forehead with ears and eyes being endpoints and aim for the intersecting point

This right here. There's nothing between the eyes but bone.