.357 colt trooper

goose caller · 02-12-2006, 07:31 PM

Will this gun drop an elk? If so, at what range?

manboy · 02-12-2006, 08:24 PM

i can drop an elk with a .22 ...so whats the point of this thread? every offseason will this gun kill an elk. blah, blah, blah!!!! just use a .270 where campmaster can tell you all about elk huntn. u know he is the "master" ha, ha, ha. man i wish there was something to hunt in feb!

goose caller · 02-12-2006, 08:29 PM

EXACTLY my point... YOU can drop an elk with a .22 but is likely for a beginner to drop an elk with a .357 cal. pistol?

Colorado Bob · 02-12-2006, 09:57 PM

I don't think it's legal here in Colorado. I know they have miniums on size of bullets & energy levels. Ithink the 44 Mag is the minium. Range IMO 50 yards max. Do yourself & the elk a favor use a 30/06 rifle. CB

SILVERTIP-CO · 02-15-2006, 08:17 AM

dont do it.

goose caller · 02-15-2006, 04:40 PM

Why?

BareBack Jack · 02-16-2006, 04:52 PM

Goose,
For a beginner thats starting to hunt,pistol hunting is not the way to go.A .357 mag will kill a elk.The founder of the .357 S&Wused the cartrige to killEVRYTHING in North America including the Alaskan bears and Moose.In his words he said this"Never Again" why he realized as a excelled hunter he needed more gun,then a few short years later came the .44 Mag and this handgun has probaly killed more game accross the world than any other.

I use a 44 mag Ruger BH 7 1/2 barrel for hunting and I have killed a elk with it,a spike bull 6 years ago.At 35 yds broadside and a 300 gr bullet passed completly thru.

Handgun hunting is fun and challenging,but it's alot like bow hunting.Patince,proper shot placement,and knowing limitations.If I had to survive and the only gunI had was S&W Tropper in .357 I would use it,but no more than 20-30 yds on game bigger than deer.
BBJ