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| 82.1 | .357... excellent for chucks | OLDMAN::DAYOTTE | | Fri Nov 13 1987 14:12 | 14 |
| I use a .44 Ruger SuperBlackhawk with a 10.5" barrel for bucks-only
N.H. hunting. I bowhunt during this period but the .44 gives me
the ability to "reach out there" if I happen upon a buck beyond
the range of my bow. I have never taken a deer with a handgun but
I have seen a deer that was killed with a .357. My overall impression
of the .357 was that I wouldn't use it because you probably won't
"drop" a deer with it because there just isn't enough energy. I
feel that this is too risky in the states that I hunt in because
someone else might end up with my deer.
What's the "best" load for .44 and/or .357. I am particularly
interested in .44/180gr (anyone worked up a good hunting load?)
-Dave
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| 82.2 | cast bullets in the 44 are great | ELMO::HOLLEN | | Tue Nov 17 1987 08:57 | 12 |
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I'll put a plug in here for cast bullets in the 44mag. You really
don't need (though some prefer to use them) jacketed bullets in
the 44mag. Heck, it's already .429 caliber coming out of that muzzle.
A good cast bullet made of wheelweight metal or harder is just as
effective. Generally speaking, cast bullets penetrate better than
jacketed. Expansion isn't nessasary...
But, in the 357 I'd use a jacketed bullet...
Joe
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| 82.3 | 30-30 THOMPSON CONTENDER | DUNCAN::SILK | | Tue Nov 17 1987 13:21 | 21 |
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I've got a Thompson Contender with a 14" 30-30 barrel.I can usually
hit just as good at 100yrds with my pistol as i can with my rifle.
I've got a 2 power Leupold so at 100yrds the cross hairs pretty
much cover a three inch circle.It would be a long shot @ 150 I would
say.
Never had the opportunity to shoot a deer yet with it.Seems every
year I decide to hunt with my rifle,I end up shooting one 50 yards
or under.Every year i hunt with my pistol,I never see anything.
STILL LOOKING.
Deer hunting in vermont just started this weekend.Not using my pistol
in vermont,but I am going to PA. in two weeks and plan on using
it there.
SEEMS LIKE A 170 GRAIN HOLLOW SHOULD DO THE JOB
RED EYE STILL
LOOKING IN VT.
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| 82.4 | | ARMORY::CHARBONND | 7mm-08 Rem. - 1, Spikehorn - 0 | Thu Nov 19 1987 10:44 | 6 |
| Used my 44, with midrange LSWC_HP, to dispatch the deer i dropped
saturday. Through the neck, deer stopped thrashing immediately.
6" Dan Wesson is not the lightest carry gun made, though. Would
like to use it as primary gun sometime. Maybe next year.
Dana
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| 82.5 | | SSDEVO::OAKEY | I left my heart in... Lanai | Thu Nov 19 1987 12:28 | 5 |
| Any of you have any idea what velocity your bullets are stepping
out at? Please state whether you're stating "book velocity" or
measured velocity.
Roak
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| 82.6 | | SPMFG1::CHARBONND | | Mon Nov 23 1987 05:54 | 5 |
| Book velocity (hey I like that) of my SWC loads is 1075 fps. This
was extrapolated using Hornady handbook and Hercules reloading data.
No access to chronograph.
Dana
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| 82.7 | Two Questions | DEPOT::BROWN | | Mon Oct 23 1989 09:55 | 8 |
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I have a question regarding hunting with a handgun in NH.
Can you carry a handgun while hunting with a rifle?
How many rounds permitted in the handgun with and without the rifle?
Thanks,
-Kendall
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| 82.8 | Sidearm law NH | DISCVR::FERRARO | | Mon Oct 23 1989 16:06 | 15 |
| Kendall,
You can carry a handgun while you hunt with a rifle. If you
don't have a carry permit it must be TOTALLY visiable.
Number of rounds in the handgun is limited to the magazine
capacity.
A word of caution, if you plan to carry a .22 make sure your
first shot on larger game comes from the rifle. The F&G people
have ways of telling which shot took the game down and which
shot dispatched it.
Happy hunting,
Greg
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| 82.10 | Mule Deer with a 10" Scoped T/C in .41 Mag | PEAKS::OAKEY | Save the Bill of Rights-Defend the II | Thu Oct 11 1990 02:10 | 27 |
| I figured I'd jump over here from FIREARMS since I'm about to take the hunting
plunge this weekend (Buck Muledeer)... I've had a scoped T/C (4x, 10" in .41
Magnum) waiting in the wings for literally *years*. Finished both my load
development (see below) and sighting in at 25 yards tonight. Tomorrow at lunch
I take a long lunch and try it out at 50 and 75 yards. I've placed my limit at
75 yards from a steady rest this year; depending on how things go I'll see what
I can do next year...
I'll follow up this note with the actual velocity when I get a chance to chrono
my load, probably the weekend of the 20th.
.41 Magnum for T/C only:
Primer: WW LP
Case: WW
Powder: 20.5 gr. WW 296
Bullet: Sierra Bullet 210 gr. JHC .410"
OAL: 1.635"
Book velocity: 1550-1600 fps from a 10" Contender
Note: this OAL is too long for revolvers -- this length seats the bullet just
against the rifling. Note the optimum OAL will vary from gun to gun. There is
no crimp applied to the case, merely the belling is removed. The cannilure
(sp?) is well beyond the end of the case.
As with all loading data, reduce the charge by 10% and work up in your gun.
Roak
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| 82.11 | Published not accurate in my experience | REDHWK::FULTON | A man has to know his limitations! | Thu Mar 19 1992 12:51 | 19 |
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Just a comment about published velocities. I've been chronographing
loads for quite a few years as a standard practice in load
development. What I've found is that most of my guns produce
velocities nowhere near the published data (assuming off by more than
50 fps is nowhere near) when using the exact components as listed.
If you're a jacketed bullet fan, for your handguns, this difference in
expected velocity could mean the difference in the way the bullet
performs. Mushrooming of jacketed bullets at handgun speeds is a hit
or miss proposition anyhow. This is why I would much rather stick with
a "hard cast","heavy" (high sectional density), "flat-nosed" bullet,
trucking at as high a velocity as I can safely work out of the
cartridge.
Roy...
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