I love to handgun hunt! My first buck was taken with a Dan Wesson 357 SuperMag launching a 220 grain LBT WLN slug about 1500 fps.

These days I prefer to hunt with a single-shot pistol. To that end, I had my MOA Maximum rebarreled to take the 300 WSM cartridge to go along with my rifle in that caliber.

Here's pix of a pair of does I shot a couple years back with the MOA.

E3, that is an interesting looking handgun! That cartridge in a handgun makes me think it would recoil beyond anything I would want to shoot. I haven't hunted deer for a few years but am thinking about trying out my Contender 7TCU for the antlerless only Kansas hunt next month. I am starting to get a little long in the tooth and it seems the older I get the less I hunt. I don't know if I am tired or lazy but probably both.

If you want power, single shots are the way to go. I did 6 of the Dangerous 7 of Africa (lion, buff, hippo, croc, leopard, elephant(12 yard, full blown charge) with single shots (.375/.284, .416 Taylor). Only the rhino was done with a FA .475 Linebaugh.
A friend has a .300WSM in a Stryker. It's a pussy cat to shoot. Muzzle brakes make the big boys tolerable.

The MOA pistols were popular with the metallic silhouette shooters back in the day because of their accuracy and the cartridges one could have them chambered. Makes a fine handgun hunting cartridge.

T/C Contenders are my favorite model of single shot pistol. Started with them, and have never felt the need to move on.

The only drawback to single shots would be when one is hunting Aoudad and your intended victim starts shooting back....

The muzzle brake on this one makes a full-house 300 WSM load feel about like a medium stout 357 Mag load from my 4" 686, it's not bad at all. The muzzle blast, though, is a different story--this is one LOUD pistol.

The MOA Maximum has an incredibly strong action and is extremely accurate to boot, hence the name. Their only real drawback as far as single shots go is that breech access is very limited, which is a problem if you have sticky brass. Other than that, it's a great pistol.

MS Hitman--IHMSA silhouette shooting is where I got turned on to single-shot pistols. I competed for years in KY and IN, even shot in the Internationals one year. I've used a TC Contender, BF, XP-100, and MOA Maximum at various times and in various classes of competition. I've been out of that game for years, though.

The DW 357 SM I got my first buck with was by Big Bore Revolver class gun, and the load I took the buck with was my competition load.

An SBR by any other name...

I have long admired the MOA pistols. Never had the opportunity to own or shoot one -- just Contenders and briefly, a Wichita. The Contender in .375 JDJ was about as much steam as I wanted to handle in an unported gun.

Take a look at one of these:
http://www.cva.com/CVA-Store-View.php?id=579

They can be found for about $250-$260. No FFL transfer needed. And being .50 caliber they really pack a punch. I bought one to use next year during our black powder season.

I always thought those pistols were butt ugly. But there is no arguing their superb accuracy and efficiency.

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Originally posted by Snowwolfe:
Take a look at one of these:
http://www.cva.com/CVA-Store-View.php?id=579

They can be found for about $250-$260. No FFL transfer needed. And being .50 caliber they really pack a punch. I bought one to use next year during our black powder season.

I bought one a couple years ago as a backup pistol during muzzleloader season but I have yet to fire it.