Those are the lever guns I would choose from for hogs. I loaded up some ammo for
a friend, and did the scope mount (8mm Mauser) and posted some pix of the mount
to the original rear sight base here. I loaded a 170 RN Hornady Interlock to about 2700 fps.
He shot two of them, said it slammed them down, NOW. Both DRT after maybe 10 yds. He
was pleased with Mauser 98, scope, mount and the results with a big RN at good solid velocity.
Not an animal to be undergunned with. Big holes, all the way thru.
Oscar is right about the choices, I would lean towards .44 Mag, have two leverguns in
that caliber, W94 and B92. Love the 92 action, but it doesn't like the Keith 429421,
and the Win94 gobbles them up. A Marlin 336 in .35 Rem with 200 RN is another
real contender from my safe. I kinda think the Guide Gun .45-70 hunting load, 405 Rem or
RCBS cast at 1750, would be a bit of overkill for meat sized feral hogs. OTOH, some of the
real crazy big ones out there, some in the multiple hundreds of pounds, the .45-70
might be a really good fit.
My friend's Texas hogs ran about 120-150 and the 8mm load was fine. From what he
tells me, they recommend not shooting the bigger ones, meat is not worth bothering
with. No idea from personal experience, just what he tells me.
Bill