#1947913 - 06/03/10 10:36 AM
Re: Pistol Hunting
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ThunderHead85
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I am looking at a Ruger GP 100 in 357 magnum but i am concerned about that having enough power for deer.
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#1947976 - 06/03/10 11:08 AM
Re: Pistol Hunting
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I have not taken a deer with it but I carry a Ruger Super Blackhawk in 44mag. Its a heavy pistol but recoil is manageable. Not afraid to take it to the range and run through 50-100 rounds.
I have ran into one gentleman who has taken plenty of deer with a SBH chambered in 357. All of his deer were taken less than 50 yards.
For discussion purpose: I have talked with another gentleman who said that 45 long colt was great for deer as long as you reloaded. Stated that factory ammo was underpowered and not anywhere nears its full potential.
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#1947985 - 06/03/10 11:20 AM
Re: Pistol Hunting
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ThunderHead85
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I was just worried on the recoil of a .44 mag. How long is the barrel on your SBH?
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#1947986 - 06/03/10 11:22 AM
Re: Pistol Hunting
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bobthebowhunter
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I am looking at a Ruger GP 100 in 357 magnum but i am concerned about that having enough power for deer.
plenty of power imo I used to hunt with a smith 357 but never got a shot.
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#1948028 - 06/03/10 12:02 PM
Re: Pistol Hunting
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ThunderHead85
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Has anyone killed one with just iron sights or does everybody use scopes.
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#1948032 - 06/03/10 12:05 PM
Re: Pistol Hunting
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I was just worried on the recoil of a .44 mag. How long is the barrel on your SBH?
It has a 7" barrel. Pistol with scope weighs close to 4lbs. The only issue I have had with it is being able to find a scope or dot sight compatible with the Ruger rings in a price range that I could afford. Had to look at scopes less than $150 and refused to put a Simmons on it.
http://www.ruger.com/products/newModelSuperBlackhawkHunter/index.html
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#1948034 - 06/03/10 12:13 PM
Re: Pistol Hunting
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ThunderHead85
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Sounds like a great setup
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#1948038 - 06/03/10 12:17 PM
Re: Pistol Hunting
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If you get a scope, get a very low power scope. It can be darn hard to find a deer in scope 3x or higher as the gun is held out so far from the eye. I eventually went to 1.5x scopes on my Contenders.
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#1948077 - 06/03/10 12:41 PM
Re: Pistol Hunting
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Wes Parrish
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Has anyone killed one with just iron sights or does everybody use scopes.
Although the only deer I've taken with a "real" pistol was with iron sights on a 4" barrel Colt Python in .357 Mag, my opinion is that a very low power scope (or Burris Fastfire) is the way to go.
Had a "wild hair" to do that, but was very unimpressed with the potential killing ability of a pistol compared to say, a 30/06 or some other traditional rifle caliber in a rifle. Even with a scope, you are generally going to significantly limit your high-probability range (compared to a scoped rifle) with even the hottest loads in a Contender or other "short rifle" type pistol. I'm sure some pistol enthusiasts are going to come up with all kinds of exceptions where they "can" kill a deer just as far with a pistol as they would be shooting with a rifle, but generally speaking, that will not be the case under most hunting circumstances.
At the end of the day, I'm more a hunter than a particular weapon enthusiast, and am usually going to hunt with the most effective legal weapon in my arsenal. Some of you may change your fascination with pistol hunting real fast when you have an easy rifle shot at the buck of a lifetime, but can't take it with a pistol. For me, it was like, why should I limit myself to a spear when I have a rifle?
But to those who prefer using pistols or long bows during rifle season, more power to you.
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