What handgun will you hunt

16 October 2001, 20:01

<Paul Dustin>

Will gun season is coming and what handgun will you use this year to hunt. I will be using a Competitor in 308 Win with a 14" BBL
loaded with a 150gr PMC Starfire bullet at 2597fps as my main gun. My 2nd gun will be a Ruger super Redhawk 71/2 BBL loaded with a 240gr bullet at 1640fps this will be my setup for this year hunt. What is your setup for this year???

17 October 2001, 02:48

<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.

17 October 2001, 13:25

<short243>

Savage Striker in 308 with 165gr gameking or maybe partitons....

17 October 2001, 15:48

Willie B

Encore 308 with 150 Nosler Ballistic tips.

18 October 2001, 08:59

ScottB

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

18 October 2001, 17:44

<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

19 October 2001, 08:03

Sean

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.

19 October 2001, 09:13

<Fuzz>

Ruger SBH 7 1/2" , 44mag 240gr hardcast 23gr H110 for deer. Elk ,I don't know yet.
Fuzz

19 October 2001, 10:19

DaveC

Colt Anaconda 6" with 270 gr hardcast WFN and 21 gr of 2400.

19 October 2001, 15:52

<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.

19 October 2001, 16:57

<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

20 October 2001, 01:57

twillis

Taurus Tracker in 41Mag with cast 215gr SWC

20 October 2001, 03:38

yukon delta

Linebaugh .500 with 440 hard cast at 900-1200 fps depending on application.

20 October 2001, 15:23

<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.

20 October 2001, 18:27

<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

21 October 2001, 04:51

<SlimL>

So Scott B, how do you cook you grasshoppers and beer cans? Slim

22 October 2001, 15:38

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...

25 October 2001, 13:39

DavidReed

Ruger Bisley .45 Colt. 325 gr. LFN at 1,200 fps.

30 October 2001, 23:12

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

31 October 2001, 05:03

<Paul Dustin>

Good luck to everone and remember the first shoot is the one that counts

31 October 2001, 17:39

<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

01 November 2001, 06:23

<ty>

444 marlin in a 14' contender.hopefully I'll be able to find a spike elk

04 November 2001, 01:49

Big Bore

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?

06 November 2001, 20:59

Dans40X

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.

07 November 2001, 02:07

LoneEagle

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

07 November 2001, 03:05

<Dodgy Doug>

quote:
Originally posted by LoneEagle:
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

Sean,
Have you ever had problems with ejecting a spent case from your Lone Eagle? I spoke to someone recently who has had this trouble with an early production Lone Eagle in .308. I am thinking about buying one, but am a little concerned about reliable ejection. How long have you owned your Lone Eagle? Your comments are appreciated.

08 November 2001, 01:55

LoneEagle

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

08 November 2001, 07:17

<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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Handgun Hunter
LOVE THOSE .41s'

08 November 2001, 18:32

<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'.....

09 November 2001, 02:16

yukon delta

".38-40 with magnum level reloads"???

09 November 2001, 19:20

<whales>

TC Contender in 357 Herrett with 2X Burris scope. 2400 powder at 22grs. 180gr FPJ Sierra.

15 November 2001, 01:23

<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

15 November 2001, 15:57

<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.

24 November 2001, 15:54

<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....

16 December 2001, 08:37

Tanoose

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.

16 December 2001, 11:11

<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.

16 December 2001, 13:10

<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.

guess i'm being picky but it's not a 10mm ACP
it's just 10mm. [ACP Automatic Colt Pistol]
i've seen adds for 10mm Express ammo but it's nothing more than full power 10mm ammo insted of the 40 S&W power leavel punk junk the FBI came up with.

i have a 10mm/38-40 Blackhawk
it shoots the 38-40 real well but not so good with 10mm.

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

16 December 2001, 20:29

<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....