If you were to limit yourself to 2 gun (or barrels in the case of the single shots). What would they be assuming that you would use these 2 for the taking of animals from varmints to black bears????

Well good question for me i would keep my ruger redhawk .44mag and then my ruger single-six 22 this could handle everthing but the first order of hunting is the person responsible for making me get rid of the rest of my handguns

i can't live with just two, but to satisfy you i'll say 6br and 7-08 encore.
OR
6tcu and 7-30 waters contender
OR
22/45 mkII and ruger 44mag

6x45 or 6x47 could take the 6tcu place just as well.
44 ruger could be any model- super blackhawk,redhawk, super redhawk.

#1. Freedom Arms 7.5" Premier Grade 44 magnum. Plenty powerful enough for the big stuff, accurate enough for the small stuff. Would use less than full power loads for small edible game.
#2. S&W 4" 44 Mag. This is the handgun to carry when "rifle" hunting and as a back up to the Freedom Arms when hunting anything dangerous.
Light loads and Speer shotshells work real well for small edible game.

my single six and my .500 linebaugh that should cover just about anything.

i would have to say 243 for varmint and deer, and 308 for bear or use 308 for deer and bear and use 223 or 22-250 for varmint.
jason

May be my reply will be strange but I consider that the .45 ACP as good varmint caliber with light bullets weight, with heavy bullets weights animals a little bit bigger.

For long shot distance and heavy weight animals my favorite caliber is the .454 Casull.

The .45 ACP in a 1911 semi auto pistol and the .454 Casull in a SA 5 shots revolver.

In the contender, a 22 and 375JDJ. Or a 22 and a 45colt or 454 or 475.

Ohh!! An easy one for once!

1. Glock 20, 10mm - for everything up to deer.
2. .475 Linebaugh - For everything else.

Although a .454 Casull would be another really good choice instead of the .475...But I have a Ruger .454 and the recoil of a single action sure beats the pounding from the Super Redhawk...

#1-t/c encore w/2-7 leupold scope-475gnr-handloaded any level you want
#2-fa83 475 linebaugh-for the little stuff and backup

I can't really do this. But a 22 Buckmark and 44 magnum (or 45, 480, 475 any big bore you want).

Hcliff

14 inch Contender in 22lr and one in .411JDJ Just happen to have those.

A 22 LR and a 480 Ruger for me. Thanks!

MSSMagnum,

If I were limited to just two it would be a very sad day indeed but thats besides the question at hand.

I would have to say that I would have to choose a handgun that would handle every situation at close range and one that would handle all cases at all other ranges out to long range.

For close range I would have to pick my Ruger SRH 7 1/2" 480 Ruger. With light(325 gr) bullets and the correctly reduced loads this makes for a great short range varminter. With serious full tilt loads with 425 gr WLN hard cast bullets at 1200 fps, this load will easily handle anything on the Ameria's side of the planet and perhaps anywhere.

My second handgun would be my custom XP-100 with its 15" barrel in 338 WSM. While a little heavy for varminting, it is as good as it gets for hammering targets out to 400 yards with authority. Again with the correct bullet, this handgun could easily harvest any critter on earth.

Both my choices are on the heavy side, but if I were limited to only two handguns, I would want to that were better suited to the heavy work but still handle the lighter jobs with ease.

Good SHooting!!

50

Desert Eagle 50AE, Very accurate, plenty of power, holds 2 more rounds than wheel guns.

HK USP compact .40 S&W, cheap to shoot, good on small game, just right for concealed carry.

[ 01-14-2003, 07:05: Message edited by: Kahluaman ]

For a "Hunting Handgun" I choose a Contender because I shoot A LOT and therefore fairly well and only need "one good shot"... <g>

6mm TCU for small to medium game

375 Winchester for medium to big stuff

$bob$

[ 01-16-2003, 01:45: Message edited by: LDHunter ]

It would be 2-Center-Grip XP-100's with one chambered in 6.5-284 and the other in 7.82 Patriot. Both would have H-S Stocks, Burris 3-12 Optics w/Ballistic PLex Reticules and trigger jobs. Actually, both chamberings will easily take black bear, but the 6.5 is nice for extended dog shoots at long range.
xphunter