Perchoutofwater Posted September 30, 2008 Share Posted September 30, 2008 I have two questions, they are seperate. Chuck's thread on the 1911 got me to thinking. I've also got an interest in deer hunting with pistol. I would imagine that anything that would be large enough to take down a deer in a humane way would probably not be something that you would want to use as your regular shooter just because of the recoil, so I'd like to have the questions below answered seperately. 1. If you could have just one hand gun that is $1,500 or lower what would it be. 2. If you wanted to start hunting deer with a handgun what would you use? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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The Holy Roller Posted September 30, 2008 Share Posted September 30, 2008 I have two questions, they are seperate. Chuck's thread on the 1911 got me to thinking. I've also got an interest in deer hunting with pistol. I would imagine that anything that would be large enough to take down a deer in a humane way would probably not be something that you would want to use as your regular shooter just because of the recoil, so I'd like to have the questions below answered seperately. 1. If you could have just one hand gun that is $1,500 or lower what would it be. My .45 2. If you wanted to start hunting deer with a handgun what would you use?I don't see a need to hunt deer with a pistol but if I did it would still be my .45. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Caveman_Nick Posted September 30, 2008 Share Posted September 30, 2008 Something about this question makes me want to answer Ruger .44 Redhawk. I think I would never feel "under gunned", or have a malfunction at a critical moment. The SIG 1911 I linked in the other thread would also be a possible choice. S&W makes some nice 8 shot capacity .357 revolvers as well... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sox Posted September 30, 2008 Share Posted September 30, 2008 The Ruger .454 Super Redhawk. http://www.gunsandammomag.com/cs/Satellite...4+Super+Redhawk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Caveman_Nick Posted September 30, 2008 Share Posted September 30, 2008 (edited) The Ruger .454 Super Redhawk. http://www.gunsandammomag.com/cs/Satellite...4+Super+Redhawk Yeah. I thought about that too...but that thing is HUGH. It almost might as well be a rifle Edited September 30, 2008 by Caveman_Nick Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Azazello1313 Posted September 30, 2008 Share Posted September 30, 2008 desert eagle is pretty badass in a few video games I've played Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
westvirginia Posted September 30, 2008 Share Posted September 30, 2008 What kind of ranges are you talking about Perch? I wouldn't trust a .45 auto over 25 yards or so for deer. My pick (and I have one and have taken deer with it) would be a Ruger super redhawk in either .44 mag or 454 Casull. I have the .44 mag with a pro-point red-dot on it and take critters out to 100 yards with it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Perchoutofwater Posted September 30, 2008 Author Share Posted September 30, 2008 What kind of ranges are you talking about Perch? I wouldn't trust a .45 auto over 25 yards or so for deer. My pick (and I have one and have taken deer with it) would be a Ruger super redhawk in either .44 mag or 454 Casull. I have the .44 mag with a pro-point red-dot on it and take critters out to 100 yards with it. 100 yds at most, anything more than that, and I would want to use my rifle. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jimmy Neutron Posted September 30, 2008 Share Posted September 30, 2008 What kind of ranges are you talking about Perch? I wouldn't trust a .45 auto over 25 yards or so for deer. My pick (and I have one and have taken deer with it) would be a Ruger super redhawk in either .44 mag or 454 Casull. I have the .44 mag with a pro-point red-dot on it and take critters out to 100 yards with it. Sometimes I think you're my brotha from anotha motha. < $1500 - you can usually find a used Les Baer (1911) for under $1500 - hell of a pistol your grandson will be shooting long after you're gone. For hunting: I have a Super Redhawk in .44 Mag. You can get it in bigger calibers like the .454 or .480 Ruger, but I don't see the need. You can get 300 grain hardcast loads from Buffalo Bore that'll be enough medicine for anything in north america. A real upside of this choice is that you can stoke it with .44 special loads and enjoy an afternoon of plinking with it. I've killed deer and a cow elk with mine - no problemo. I shoot rabbits at over 100 yards with mine and I'm no Elmer Keith. It's just an easy gun to shoot well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Caveman_Nick Posted September 30, 2008 Share Posted September 30, 2008 For Hunting the Super Redhawk is a top choice, but the "you can only have one pistol for any situation" kind of kills it for me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jimmy Neutron Posted October 1, 2008 Share Posted October 1, 2008 Thought I would add: The .45 ACP does a fine job on deer at less than 20 yards. I shot 1 deer with a 9mm at just under 20 yards and would not do it again. Clean shot, poor terminal performance. Perch, I've seen the deer in Texas - use whatever you want. They don't look like they take much killin'. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Perchoutofwater Posted October 1, 2008 Author Share Posted October 1, 2008 Thought I would add: The .45 ACP does a fine job on deer at less than 20 yards. I shot 1 deer with a 9mm at just under 20 yards and would not do it again. Clean shot, poor terminal performance. Perch, I've seen the deer in Texas - use whatever you want. They don't look like they take much killin'. It depends on which part of Texas you are hunting it. There are definitely some doggy deer out around Llano and Fredricksburg. I would mainly be using the pistol in east texas where there are not nearly as many deer, but the deer tend to be much larger. Out near Abeline I'll still be using my rifle, but here in East Texas it is heavily wooded (particularly one place I want to hunt) and I was thinking a pistol would be great for that, as the longest shot I'd get in that area is 100 yds or less. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Perchoutofwater Posted November 2, 2008 Author Share Posted November 2, 2008 Fired my New Ruger Super Redhawk 454 Casull today for the first time. It didn't come back and hit me in the face. It really wasn't bad at all. My only complaint it is tough getting the 454 spent brass out of the cylinder. The .45 brass comes right out, but the 454 is tough. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clubfoothead Posted November 2, 2008 Share Posted November 2, 2008 I miss my Sig P226 but it had no safety and the pistol lock made it pretty ineffective for home defense. I'd probably want it back if I could have any pistol. I don't hunt so not sure what you'd use to kill a deer with. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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