Here are pictures of 3 pigs and a coyote I recently shot on my hunting lease in north Texas.
I have really come to like the 450 and it has become my primary hog gun. I have used several different calibers on pigs over the years including the 30-30, 35 Rem, 375 Win, and 358 Win and never had the success that I have had with the 450. A lot of my shots have been on running pigs and with the other calibers, if I did not hit major bone, alot of times the animal was lost. I know that shot placement is key, but under the circumstances I am happy to have hit it anywhere. And a hit with the 450 "anywhere" has, so far, resulted in a recovered animal. I have also used the 444 Marlin, but lost a pig with a shot that hit a bit too far back of the shoulder.
Under field conditions I find the recoil a non-issue and I believe the ports on my gun reduce the noise to the shooter considerably. I do use a limb-saver pad over the standard pad when hunting in just a tee shirt. The scope is a Leupold 1-4x VX1 with the heavy plex reticle.
JKR
I have really come to like the 450 and it has become my primary hog gun. I have used several different calibers on pigs over the years including the 30-30, 35 Rem, 375 Win, and 358 Win and never had the success that I have had with the 450. A lot of my shots have been on running pigs and with the other calibers, if I did not hit major bone, alot of times the animal was lost. I know that shot placement is key, but under the circumstances I am happy to have hit it anywhere. And a hit with the 450 "anywhere" has, so far, resulted in a recovered animal. I have also used the 444 Marlin, but lost a pig with a shot that hit a bit too far back of the shoulder.
Under field conditions I find the recoil a non-issue and I believe the ports on my gun reduce the noise to the shooter considerably. I do use a limb-saver pad over the standard pad when hunting in just a tee shirt. The scope is a Leupold 1-4x VX1 with the heavy plex reticle.
JKR