Best Handgun for hunting?
01-13-2007 | 07:32 AM
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S&W 57 or 657 41 mag. All the nuts and bolts included. Some don't like that avalibility of ammo but when it was created for sillouette shooters some hunters found it to be a superb hunting handgun. Mine has killed elk, bear, and deer without missing a beat.
01-13-2007 | 07:32 AM
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RE: Best Handgun for hunting?
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I have gotten hooked on single shots. Most of mine are in varmint calibers but I do have one in 308 (the stainless one with the break) and 7Int-x (the break open)
I prefer the bolt guns as they are the most accurate
I have gotten hooked on single shots. Most of mine are in varmint calibers but I do have one in 308 (the stainless one with the break) and 7Int-x (the break open)
I prefer the bolt guns as they are the most accurate
01-13-2007 | 07:55 AM
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Obviously if you want rifle like accuracy, &long range w/ ability to kill, revolvers are out of the question.
I prefer XP100's but they're getting rare. The encore is a great and versatile handgun. There are lots and lots of TCEncore & aftermarketbarrels & cartridges to choose from, and those guns are usually very accurate. I'll probably buy one when XP's become impossible to find.
Probably the most versatile cartridge is the 308 Win. Factory ammo is always there if you don't handload.If you do handload, availablebullet selectioncovers a wide spectrum from 90 gr varmint to 240 gr solids.It's an efficient cartridge with the ability to take any hoofed animal on this continent, or the smallest varmint.
Below is an XP I built a few years ago. Altered factory stock, 308 Win,17" Shilen#5 taperbarrel, Gentry 3 position safety, Farrel base, TPS rings (Leupold QRW'spictured), blah, blah. It shoots sub moa and I've taken many white tail, hogs, coyotes, bobcats, etc with it. 400 yard kills on white tailare a snap if you can hold it steady.
I prefer XP100's but they're getting rare. The encore is a great and versatile handgun. There are lots and lots of TCEncore & aftermarketbarrels & cartridges to choose from, and those guns are usually very accurate. I'll probably buy one when XP's become impossible to find.
Probably the most versatile cartridge is the 308 Win. Factory ammo is always there if you don't handload.If you do handload, availablebullet selectioncovers a wide spectrum from 90 gr varmint to 240 gr solids.It's an efficient cartridge with the ability to take any hoofed animal on this continent, or the smallest varmint.
Below is an XP I built a few years ago. Altered factory stock, 308 Win,17" Shilen#5 taperbarrel, Gentry 3 position safety, Farrel base, TPS rings (Leupold QRW'spictured), blah, blah. It shoots sub moa and I've taken many white tail, hogs, coyotes, bobcats, etc with it. 400 yard kills on white tailare a snap if you can hold it steady.
01-13-2007 | 07:59 AM
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RE: Best Handgun for hunting?
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Obviously if you want rifle like accuracy, &long range w/ ability to kill, revolvers are out of the question.
Obviously if you want rifle like accuracy, &long range w/ ability to kill, revolvers are out of the question.
01-13-2007 | 08:18 AM
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BigCountry,
That'ssuper good shootin' for a wheel gun. Better than I can do with my old 29.Being able to hit a pie plate isn't exactly precision shooting though. 1.5" @ 200 yds would be acceptable.
And, @ 200 yds that 460 S&Wbullet has got at best 800 pounds of energy. You could stop that with an average dictionary, or a deer's shoulder. A 308 or 30-284 outof a handgunhas still got 1200+pounds @ that range.
That'ssuper good shootin' for a wheel gun. Better than I can do with my old 29.Being able to hit a pie plate isn't exactly precision shooting though. 1.5" @ 200 yds would be acceptable.
And, @ 200 yds that 460 S&Wbullet has got at best 800 pounds of energy. You could stop that with an average dictionary, or a deer's shoulder. A 308 or 30-284 outof a handgunhas still got 1200+pounds @ that range.
