Greetings All,

I'm a new hog hunter, with only a couple of hunts so far, and brand new to this forum.  I've taken two shots and brought home two hogs with my .30-30 Marlin and 160 gr. Hornady LeveRevolution ammo.

I'm very interested, though, in taking some hogs with a handgun.  I've dusted off my ol' ('70's vintage) 8-inch barreled Dan Wesson .44 Magnum, and have been contemplating setting it up for hogs.  I've got a couple of questions for those of you who might have experience along these lines:

Anyone have any experience / recommendations for a scope?  I'm not sure what it would take to mount one on the DW, or what the best size, type, etc. would be.  I'd consider a red dot, but I'm more inclined to go with a conventional LER pistol scope.  I'm leaning real hard towards the Nikon 2.5-8 X 28 Encore EER, as I have a Nikon ProStaff on my .30-30 that I'm really happy with.

The DW .44 has been in and out of production over the years, and I'm not sure if it's in current production.  I have NO idea what might be available in the way of mounts, etc. for it, or if it will need to be drilled for a mount.

Any suggestions for ammo?  I'm pretty sure that 240 gr. JSP's would be the best pick, but I'm open to suggestions.

Hunting will be from a stand over a feeder, at a maximum of about 80-100 yards, most likely less.  My first hog was taken at about 70 yards, and the second at around 55, and I'll probably be hunting the same area.

Whaddaya think, guys?  Thanks in advance!

Regards,

Jim