With the growing popularity of

[kid44]

handgun hunting how about a dedicated handgun forum on here?

 

[rob86jeep]

Is the popularity of it growing?

 

[kid44]

Is the popularity of it growing?

I think so, there is growing interest in it. I don't strictly handgun hunt but if someone called me to go deer hunting I would grab a revolver. Depending on the conditions/terrain I may also take a rifle. The biggest buck I ever shot was taken with a .44 magnum S&W Model 29. There has to be others on here who enjoy handgun hunting.

 

[rob86jeep]

It's hard to determine if there's actually a growing interest or it's just something you recently got interested in so you hear/read about it more now. When I was back east, I was interested in getting a handgun that would work for deer/pigs but have no interest in it now that I'm out west again (and I never hear about it anymore now that i'm not interested in it). I guess we'll see how much interest there really is based upon how many people chime in on this post. I'm kinda curious now.

 

[kid44]

It's hard to determine if there's actually a growing interest or it's just something you recently got interested in so you hear/read about it more now. When I was back east, I was interested in getting a handgun that would work for deer/pigs but have no interest in it now that I'm out west again (and I never hear about it anymore now that i'm not interested in it). I guess we'll see how much interest there really is based upon how many people chime in on this post. I'm kinda curious now.

Works for me

 

[menhaden_man]

I’d like a handgun capable of shooting coyotes to 200 yds or so... was thinking contender in 223 but just haven’t researched enough.

 

[fatbacks]

Never really thought of it, but I have a heavy S&W heavy 44 mag laying around that I never touch... maybe I should scope it and mess around with it..... hmmmm

 

[ODB]

The handgun hunting thing has already had a big peak, back in the 1980s. If you don’t know the terms JDJ, HHI, Bob Milek, 6mm/7mm TCU, Magnaport Stalker/Predator, Bill Wilson’s 44 Redhawks, xp100, MOA and many more, you have a lot of catching up to do. Those guys laid down lots of road worth traveling...

 

[16Bore]

Oh crap....then they’ll be a long range handgun forum.

 

[menhaden_man]

Oh crap....then they’ll be a long range handgun forum.

50 yards???

 

[Ryan Avery]

Not going to happen

 

[positivepete!]

Not going to happen

Ha ha, Well I guess that answers the question!

 

[Ryan Avery]

I don’t want this to be AT. Less is more


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[ODB]

I don’t want this to be AT. Less is more


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AT?? What’s that?

 

[SWOHTR]

Archery Talk forum.

 

[VernAK]

It seems the handgun hunting crowd has diminished around here. A few try for black bears over bait yet. LGS seem to have lotsa very large bore, used handguns.

 

[Rob5589]

The handgun hunting thing has already had a big peak, back in the 1980s. If you don’t know the terms JDJ, HHI, Bob Milek, 6mm/7mm TCU, Magnaport Stalker/Predator, Bill Wilson’s 44 Redhawks, xp100, MOA and many more, you have a lot of catching up to do. Those guys laid down lots of road worth traveling...

Absolutely. I would read non stop about Bob Milek taking lopes at 300 yards with his 6mm/223, as well as other critters. To me, he was the king of killing stuff with a handgun back when. Plus he always wore those sweet 80's glasses

 

[ODB]

Absolutely. I would read non stop about Bob Milek taking lopes at 300 yards with his 6mm/223, as well as other critters. To me, he was the king of killing stuff with a handgun back when. Plus he always wore those sweet 80's glasses

Ha! Those glasses!! And that hat! He was definitely the king of handgun hunting. He is the sole reason I ended up with a contender in 7-30 waters...

and the Dominator barrel for the 1911!! I was lucky enough to get to know its inventor, George Hoenig. A very fine fellow and one of the best gun builders to walk the planet.