01-13-2007 | 08:28 AM
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RE: Best Handgun for hunting?
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BigCountry,
That'ssuper good shootin' for a wheel gun. Better than I can do with my old 29.Being able to hit a pie plate isn't exactly precision shooting though. 1.5" @ 200 yds would be acceptable.
And, @ 200 yds that 460 S&Wbullet has got at best 800 pounds of energy. You could stop that with an average dictionary, or a deer's shoulder. A 308 or 30-284 outof a handgunhas still got 1200+pounds @ that range.
BigCountry,
That'ssuper good shootin' for a wheel gun. Better than I can do with my old 29.Being able to hit a pie plate isn't exactly precision shooting though. 1.5" @ 200 yds would be acceptable.
And, @ 200 yds that 460 S&Wbullet has got at best 800 pounds of energy. You could stop that with an average dictionary, or a deer's shoulder. A 308 or 30-284 outof a handgunhas still got 1200+pounds @ that range.
Its a vain thing for me. I just like wheel guns.
01-13-2007 | 09:32 AM
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I've still got a soft spot for wheel guns too. I still have a 29 that I bought used over 25 years ago. It's a rattle trap but still shoots good. Nothing like what you've got.
My best buddy recently bought one of those crazy 45-70 revolvers and we've been shooting it a lot. The recoil is absolutely painful but I love shooting it. I told him the next time I take him hog hunting, I get to use it after he gets his first hog.
My best buddy recently bought one of those crazy 45-70 revolvers and we've been shooting it a lot. The recoil is absolutely painful but I love shooting it. I told him the next time I take him hog hunting, I get to use it after he gets his first hog.
01-13-2007 | 01:07 PM
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RE: Best Handgun for hunting?
ORIGINAL: ranger140892
Obviously if you want rifle like accuracy, &long range w/ ability to kill, revolvers are out of the question.
I prefer XP100's but they're getting rare. The encore is a great and versatile handgun. There are lots and lots of TCEncore & aftermarketbarrels & cartridges to choose from, and those guns are usually very accurate. I'll probably buy one when XP's become impossible to find.
Probably the most versatile cartridge is the 308 Win. Factory ammo is always there if you don't handload.If you do handload, availablebullet selectioncovers a wide spectrum from 90 gr varmint to 240 gr solids.It's an efficient cartridge with the ability to take any hoofed animal on this continent, or the smallest varmint.
Below is an XP I built a few years ago. Altered factory stock, 308 Win,17" Shilen#5 taperbarrel, Gentry 3 position safety, Farrel base, TPS rings (Leupold QRW'spictured), blah, blah. It shoots sub moa and I've taken many white tail, hogs, coyotes, bobcats, etc with it. 400 yard kills on white tailare a snap if you can hold it steady.
Obviously if you want rifle like accuracy, &long range w/ ability to kill, revolvers are out of the question.
I prefer XP100's but they're getting rare. The encore is a great and versatile handgun. There are lots and lots of TCEncore & aftermarketbarrels & cartridges to choose from, and those guns are usually very accurate. I'll probably buy one when XP's become impossible to find.
Probably the most versatile cartridge is the 308 Win. Factory ammo is always there if you don't handload.If you do handload, availablebullet selectioncovers a wide spectrum from 90 gr varmint to 240 gr solids.It's an efficient cartridge with the ability to take any hoofed animal on this continent, or the smallest varmint.
Below is an XP I built a few years ago. Altered factory stock, 308 Win,17" Shilen#5 taperbarrel, Gentry 3 position safety, Farrel base, TPS rings (Leupold QRW'spictured), blah, blah. It shoots sub moa and I've taken many white tail, hogs, coyotes, bobcats, etc with it. 400 yard kills on white tailare a snap if you can hold it steady.
Who did the camo on your stock?? The shortbarrel Lone Eagle in my picture has very little blueing left on it and would look great with the metal camo'd