Vapodog:

Some people say I am not user friendly they may have a point. Good luck.

Colt Anaconda

8 3/8" ported barrel

Red Dot sight

Houge Grips

Federal Castcore 300gr or Reload using Nosler 240 JHP

50yds

God help' em[>:]

I recommend a .44mag Ruger Super Blackhawk hunter 7.5" bbl.

I like red dot scopes for handguns if you think you must glass them (fan of open sights). With my best SBH, I would be capable of taking a deer at 100-125yrds open sights supported, it' s terribly accurate, in my hands at least...off hand I' d probably cull it down to 50-75 yrds and great conditions.

The way you' re asking, it kind of seems like this will be your first handgun? In that case, the .44mag is pretty stout, but not uncontrollable, just get some .44spcl rounds to feed it until you get used to the gun (truth be told they' re probably stout enough to hunt with too, as long as you place them well). You couldn' t go wrong with a .357 or .41 mag either though, they recoil much less, but are still adequate deer rounds (the .41 much moreso than the .357, glassed and in the most skilled hands the .41' s a 100-125yrd max gun, the .357 is lucky to get 75yrds).

for someone buying a deer handgun i would stay reccomend a .41 or bigger, (and i am persoanlly happy using my .357 because that is what i have). i like single actions so id go with a SBH hunter models and stick a 2x scope on there and be happy out to 100-125 depending on bullet construction

I would go with a Ruger or if you can Find a Dan Wesson 44 or 41 Mag. The Smith and Wesson 44 Mags will not stand up to full power 44 mag loads for very long. I shot Hand Gun Steel silhoutte for ten years and saw many S&W shoot apart. You can,t hurt a Ruger Black Hawk, Red Hawk or Dan Wessons unless you really try hard. The Smith is a smoother gun and shoot great as long as they last but that ain,t long. I have had a lot of Smiths and I shoot reduced loads 95 percent of the time. I would go with a good 2x7 power scope and after some practice a 100 yard shot should be doable.

I bought a .44 mag as my first deer hunting handgun. S&W 629 6" open sights. Used it several times never got to take a shot. I have replaced it with a .454 Casull. It has at least three times the loading options. I would recomend the Super Redhawk in .44 mag.

Try a 500 S&W Mag. That thing is nuts. I got one and it shoots way smoother than my Redhawk, and trust me, I am a fan of the Redhawks, so I was biased to start. Love the large slugs.