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When it comes to firearms, there’s never been a better time to be a tactical hog hunter.  Gun makers keep producing new rifles, in new calibers and various tactical configurations.  

Some of the new rifles on the market today are designed with rather specific hog hunting applications in mind, such as suppressed hunting.   Others allow you to apply the tactical advantage across a wide range of hog hunting situations. 

As a way to kick start the discussion, SHWAT presents ten of the top hog killers available today.  Let us know what you think, as well as your personal favorites for engaging multiple hog targets.  Use the comments, or jump on our Facebook page to post.  There are so many possibilities!  We’d like to include your suggestions in an upcoming SHWAT feature!  This is part one of a two part story.

Not only do I really like hog hunting, but I’ll have to admit that I’m a major gear nut too. I really like trying all kinds of new guns and gear for my passion, Hog Hunting. Being in the gun industry, opportunities abound. While I’m constantly trying new products, I’ve settled on certain guns and gear as necessary and my proven favorites. Why these? I'll tell you more in a minute, but over 1000 hogs have agreed with me that the use of this gear in competent hands is pervasively effective.

While cool guns and optics are a blast to read about, look at pictures of, and handle, a few more mundane products are essential for hog hunting success. We’ll call these our necessary gear. I'll tell you about my favorite hunting vehicles, binoculars, Night Vision gear, and of course, my favorite go-to guns. There might be a couple that surprise you.  I've loaded this article with pictures you won't find elsewhere, inclouding guns we haven't made available to the public yet.