Are collectable rifles shootable?

[Texas1791]

Looking to go Hog hunting, need a good rifle, cheap!

[jimpierce7]

M44 or T53. If you miss with the bullet, they come with a pig sticker on the end!

[desdem12]

I shoot a lot of my rifles and all of the pistols

[etprescottazusa91]

Yes, I shoot almost all of them.

[Lee-online]

Not all collectors are in shootable condition and not all shooters are collectable.

I try to shoot all of mine but there are some I just haven't gotten around to shooting yet.

[boltaction]

Hello, If the rifle is (safe) to shoot, Why not??? Sounds like, your in need of an inexpensive rifle ..("CHEAP" means piece of crap; in my vocabulary). The M44 would be a good choice; like Jim said, if your going though thick brush. Yet, the pig sticker could be a "snag point", in the brush. Hell, if your in a stand or a blind; a M91 would work. But, yes, the Mosin will have the "drop power" for a pig.
Oh, welcome to the site. Looks like your first day...

[8X56R]

Jim's idea of a M44 or T53 sounds good to me. Inexpensive compact shooters. To your question " Are collectable rifles shootable? "

Yes, they are.. Picture of my K98 and a quarter I holed. Yes, only 50 yds but that's as far as I can see..

[Longcolt44]

Any of the Mosin Nagant models are more than enough gun. You will need a good sidearm of .357 or better also, trust me.

[jones0430]

Yeah, there's a reason that boar spears had a cross-guard below the spear head.

[TheMaineEvent]

Man, I don't know if I'd go hog hunting with a bolt action. A Mosin has enough "umph" to get the job done, but pigs are FAST and are seldom alone. Wounding one a boar could put you in the cross hairs so you had better be good at making quick follow upshot or shots. As mentioned, you should pack a pistol or have another shooter with you, but I'd personally want a semi auto rifle for pig hunting.

[BuckeyeSgt]

Man, I don't know if I'd go hog hunting with a bolt action. A Mosin has enough "umph" to get the job done, but pigs are FAST and are seldom alone. Wounding one a boar could put you in the cross hairs so you had better be good at making quick follow upshot or shots. As mentioned, you should pack a pistol or have another shooter with you, but I'd personally want a semi auto rifle for pig hunting.

Down here most people hunt from a stand. It is nice to have that big bore handgun as a backup though.

[TheMaineEvent]

Ah, then a M44 would be great!

[jones0430]

Just don't let it knock you out of the stand with the recoil!

[bunkysdad]

Sure man, what kind of collectible rifle are you talking about here?

[Darryl]

M$$...that's what the sticker on the side is for....backup!!! For when you go into "hand to hoof combat"!

Go with a friend!!!