re: Tips on slaughtering a pot-bellied pig for a Cochon de lait?

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22 to the head. More than likely wont kill

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The ideal site for shooting pigs is one finger’s width above eye level, on the mid-line of the forehead, aiming towards the tail

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Well that is the "ideal site" if you want to stun it and then kill it later with a knife.
I have shot and seen several hogs shot head on with a 22. Many times the bullet wont even enter the skull.



If you want to kill it dead with a 22 just put it at the lower base of the ear aiming at the other ear.

I have killed hundreds this way. The largest Hog I have killed with a single 22 LR bullet was 246 lbs and I was 50 ft away when I made the shot.




ETA: if shooting from one ear to the other, know what is behind your target. The bullet rarely exits but it is possible.