Handgun hunters

Favorite hand gun an caliber for hunting?

I have only used two. A 357 magnum and a Pietta model 1858 new army. twice with the 357 once with the cap and ball. Shot conicals with the Pietta. 3 shots three deer. About 50 yards tops with the 357 both times and 20 with the Pietta. Get close shoot careful. A lot like bowhunting.

Hunting what?

Currently
Small game my rugar mark 2 with suppressor. Or mark 2 government or single 10.
Deer 45lc rugar black hawk. Only thing I have acquit now.

In the past 357 mag Smith, 44mag rugar red hawks, and 308 Thompson center encore.

Handgun hunting is OK but I no longer do much of it preferring a long gun. At one time it was all I did during firearms season.

I like my 44 mag Blackhawk with a 10 inch barrel.

Smith 629 44mag scoped

7mm BR

ruger superblackhawk in .44mag.

T/C Contender 357 max

.357 mag with open sights. This is the cheap Taurus Tracker and it performs flawlessly.

.243 and .22

357 herret

Ruger 480 8" bbl.

Think I killed five deer many years ago with a TC Contender in 7-30W. Technically a handgun but when shooting off sandbags, it is very much like a rifle.

Small game Colt woodsman match

Anything else Freedom arms Model 83 in 454 Cas

I want to try my 10mm this coming season

it depends what kind of handgun hunting I am doing

22lr , 300blk or 44 mag

Depending on the mood
Black hawk in 45 colt or contender in 7-30 waters

Hmm so they do many a decent hunting revolver for under $1000...nice I'll be check this out more

Shooting it out of a contender ?

Nice really with I got one of those little T/C's

Ruger Blackhawk in 41 Rem Mag

For small game I use a ruger 22/45. Big game my prefered gun is a FA 454

Go to Lipsey's site and check out their Ruger selection . I prefer a .45 LC with a 5.5 inch barrel. I like big calibers , favorites being .480 Ruger,.475 Linebaugh and .500 JRH. But they do require concentration when you touch 'em off. .480 isn't awful, though.

I have a lot of respect for folks that willingly shoot .454 . I've shot 'em and handed them right back, went straight back to shooting my .475 and .500. Something about it's "snap".

XP-100 6x47 Remington for deer, 7BR for everything bigger. 221 fireball for the smaller varmints!

After ten rounds it will leave a bruise at the swell of my thumb. But its worth it. I should have gotten rubber oversold grips for it but love that rose wood grip to much to cover it up

It takes a while to go through a can of these

.357 Maximum



.30 Herrett





.22 Long Rifle



.44 Magnum

I'm by no means an expert, but the guys here helped me out a good bit awhile back when I came into a pile of 41 magnum reloading supplies. With their help I shot my first deer with a handgun this past season. 210 grain Sierra bullet. TC Contender. Deer didn't make it far....

I'm not a big deer hunter but kill enough to keep the freezer well stocked. I don't see any need for a rifle with my hunting conditions and this 41 mag setup. Pretty impressive on the distances at which it stays accurate as well

If we were a little closer I'd let you take her to the range for a day. She is a little sweet heart and I am tickled I bought her for less than $500.

I only handgun hunted for over 20 years. Killed over 100 big game animals with a handgun
For deer/bear/antelope/ turkey
M.O.A. Corporation Maximum in 330 Dakota
M.O.A. Corporation Maximum in .454 Casull
Super Blackhawk .44 Mag
Super Redhawk .44 mag
T/C Contender .44 Mag
T/C Contender .445 Super Mag
500 S&W
Magnum Research BFR in 500 S&W
T/C Scout in .54 Cal.
T/C Scout in 50 Cal
For varmints
T/C Contender in .17 Rem
Magnum Research Lone Eagle in .223 Rem
Keystone Cricket Pistol in 22LR

Nice collection S Shaefer

Colt .44 mag Anaconda, Colt .357 mag Python, Colt .22 LR Woodsman.

I forgot
I just bought a Nosler 48 in 6.5 Creedmoor

I suck at computers.
Tried to post a pic of my 2 M.O.A. Maximums and posted it twice in my last post.
Top one in the pic is the 330 Dakota
Bottom is 454 Casull

Nosler 48

Monster Toms,

Hold on to those XP's.

I have one in 7mmBR. never shot. It's one of the last 2 XP's ever sold to employees.

Can't use it in Illinois.

I use an old Dan Wesson, .44mag, 10" barrel.

Yes, 140 grain bullet at 2300

Ruger 22/45 for small game and a Glock 40 which is10mm for whitetails.

Super Red Hawk 44 mag with 9.5 inch barrel and halo sight