Any handgun hunters here?

[Jester560]

I just got into handgun hunting last year. Killed my first deer with one, a doe.

It is a Taurus Raging Hunter 6.75 in 454 Casull. Im shooting a 300gr XTP at 1500 fps, my reloads.

What are you using and how long have you been hunting with a handgun?

 

[Ace11]

I got into handgun hunting a few years ago, maybe 4or 5. What really pulled me in was how much more intentional it feels, there’s a greater focus on distance, angles, and patience. I started with a .44 Mag since I wanted something robust yet manageable and it really taught me a lot about controlling recoil and making thoughtful shot selections. I currently switch between a 10mm and a .44 depending on my hunting location. The 10mm feels light and quick when I’m moving through thicker areas, but when I’m set up in open timber, I always end up going back to the .44. There’s just something about the way it balances that feels right to me.

 

[kframe357]

Handgun hunted in the past. Used a couple different guns.
7.5” Super Blackhawk 44mag with Thompson Center scope.
7.5” Super Redhawk 44mag with Leupold scope.

If I were to go again, I have a couple different options, depending on terrain and prey.
5” Lew Horton S&W 627 Performance Center (8 rds of 357mag) that’s been Magnaported.
4” S&W 500mag. Great knockdown power, terrible follow up speed.

 

[Lone Wolf]

Started hunting squirrels in the 70's with Hawes Western Marshal 22 shooting shorts.my first deer hunting pistol was a S&W 44 mag which I still have 6",SS,magnaported Hogue lamo camo grips,very accurate. I now am hunting with a Dan Wesson RZ10 open sights with Barnes 155gr vortex.1/2" off a rest at 50yds.drops 4"@ 100yds. It's been quite effective.

 

[Jester560]

I do have a 10mm set up for hunting but I haven't killed a deer with it yet.
Springfield XDm10 4.5 OSP

 

[Lone Wolf]

I do have a 10mm set up for hunting but I haven't killed a deer with it yet.
Springfield XDm10 4.5 OSP
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Very nice. I like the camo!

 

[Jester560]

Very nice. I like the camo!

Thanks! A good friend did the Cerakote work.

 

[Lone Wolf]

Thanks! A good friend did the Cerakote work.

My brother did a good cerakote job on an Ar he built.

 

[Jester560]

My brother did a good cerakote job on an Ar he built.

I like it!