IF I WANTED A purpose built/dedicated hog hunting rifle, a sweet semi auto 7.62mm/39 carbine makes sense,
keep in mind most hogs are shot at well under 75 yards and are moving targets in thick brush.
if I selected a rifle for that type of hunt, iron sights and a rapid option for a second shot in a
RIFLE JUST TO ELIMINATE HOGS I'D GO THIS ROUTE (above) AS ITS VERY EFFECTIVE AND AMM0S CHEAPER THAN MOST.
adding a red dot sight might be a decent option if anyone makes a rear cover adapter for one on the AK sporter
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I wonder if these dust covers interchange
its what I grabbed, on most hog hunts while I was in Florida, simply because your very unlikely to get shots over 60-70 yards ,
and you want something that's easy to rapidly use with iron sights, Ive spent many weekends slowly walking larger timber patches with a sportified AK, and its every bit as fast accurate and effective as my marlin 44 mag or 30/30 lever actions
as you'll find in thick cover you have only seconds to shoot.
and its always proven to work very effectively.
now admittedly, these rifles were far less money in the 1980s but they can still be found occasionally for under $700
shop carefully, these have chrome plated chambers and bore and forged milled receivers,
quality, much better than many military stamped sheet metal AK clones, I think of that sportified AK, as a much improved 30/30 carbine
or deer rifle ideal for hunting thick brush
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If you own an AR-15, you could get an AR-15, upper chambered in 350 legend cartridge,
or a 6.8 spc upper, sounds like a good option
remember some states won't allow 22 centerfire rifles use on larger game
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if you want something far more traditional, I doubt you can improve on the BROWING BLR in 358 winchester that Ive used for 4 decades
load with a 250 speer bullet
https://www.speer.com/bullets/rifle_bullets/hot-cor_rifle_bullet/19-2453.html
over 44 grains of IMR 4064 and a 215 fed primer
that load works on ELK,DEER and hogs, sight in 3.5" high at 100 yards ,
and your very close to dead on at 200 yards and about 10" low at 300 yards
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