HandgunHunter
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The first is the biggest hurdle. Just leave the rifle at home and it will happen.
Who hunts or wants to hunt big game with a handgun?
- Thread starter Ernie
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Yeah maybe. Pretty much 90% of my deer hunting is taking an 11,13 and 14 year old hunting. So last season I didn't carry a rifle while deer hunting.
Years ago I killed quite a few white tails with a .357 mag and thought I’d like to pursue it more so I bought a Savage Striker in .308 I practiced on groundhogs out to 300 yds. all summer long. I hunted with that gun in PA, Me. and even took it to Missouri in hopes of getting to use it. I never saw a deer while I carried it. Concluded it was a bad luck gun and put it away then went back to seeing deer everywhere I went. It’s still in the gun safe never to see daylight again.
midwesthunter
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I used to hunt with a Rem XP 100 chambered in 350 Rem mag, that thing was a hand canon. I used it before IN started to adopt some rifle cartridges. I have also hunted with a Ruger red hawk in 41 mag with success. But the funnest pistol I carry in the woods now is an old .44 cal black powder revolver. Its only used when a deer comes close to close to my tree stand.
BrentD
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I posted on another thread that I would like to hunt javelina with a cap and ball revolver. Does that count?
HandgunHunter
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Yup. I’d defiantly try the little conical bullets vs the round ball tho. Much better wound channels.
