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Originally posted by Landrum:
1.) Did you get into handgun hunting because you wanted the sport to be more challenging? YES AND DUE TO HAVING TORN MY SHOULDER UP SO I couldn't draw a bow..

2.) What was the first head of biggame you shot with a handgun. MULE DEER

3.) What gun and load did you use to dispatch said beastie? FATHER'S COLT SAA IN .45 COLT

4.) How many people have you introduced to handgun hunting? I'VE TRIED WITH EVERY RIFLE HUNTER I RUN INTO SO I'VE LOST COUNT

5.) In your opinion, is this segment of the sport growing or dwindling? MAINTAING A FAIRLY STEADY LEVEL WITH A LITTLE GROWTH.

I'm not writing a book, just some questions during the dog days of summer.

Landrum

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Originally posted by Landrum:
1.) Did you get into handgun hunting because you wanted the sport to be more challenging? Yes, and I carried one on me while working on our cattle ranch.

2.) What was the first head of biggame you shot with a handgun. Whitetail deer, although I had peeled a couple of cows off me prior to that.

3.) What gun and load did you use to dispatch said beastie? Stainless Colt Python; shooting the Lyman 358156 bullet with WW296 behind it.

4.) How many people have you introduced to handgun hunting? I have no idea, but a lot.

5.) In your opinion, is this segment of the sport growing or dwindling? Steady, but not growing like it once was.

I'm not writing a book, just some questions during the dog days of summer.

Landrum

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1.) Did you get into handgun hunting because you wanted the sport to be more challenging? No, I got tired of lugging a rifle around.

2.) What was the first head of biggame you shot with a handgun. Blacktail

3.) What gun and load did you use to dispatch said beastie? 44 mag, Speer 225 gr sjhp, near max of H110.

4.) How many people have you introduced to handgun hunting? Have tried several times, no takers yet.

5.) In your opinion, is this segment of the sport growing or dwindling?

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Originally posted by Landrum:
1.) Did you get into handgun hunting because you wanted the sport to be more challenging?
No, I just can't help myself, I feel the need to just do it. Several years back the wife asked me, "How many handguns do you need?", Just one more I replied.

2.) What was the first head of biggame you shot with a handgun.
2 pt Mule Deer

3.) What gun and load did you use to dispatch said beastie?
357 mag, 110gn JHP, 85 yds, one shot, quartering away, hit him just behind the shoulder, took out both lungs and ended up in the offside shoulder. He went maybe 30-40 yds and was dead leaning against a tree.

4.) How many people have you introduced to handgun hunting? 7

5.) In your opinion, is this segment of the sport growing or dwindling? Growing

I'm not writing a book, just some questions during the dog days of summer.

Landrum

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Originally posted by Landrum:
1.) Did you get into handgun hunting because you wanted the sport to be more challenging?
No
2.) What was the first head of biggame you shot with a handgun.
Deer
3.) What gun and load did you use to dispatch said beastie?
Ruger SA357 Mag
4.) How many people have you introduced to handgun hunting?
My Kids
5.) In your opinion, is this segment of the sport growing or dwindling?
Don`t know
I'm not writing a book, just some questions during the dog days of summer.

Landrum