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| <heavy varmint> |
I will be hunting deer with a pre deal M.29 Smith and Wesson loaded with 23.2 gr. of H-110 behind a 240gr. Hornady XTP or 18.5 gr. of 2400 behing a 240 gr. hard cast bullet. I like the performance of the xtp but my gun really likes to shoot the cast load. | ||
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| <short243> |
Savage Striker in 308 with 165gr gameking or maybe partitons.... | ||
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| one of us |
Encore 308 with 150 Nosler Ballistic tips. | |||
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| one of us |
Raging Bull 8 1/2" in 454 Casull, becoming partial to 250gr LRNFP @ 1650fps. Backup will be an AMT automag IV in 45 win mag with 250gr JHP @ 1500 fps. Will be hunting pigs and boars, but if it gets boring that may turn to grasshoppers and beer cans  | |||
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| <SD Handgunner> |
14" .243 Savage Striker with 3x12x32mm Burris Handgun Scope, loaded with 80gr. Speer "Hot Core" Spitzers at 2744 FPS. and or a 10" 7-30 Waters T/C Contender with a 2.5x8x28mm Weaver Handgun Scope, loaded with 120gr. Nosler Ballistic Tips at 2258 FPS. I have 3 tags to fill, so will probably use both. Larry | ||
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I'll be using my Ruger Bisley. Its a 45 Colt loaded with a 335 gr WFN infront of 21gr of H110. Or I might use the 255gr SWC infront of 25gr H110. | |||
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| <Fuzz> |
Ruger SBH 7 1/2" , 44mag 240gr hardcast 23gr H110 for deer. Elk ,I don't know yet. Fuzz | ||
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| one of us |
Colt Anaconda 6" with 270 gr hardcast WFN and 21 gr of 2400. | |||
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| <Elliot Viker> |
A contender with a SSK 250 savage shooting a 85gr nosler BT at 2650fps. Or if shorter shots are going to be the norm for the day, I will shoot my SSK 45-70 with 300gr sierra HP's. | ||
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| <SlimL> |
T/C Encore in 257 Roberts at 2520 fps with 100 gr. Nosler BTs. For the short shots a Ruger SRH with 240 gr. XTPS at 1425 fps. And grouse with my Ruger MK II. Slim | ||
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Taurus Tracker in 41Mag with cast 215gr SWC | |||
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| one of us |
Linebaugh .500 with 440 hard cast at 900-1200 fps depending on application. | |||
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| <Dodgy Doug> |
I'll be using my FA .454 7 1/2" with hornady 250 grain xtp's loaded with 27.5 gr. of 2400 at 1525 fps. For crawling around in the briars I'll carry my custom 5 1/2" Bisely 45 with 265 gr. WFNGC cast bullets by CP using 24 gr. of w296 at 1316 fps. | ||
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| <10point> |
I hope to get a hog hunt going this spring, at which time I'll shoot my 6&3/4" RB. The 300 grn Speer JSP is a fabulous bullet and 32grn's of H-110 will get me up to 1525. I could go faster but that's fast enough..............10 | ||
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| <SlimL> |
So Scott B, how do you cook you grasshoppers and beer cans? Slim | ||
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My Remington XP-100 7mm BR with the 130 gr Hornady at 2,300 fps and my Texas Longhorn Arms #5 44 Magnum with the 270 gr LBT WFN at 1,300 fps. Both are incredibly accurate and bring results if I do my part... | |||
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Ruger Bisley .45 Colt. 325 gr. LFN at 1,200 fps. | |||
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| <gone hunting> |
i use a Savage Striker in 223 for ground hogs. but never hunted deer with a handgun in fact this will only be my 2nd year of deer hunting. my may gun this year will be a 300win mag rifle but if i fill my main tag i plan to hunt a small doe or young buck with my S&W 1086 10mm. it has a comped 5" RPM barrel, BoMar sites and was tuned by Novak's. from about any field position i can keep 10rds inside of 4" at 50yds. with the advice i recived from here i'm gona load the 200gr Hard Cast TC bullets. they run 1200fps. i've killed 2 yotes with it and 165gr Rem GS bullets. ------------------ | ||
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| <Paul Dustin> |
Good luck to everone and remember the first shoot is the one that counts | ||
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| <X-Ring> |
S&W modle 57 6" 41 mag, which got a scope for Christmas last year. So I better go see if I can shoot a scope in a real hunting situation. X-Ring AKA Scooter | ||
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| <ty> |
444 marlin in a 14' contender.hopefully I'll be able to find a spike elk | ||
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New one to try out this year, a 12" Encore in 50 Alaskan. 450 grains at 1727 fps, that ought to put the lights out on a deer, ya think? | |||
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| new member |
Remington XP-100 R 260 rem Sierra 140 SBT 2560 fps for dall sheep & caribou. Remington XP-100 R 350 rem mag Sierra 225 SBT 2550 fps for moose in Alaska. | |||
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An MRI Lone Eagle in .358 Win 200 gr factory loads at 2200 fps or 225 gr Nosler Ballistic Tips (not sure of the velocity, but very accurate). Sean | |||
