That bear hug video was pretty cool Erno. Any idea what they were watching out the window? Your point about an out of battery issue for any semi-auto is absolutely correct. Same as freezing the cylinder of a revolver. Pros and cons for just about any weapons system but a hunter should carry what he/she feels most comfortable with.

Cub Slayer, it sounds like you hunt turkeys in a rough neighborhood.

Hardcast makes a good point about the efficacy of semi-auto rounds versus revolver rounds for putting game down quicker. If I were hunting with a pistol (someday maybe), I would want a revolver, probably in 44 mag. While I don't disagree with anybody carrying a revolver as a backup, I tend to agree with Butch on carrying a a semi-auto (usually something in 45 ACP or 40 S&W) since these are either duty guns and/or CCW guns for me and I have LOTS of practice with them under sometimes stressful situations. From what I can tell in this topic, it seems like everybody believes in carrying some kind of backup which is smart.

Hardcast, for a separate topic, (and you've probably posted a bit about it already), I think a topic on what pistols and calibers work best for hunting different kinds of critters would be fascinating and a good read. It's one thing to talk ballistics, etc. about different calibers but a whole different animal (no pun intended) when actual hunting experience is shared. I haven't got into pistol hunting yet but it is on my bucket list.