Handgun Caliber
03-02-2005, 08:35 AM
#12
Join Date: Dec 2004
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RE: Handgun Caliber
The .357 is very capable of taking deer at the ranges you mentioned. There was a couple of people shooting 41 mags after our Bullseye match last night. I'd never seen one before, lots of noise - and looking down the line it looked like lots of recoil. They were using 210 gr and 212 gr bullets.
03-02-2005, 10:57 AM
#13
Join Date: Jan 2005
Location: Lancaster, Ohio
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RE: Handgun Caliber
BE A MAN! GET THE 500. MAGNUM SMITH AND WESSON. 3 BUCKS A SHELL FOR THE LIGHT ONES. STILL WITH THE LIGHT ROUND STRONGEST HANDGUN IN THE WORLD AND WITH THE MUZZLEBRAKE IT WONT BRAKE YOUR WRIST. I BROKE MINE IN FOOTBALL AND SHOT IT THIS SUMMER. O YEAH AND IM ONLY 14 SO U SHOULD BE ABLE TO HANDLEIT. AND MY AUNT SHOT IT!!!
03-02-2005, 03:13 PM
#14
Join Date: Feb 2003
Location: Paoli PA
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RE: Handgun Caliber
buddy of mine took a buck with his 357 at 120 yards! believe it or not! he aimed about foot and a half over the back and hit it in the spine and dropped it in his tracks. he was shooting off a rest but hell of a shot. i carried my 357 this year and should have shot a doe at about 20 yards with it but chickened out and grabbed my rifle
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03-23-2005, 09:55 AM
#17
Dominant Buck
Join Date: Feb 2005
Location: WC FL
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RE: Handgun Caliber
ORIGINAL: GRIZZLYMAN
I have a Ruger Redhawk in 41 Mag. Put some good wrap-around grips on it like Hogue or Pachmars and it disappates recoil pretty well. I shoot 210 Rem. semi-wadcutters in mine for practice and recoil is minimal. With all that said, I'm 6'5" and 280, but I think with handguns that doesn't make that much of a difference. 41 has more than enough power with the CorBon 250s or similar rounds to put down a whitetail up to 50 yards. You will notice more recoil from the hunting loads, obviously.
I have a Ruger Redhawk in 41 Mag. Put some good wrap-around grips on it like Hogue or Pachmars and it disappates recoil pretty well. I shoot 210 Rem. semi-wadcutters in mine for practice and recoil is minimal. With all that said, I'm 6'5" and 280, but I think with handguns that doesn't make that much of a difference. 41 has more than enough power with the CorBon 250s or similar rounds to put down a whitetail up to 50 yards. You will notice more recoil from the hunting loads, obviously.
03-23-2005, 03:23 PM
#18
Join Date: Feb 2005
Location: winchendon mass
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RE: Handgun Caliber
ORIGINAL: i shoot stuff
BE A MAN! GET THE 500. MAGNUM SMITH AND WESSON. 3 BUCKS A SHELL FOR THE LIGHT ONES. STILL WITH THE LIGHT ROUND STRONGEST HANDGUN IN THE WORLD AND WITH THE MUZZLEBRAKE IT WONT BRAKE YOUR WRIST. I BROKE MINE IN FOOTBALL AND SHOT IT THIS SUMMER. O YEAH AND IM ONLY 14 SO U SHOULD BE ABLE TO HANDLEIT. AND MY AUNT SHOT IT!!!
BE A MAN! GET THE 500. MAGNUM SMITH AND WESSON. 3 BUCKS A SHELL FOR THE LIGHT ONES. STILL WITH THE LIGHT ROUND STRONGEST HANDGUN IN THE WORLD AND WITH THE MUZZLEBRAKE IT WONT BRAKE YOUR WRIST. I BROKE MINE IN FOOTBALL AND SHOT IT THIS SUMMER. O YEAH AND IM ONLY 14 SO U SHOULD BE ABLE TO HANDLEIT. AND MY AUNT SHOT IT!!!
03-23-2005, 06:51 PM
#20
Typical Buck
Join Date: Aug 2004
Posts: 866
RE: Handgun Caliber
ORIGINAL: Legacy357
buddy of mine took a buck with his 357 at 120 yards! believe it or not! he aimed about foot and a half over the back and hit it in the spine and dropped it in his tracks. he was shooting off a rest but hell of a shot. i carried my 357 this year and should have shot a doe at about 20 yards with it but chickened out and grabbed my rifle
buddy of mine took a buck with his 357 at 120 yards! believe it or not! he aimed about foot and a half over the back and hit it in the spine and dropped it in his tracks. he was shooting off a rest but hell of a shot. i carried my 357 this year and should have shot a doe at about 20 yards with it but chickened out and grabbed my rifle
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