Hunting Deer With A Pistol?
11-05-2007, 11:35 AM
#1
Fork Horn
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Hunting Deer With A Pistol?
I am wanting to buy a pistol to use for deer hunting and I had a few questions for those of you that use a pistol.
1. What caliber
2. What Gun
3. Barrel Length?
4. Scope?
1. What caliber
2. What Gun
3. Barrel Length?
4. Scope?
11-05-2007, 03:26 PM
#3
Fork Horn
Join Date: Mar 2007
Location: Indiana
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RE: Hunting Deer With A Pistol?
Colt Anaconda .44 mag, 6" barrel, Bushnell Holo-sight and Remington 275gr core-lokts. Thats what I hunted with until I sold it to my hunting buddy. I could kick myself in the donkey now, those Colt revolvers are worth some money now.
11-05-2007, 05:14 PM
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Typical Buck
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RE: Hunting Deer With A Pistol?
ORIGINAL: RugerM77.270
Anything from a .44 to a 500 in my opinion.
Throw a scope in this an you're ready.
Anything from a .44 to a 500 in my opinion.
Throw a scope in this an you're ready.
11-05-2007, 07:37 PM
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Typical Buck
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RE: Hunting Deer With A Pistol?
[blockquote]quote:
ORIGINAL: RugerM77.270
Anything from a .44 to a 500 in my opinion.
Throw a scope in this an you're ready.
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A buddy of mine has this same gun in 500 S&W. He dropped three deer last year. Stopped em clean in their tracks.
ORIGINAL: RugerM77.270
Anything from a .44 to a 500 in my opinion.
Throw a scope in this an you're ready.
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A buddy of mine has this same gun in 500 S&W. He dropped three deer last year. Stopped em clean in their tracks.
11-06-2007, 07:16 AM
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Fork Horn
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RE: Hunting Deer With A Pistol?
zmschillin
I've taken a few N.Y. whitetails with a pistol so I will give you my opinion (for what it's worth);
1) caliber - I see you are in Indiana so you have big deer, this would make the .357mag (my favorite caliber) too light, so .41 mag and up. You don't need a hand cannon. You don't need anything bigger than a .44mag , just learn to shoot it well.
2) gun - there all good, it's a personal choice, me, I like an unscopedrevolver that you can carry on your hip - the advantage of hunting with a handgun.
3) barrel length - 6" anything longer and you might as well use a rifle.
4) scope - 2x if you feel the need for one, or if you are planning on taking long shots, I feel they are too cumbersome and clumsyand takes away from the original intent of handgun hunting.
I've taken a few N.Y. whitetails with a pistol so I will give you my opinion (for what it's worth);
1) caliber - I see you are in Indiana so you have big deer, this would make the .357mag (my favorite caliber) too light, so .41 mag and up. You don't need a hand cannon. You don't need anything bigger than a .44mag , just learn to shoot it well.
2) gun - there all good, it's a personal choice, me, I like an unscopedrevolver that you can carry on your hip - the advantage of hunting with a handgun.
3) barrel length - 6" anything longer and you might as well use a rifle.
4) scope - 2x if you feel the need for one, or if you are planning on taking long shots, I feel they are too cumbersome and clumsyand takes away from the original intent of handgun hunting.
