RE: What's the best handgun to use for elk hunting?
Most folks will say that the 44 mag is the minimum for elk. If I were to hunt elk with a hand gun though I would rather have something like a 480 Ruger, 454 cassul, 475 Linnenbaugh, 500 S&W.
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RE: What's the best handgun to use for elk hunting?
Here you couldnt use a 357 or 44 mag (most loads arent even going to come close to the minimum energy,killing power(as recomemded by game& fish at 100 yds) to take deer- let alone elk.
If i could aford it id go with those recomended by bigbulls or a 45/70 or those pistols that use rifle calibers.
RE: What's the best handgun to use for elk hunting?
Yeah 1eyed, Sportsmans warehouse here in Denver have a few revolvers that are chambered in 45-70, 444 Marlin and 450 Marlin[] That would certainly do it huh. Just wear a wrist brace when you shoot it. How would you sight one of those in? I think I'd have to leave that to someone else. I wouldn't be able to type to you guys after taking a shot with one of those. OUCH!!!!
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RE: What's the best handgun to use for elk hunting?
I'd trust a .44mag in a Ruger on elk for sure-handloaded up to some real barn burners...otherwise I'd take my .454Cassul...I had one of the BFR .45-70's, talk about a bad idea-yeah it's a great conversation piece, and fun to go out and shoot around, but as far as hunting goes, it was never my first choice, there are a lot of lighter, smaller, less punishing guns out there that would get the job done on elk and deer-I've never used my .44mag's on elk, but on deer and sick cattle, it's pretty potent.
The .480Ruger is great too, I loved the Super redhawk I had in it, it's every bit as powerful-if not moreso in most loadings, than the .454cassul, and the recoil is much nicer (harder, but not as sharp, so perception of it is much lighter), my only complaint with it is that there isn't a ".480spcl", with a .357mag, .44mag, .454cassul, you always get a little brother to shove in there to practice with, the .480 doesn't have that, and 90% of the shooting I did with it didn't require that much power.
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RE: What's the best handgun to use for elk hunting?
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45-70's, talk about a bad idea-yeah it's a great conversation piece, and fun to go out and shoot around, but as far as hunting goes
I agree i know im at least NOT going to be firing a 45-70,444 etc in a sixgun/revolver much either lol .
But i still might pick up a 45-70 barrel for a contender pistol sometime.
44 mag hot handloads would work fine i think your right, but when hunting how do game& fish wardens decide if its enough cartrige if most? factory ones would not meet there min requirment of 500 ft lbs of energy at 100 yards?(even if you dont plan on shooting that far of course dosnt matter lol)
I dont know what they do then - but i never ran into that situation i always have a rifle too.
guess it depends on the warden etc too. while bp hunting in nystate they had a friend fire it into the ground to see if i was using anything but round balls - i too was using a shotgun & it was checked to see if it was a rifled barrel*& mag capasity etc
Maybe they got rid of some of those laws? or gotten more[]
What's the best handgun to use for elk hunting?
] That would certainly do it huh. Just wear a wrist brace when you shoot it.
How would you sight one of those in? I think I'd have to leave that to someone else. I wouldn't be able to type to you guys after taking a shot with one of those.
OUCH!!!!
