What caliber hunting rifle has the cheapest ammo that can reasonably take down a pig in 1 shot?

I want to stock for the apocalypse. Seriously.What caliber hunting rifle has the cheapest ammo that can reasonably take down a pig in 1 shot?
Seeing the second part to the question, I will try to tailor my anwser to fit.





7.62x39 - You can get rugged military rifles to fire this, fairly cheap, and buy FMJs in bulk (though a FMJ isn't a good choice on a hog). You can get hollowpoints, softpoints and plenty other options as well (price goes from ~$6 for cheap FMJs to ~$60 for some REALLY high quality stuff)


(Though, If you're seriously stocking for a TEOTWAWKI (the end of the world as we know it) senario then prehaps a military arm would make you look like the 'enemy' to LEOs, if you live in a left city). In my opinion, the best choice.





30-30 (aka 30WCF)- Don't discount this round. It's a potent little booger that doesn't get the respect it deserves in this age of .300Win Mags and .500 S%26amp;Ws. Its Plenty enough gun for anything the size of black-bear down to possums, and is a very common gun, reliable and accurate. Prices on ammo go from about $14/box of 20 for Remington Core-lockt Soft Points, to about $60 for some really good stuff, depending on ammo. This gun would make you look much less like a threat to people, but theres no box-mag reloading, and a compartavily fragile tube mag.





.223 - A million guns shoot this (most famous of which is the AR-15), and may not be the best choice against a really big nasty hog but for the most part, its plenty. Ammo is cheap, avaliable in bulk and fits a million differnt guns.





.357mag in a carbine - Pretty good choice, as they can knock a hog down pretty good, and is widley available. Prices (in my area) go about $20/box of 50 for some Okay stuff to $80 for some speciality rounds.





.44mag in a carbine - Very powerful when fired from a carbine. about $30/box of 50 for the ammo.What caliber hunting rifle has the cheapest ammo that can reasonably take down a pig in 1 shot?
7.62X39MM.........





High quality bolt action rifles use this cartridge as well as military and sporting type semi-auto rifles.....





For closer under 200 yard ranges its a very versatile cartridge.......





This CZ 527 Bolt action hunting rifle uses 7.62x39MM and is well suited for wild pigs.....





http://cz-usa.com/products/view/cz-527-c鈥?/a>





Buy this ammo up in bulk cheap.....





http://www.jgsales.com/index.php/ammo-fo鈥?/a>





Then when you need ammo for another purpose it will fit in an SKS, AK47, Ruger Mini 30 and many other carbine rifles.....





http://www.jgsales.com/index.php/rifles/鈥?/a>





And its cheap.....
shotgun using 00 buck shot or slugs


Windchester 1894 chambered in .357 Magnum (you can also use 38spls)
a .22 ';can'; do it at point blank range. i would try a .223, or 243. the .243 might make a mess though.
Any caliber that is in or above the 30-30 power class is plenty. And even some calibers not as powerful.
.30-caliber magnums are the best
30/30 in a good ol' lever action
.223 works just fine.
.22 or .17hmr...
7.62x39
shoot them in the eye it doesnt matter

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