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Re: Handgun for deer [Re: arcman] #6615789
09/13/19 08:14 AM
09/13/19 08:14 AM
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Shenandoah County, VA
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its been a few years, but I used to do some deer hunting with a ruger blackhawk in 41 mag


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Re: Handgun for deer [Re: arcman] #6615797
09/13/19 08:23 AM
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Minnesota
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Re: Handgun for deer [Re: arcman] #6615812
09/13/19 08:38 AM
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Missouri
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Blackhawk in .41 mag

Re: Handgun for deer [Re: mississippiposse] #6615827
09/13/19 08:57 AM
09/13/19 08:57 AM
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Webster County W.V
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Webster County W.V
Me & my son use a .243 CVA scout with a heavy 14" barrel with a Burris 2x7 scope. I load a sierra 85 gr HPBT with 36 gr of varget. It will shoot around an 1" groups at 100 if you do your part. We use it to fill our antlerless tags every year. We have taken shots from 12 yards to around 200 with great results. Hunting with a pistol is different than with a rifle, everything must be slow and deliberate. You will have to pass on a few shots that would have been a chip shot with a rifle. A good solid rest is a must.


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Re: Handgun for deer [Re: matt] #6615831
09/13/19 09:07 AM
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Central NC
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Originally Posted by matt
. A good solid rest is a must.


EXACTLY !

set up any stand so you can get a good rested shot.


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Re: Handgun for deer [Re: arcman] #6615837
09/13/19 09:16 AM
09/13/19 09:16 AM
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Contender in 7-30 waters. Does just fine.

Re: Handgun for deer [Re: arcman] #6615855
09/13/19 09:48 AM
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West Cent IL
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West Cent IL
I have taken a bunch of deer with my pistols. My goto is a ruger super red hawk 44 mag 4x weaver scope my other one's, S&W mod 57 41 mag and a Ruger black hawk 41 mag with red dot scopes. All 3 of these I shoot cast lead that I pour and reload. The redhawk was my late fathers and at that time I loaded 240grain hornady xtp's and the pistol was topped with a red dot for him. I'm going to try this year to take a deer with dads Smith mod 27 357 mag. I have it dialed in with 180grain cast performance bullets
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Re: Handgun for deer [Re: danny clifton] #6615943
09/13/19 11:25 AM
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western ky
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Originally Posted by danny clifton
You need one you can shoot well. Like bow hunting you need to get close and shoot careful. I've killed two with a 357 model 66 revolver


I've got the same gun and killed 2 myself with it. Farthest one was about 75 yards broadside and a complete pass through. Shooting Hornady XTP 158 gr. jacketed hollow point bullet.

Re: Handgun for deer [Re: arcman] #6615960
09/13/19 11:41 AM
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Suffolk new york
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Alan Harton custom in 41 mag!

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Re: Handgun for deer [Re: arcman] #6616013
09/13/19 12:57 PM
09/13/19 12:57 PM
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Piney va. soon be 19
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ruger blackhawk in 45 colt and a contender super 14 in 7/30 waters
both kill em plumb dead and the waters will do on out yonder too


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Re: Handgun for deer [Re: arcman] #6616026
09/13/19 01:21 PM
09/13/19 01:21 PM
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La Crosse, WI
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I shot 2 deer years ago with hand gun when was first allowed here in WI. Like has been said by others. Use a gun that is legal in your state and you can shoot well. Both the deer I shot were at like 20-25 yards with 357 Colt Revolver. Also missed one clean once at about 10 yard facing straight on.. I always figure the 357 handgun could kill a deer at 100 yards. I could only shoot accurately at, so stuck to my 20-25 range.

Mac


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Re: Handgun for deer [Re: arcman] #6616143
09/13/19 04:04 PM
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Indiana
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I got a black hawk 44 magnum to deer hunt with when I hunted worked good if you could rest it on something other wise couldn't hit much past 10 yards but would kill the deer .

Re: Handgun for deer [Re: arcman] #6616202
09/13/19 05:03 PM
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USA MN
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S&W model 29-3 10 inch barrel ,Killed a lot of deer for me and is good out to 75 +yards


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Re: Handgun for deer [Re: Snare loop] #6616246
09/13/19 06:11 PM
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Central MN
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Central MN
Originally Posted by Snare loop
AR pistol chambered in 300Blackout or 6.5 Grendel many in use in this area. The Grendel is fast becoming the pistol of choice around here.


Did ya get the one with the pistol brace


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Re: Handgun for deer [Re: GRIZ] #6616331
09/13/19 09:16 PM
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Mn
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7-30 Waters in a Super 14 equipped with a Harris bipod.

I've taken deer out to 300 yards with it and so far haven't needed more than the one shot.

A lot of good handguns out there, practice is the key.


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Re: Handgun for deer [Re: arcman] #6616352
09/13/19 09:50 PM
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Georgia
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My one and only was a young button buck with a Lyman 1860 Army repro. It was a coup de gras shot as another kid had shot both front legs out from under it with a 7mm mag. That 44 round ball did the trick.


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Re: Handgun for deer [Re: arcman] #6616361
09/13/19 10:00 PM
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Nebraska
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Nebraska
I have shot 3 Elk and several Deer with my US Arms Abilene 7 1/2" barrel (Twin to Ruger single six) in .44 mag. Winchester 240 gr factory loads have worked well for me.

Re: Handgun for deer [Re: Trapset] #6616444
09/13/19 11:37 PM
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Northern Michigan
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Originally Posted by Trapset
I have shot 3 Elk and several Deer with my US Arms Abilene 7 1/2" barrel (Twin to Ruger single six) in .44 mag. Winchester 240 gr factory loads have worked well for me.


Elk stories please!


Re: Handgun for deer [Re: arcman] #6616645
09/14/19 10:21 AM
09/14/19 10:21 AM
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Montana
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Montana
Ive killed a bull elk,bull Shiras moose,quite a few whiteais,mule deer antelope and several bears and 3 mountain lions with iron sighted revolvers with barrel lengths 4 to 5.5 inches.I lean toward packable guns 3 lbs or less,I used to shoot some real heavies like .454,475 and .500 Linebaugh but those are heavy recoiling in a 3 lb gun and were causing wrist problems so these days I use .44 mag and heavy,.45 colt loads.They are plenty adequate for anything we have.

The guns I use now are 1..45 Colt ina 5.5" Ruger Bisley
2..45 Colt in a 4" Ruger Redhawk
3..44 Mag in a 4" S+W 629 mountain Gun
4. .44 Mag in a 3" S+W 629
5. .45 Colt in a custom,3.75" Ruger,Sheriff''s model
Here is the most recent bear,and the S+W used.

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Re: Handgun for deer [Re: arcman] #6616695
09/14/19 11:48 AM
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sw iowa
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A few of my hunters

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