Wild hogs with Sumatra .25

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Nice size pig. And with a .25cal too! I have a Benji Trail NPXL725 I'm going to hunt'em with soon...

Good pictures. Considering purchase of gun similar to yours, where did you get your silencer?

Sumatras are some of the most versatile PCPs right out the box. They shoot most pellets great and the barrels are unchoked so they shoot slugs great too. I have 3 Sumatras, two in 25 cal and one in 22 cal. I have the full size versions though. That's a carbine in the picture above. All Sumatras are power houses and very accurate too.

"Birddog363"I got my silencer from wolf silencers and it works pretty good. I really like the size of the sumatra carbine. Where can I get some cast slugs that shoot well for the .25?

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Rat Sniper slugs work great in my Sumatra! Here's the link http://www.ratsniperslugs.com/

Went to the site and emailed them about the .25cal hollow points @ 25gr. If they'll seal in the breech of my Benjamin Trail NP XL725, and being a hair lighter than the JSB King .25's, they might give some serious face planting power to the local piggy's?

"unionrdr"Went to the site and emailed them about the .25cal hollow points @ 25gr. If they'll seal in the breech of my Benjamin Trail NP XL725, and being a hair lighter than the JSB King .25's, they might give some serious face planting power to the local piggy's?

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You know what you're talking about, make them piggies sit right down for you.

All head shots, of course. I don't care for pig brains anyway.

I wouldn't hunt any medium sized game with 20 something FPE springer/gas piston. I'm sure a perfect shot will do the trick. But would you be able to get close enough to get a perfect shot?

It really don't take a whole lot of power but you have to be perfect. Southern Gunner killed a 50 lb hog with a 177 cal but his gun is tuned, He got a good side view and was able to put the pellet through the hog's ear and straight through his brain.

Hog's skull ain't that thick. We used to shoot'em in the butcher shop in the head with a .22 short. Big-boned legs don't mean big-boned heads. And my Trail NPXL725, with H&N FTT 19.91gr got a high of 858FPS/32.55FPE. JSB King .25 25.39gr got high of 679/26.00, and H&N crow magnum 26.23gr got a high of 684/25.06. I think it'll do. Ken Warren shot two small pigs in the same pack with a .22cal Gamo Whisper. It's on Youtube, at about 22yds. So I think my .25 magnum can do at least 30 yards? I've hunted a few times in my life. I've shot spoils of war and sporters. And more. I'm no expert by any means, but I do study and remember what worked and such. I think too many folks are too used to using a cannon where a small bore rifle would do. Besides, the .25cal is a 1/4 inch diameter projectile​...nice size chunk of lead.

I didn't say it couldn't be done I said I wouldn't try it. A Sumatra 25 cal with 31 gr pellets will get over 70 FPE so there's no doubt it will get the job done. Plus if the shot is a little off it's easy to do a follow-up shot.

The two times I went out JUST to shoot feral pigs, I took my 9mm Freedom 202. It did the job, even if accuracy is poor past 50 yards. This said, I shot an unexpected feral pig with my Cobra (25.4 grains at 876 FPS), from about 40 yards. All it did was drop in its tracks, and didn't quiver one iota. Lucky shot maybe, but as mentioned, their skull isn't all that thick. 

I understood you blackdeisel. I know you said you wouldn't. But a pig's skull really isn't that thick. Just gotta get through the skin, muscle, etc first. And Alan, that's the weight of the JSB King .25's I have. Mine shot them from 658-679FPS & 16.71FPE to 26.00FPE. The H&N FTT @ 19.91gr got a high of 858/32.55. Velocity and FPE or?...