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Favorite Hunting Handgun?

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19 January 2002, 18:45
Magnum Mike
Favorite Hunting Handgun?
What is your favorite and what are you killin' with it?

Mine
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41magnum, Sierra's 210JHP

Anything legal....and cats

mike

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United States of America, Love it or LEAVE IT!

20 January 2002, 05:50
GeorgeS
Mike,
My favorite is a T/C Contender with an SSK 14" .309JDJ barrel. With this barrel, I have taken many animals ranging from 50lbs. to 400lbs., everything from white-tail does to scimitar-horned oryx, addax, and barasingha.
The 165gr. Nosler Ballistic Tip at 2350fps does a great job. I have made shots as long as 260yds. with this handgun more than once.

For close-up hunting, I have used a Ruger Redhawk .44mag, but I have a Ruger Bisley .45 Colt that will replace it (bigger bullets )

George

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Shoot straight, shoot often, but by all means, use enough gun!

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20 January 2002, 11:58
<gone hunting>
a Smith & Wesson 1006 worked over by Novaks
used it to take my first Whitetail with a handgun this year.

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born on a mountain, raised in a cave, hunting and fishing is all i crave!

20 January 2002, 15:17
<dr280>
Mine is my new Superblackhawk. I haven't killed anything but plate steel and paper so far, but after 300 rounds- anything out to 100 yards is in serious trouble!
21 January 2002, 02:23
<SlimL>
Thompson Encore in what ever barrel suits the game and a Super Redhawk in .44 Mag for up close and personal. Took a 3 point blacktail with it this year. Can't wait to have a go at the 480 Ruger in SRH though. Slim
21 January 2002, 13:31
False Muzzle
Ruger New Model Blackhawk in 41 Magnum.
And taking anything humans can consume with it.

"Hey, it does taste like chicken!!"

21 January 2002, 16:36
<Elliot Viker>
I have several that would rate up with "favorits" but my old tc chambered in 7mm/tcu seems to just grow out of my arm. I will take anything up to and including deer with this.
24 January 2002, 09:45
<338Lapua>
SSK Custom Ruger Super Redhawk - 44 Magnum

Bowen Alpine Model - 41 Magnum

TX Whitetail/Hogs/Jack Rabbits etc.

26 January 2002, 07:14
<Crawfish>
I think I like my scoped 14 inch T/C Contender in .41GNR#2 best but the custom SBH in .41GNR is a close second. I really like shooting these calibers. The guns are so different but they both do wonderful things with .41 caliber bullets.
Deer (21 for the family this season), three BIG pigs and one 1800lbs crazy mean steer.

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Handgun Hunter
LOVE THOSE .41s'

27 January 2002, 00:46
BER007
mssmagnum,

Never hunt with handguns up to now but my favorite handgun'd be my FA 10" barrel in .454 Casull.

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BER007
Keep the faith in any circumstances
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27 January 2002, 14:48
<X-Ring>
Modle 57 S&W 41 Rem mag. 6" target trigger,and hammer 2X Nikkon scope
What do i kill with it? Better to ask what I don't kill with it? Oh got to go theres a cat in my yard
X-Ring
27 January 2002, 16:14
dennis n. mitchell
My favorite hand gun anything using 44mg. if you are talking about true handgun rounds. But I am really fond of 35 rem. 7x30 waters in my T/C contender. DENMITCH