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| <Dodgy Doug> |
quote: Sean, | ||
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Doug, Yes I have as a matter of fact I broke a Buck knife blade trying to pop a case out at the range one day. It is wierd. When I first got it (1 yr ago last Feb) it did not eject at all. Then the more I used it it started working. Now the first shot at the range ejects 75% of the time after that it is 100%. All in all I like the gun. I bought a .308 barrel for my Encore and traded it fairly quickly because I didn't like dodging the muzzle when it came back. No problem with my LE .358. Sean | |||
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| <Crawfish> |
something in .41, don't know if it will be the new 5 shooter or a Contender but IT WILL BE .41. ------------------ | ||
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| <Paladin> |
Can't decide between a Dan Wesson .357 Maximum revolver or a Ruger Blackhawk with the .38-40 cylinder, stuffed with magnum-level reloads.... I don't mind goin' huntin' --it's the decisions that're killin'..... | ||
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".38-40 with magnum level reloads"??? | |||
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| <whales> |
TC Contender in 357 Herrett with 2X Burris scope. 2400 powder at 22grs. 180gr FPJ Sierra. | ||
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| <Made in Sweden> |
My Custom Ruger Super Blackhawk 5,5", loaded with 20,6 grains of Vihtavouri N110 driving a 300 grain Hornady XTP at 1300fps+. (deer and alike beware!) /Peter | ||
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| <Dave Iams> |
T/C Contender SS 14" SSK 45/70 w/2x7 Burris & TSOB mounts. 54gr. H322 300gr Hornady This will shoot hole for hole @50yds and less than 1" @100yds. For a little longer shots I have an SSK 14" in a 30/40 Krag also w/2x7 Burris thats a real joy too shoot. | ||
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| <Paladin> |
Hello, Yukon: Yes, Ruger made a Blackhawk with interchangable cylinders, one in 10mm ACP and one in .38-40 WCF. Like other Blackhawks, it is very strong. I use a C-H cannelure tool to knurl a crimpgroove in the bullets I want to use. I will use Starline cases, because the Winchester or Remington factory brass is too thin for a heavy crimp. This year, I used Speer 180gr. Gold Dot hollowpoints ahead of a stiff but sensible charge of Blue Dot and a magnum primer. Shoots like a bolt of lightning with remarkably little recoil and excellent accuracy. I've not chronographed this load, but think it's around 1,500 feet per second. Bambi came trotting up toward me and I pounded a Gold Dot through his big, wonderful, loving heart at fifty feet, front-on, putting a thumbprint-sized hole right through that organ. He passed away rather rapidly as a consequence and was at the processing-plant within the hour. I understand Ruger now may be making some Vaqueros in .38-40. If the Vaquero trigger can be swapped out with one of the aftermarket kits designed to improve pull, IMO a .38-40 Vaquero very probably would be a worthy alternative to the .38-40 Blackhawk. However, every once in a while I see a .38-40 Blackhawk being sold by an individual through the classified ads in GUN LIST, usually complete with the other cylinder for around $350. A hunter who also reloads his own ammo could hardly find a better hunting revolver, unlikely as it would seem.... | ||
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Well not this year but next year for sure. its a ruger super blackhawk in 44 mag with a 10 1/2 inch barrel topped with a leupold 2.5x8 using hornady 240 xtp, or speer 240 gt in front of 25 grains of H110 (great for deer or black bear) . i might go to 300 xtp for elk or moose, might. | |||
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| <SARG> |
I'll be right next to you Tanoose with my FA .454 7 1/2" with a 3x6 bushnell elite on top off a hornady 300 grain xtp's loaded with 30.6 gr. of H110. We'll get em next year. | ||
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| <gone hunting> |
[QUOTE]Originally posted by Paladin: [B]Hello, Yukon: Yes, Ruger made a Blackhawk with interchangable cylinders, one in 10mm ACP and one in .38-40 WCF.
i have a 10mm/38-40 Blackhawk ------------------ | ||
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| <Paladin> |
I think I'll stick with 10mm ACP terminology, this being the designation on the caseheads of the cartridges which are intended to be used --and a clearer identification for the very unfortunate lads who don't have one of these splendid revolvers! ...I really need to chronograph those loads: they are from the P.O. Ackley book and are among the hottest data I've seen published, possibly excepting an article by Taffin some years ago. They sure work, though.... | ||
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| <northwoodsman> |
I took my Buckeye Blackhawk 10MM / .38-40 with the .38-40 cylinder loaded with some warm stuff along with my Winchester Model 92 .38-40 deer hunting this year. A nice combination. | ||
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Super redhawk 44 magnum 9 1/2 with 24.5g H110 behind a 240g hornady XTP. ------------------ | |||
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