Been all over the news here, kid's been interviewed and so has his dad. Website posted up above.
It was a relief for me to hear that his dad and a hunting buddy were backing him up with big bore rifles. A .500 Smith wouldn't be a whole lot of comfort facing a charging hog.
For a normal razorback, the 500 SW would be fine, but for this, one would need a big bore hunting rifle, like a 45-70, or a 375 WM.
That’s taking a big chance, going after that big of an example of dangerous game with any hunting handgun.
I would love to know if they knew this monster was out there when the kid went hunting, or was it a surprise?
Bet that picture shows up on the back cover of American Handgunner in a smith and wesson ad before too awfully long.