RE: Official Team Elowapi Thread (15)
Mauser,
Handgun hunting is a blast. My gun is a Ruger Super Blackhawk Hunter with a weaver 2x scope. Single action 44 mag.
I load my own, I like the Hornady 240 gr XTP. I’ve also used the speer Gold Dot 270 gr. If I ever hunted bear or things larger than deer I would go with the GD’d, but for deer the XTP’s do a hurting on them just fine.
I’m not a fan of recoil so going any higher than a 44 wasn’t something I wanted to do. Although the 480 Ruger is supposed to have better performance but with the same recoil of a 44. As with most things out there, a ton of info is available on the internet, but there’s really not THAT much to know to get started. Keep it as basic as you can, a 44 mag is a perfect place to start. Take only good chest shots at the ranges you are accurate & you are good to go.