Getting into the handgun hunting game. 500 S&W

Backyardsniper said:
:ROFLMAO: :ROFLMAO: :ROFLMAO: you are correct! That was not my intended point of impact! That was several years ago with the 357. Shot was about 40yds. I killed one last year out of a box blind with the redhawk at about 20yds and the shot was spot on where I was aiming. It is amazing how easy it is to mess up a pistol shot! It takes a lot of practice to get good with one and it is also a very perishable skill!
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@Backyardsniper Agree, getting consistently good with a Handgun under ‘hunting situations’ (especially w/open sights) takes regular practice & skill. I doubt I will ever be “good” with a Handgun —- adequate, maybe?——and only at close range <25 yrds. I know adding s scope or Red Dot would help but I have No interest it making it similar to a Rifle….rather just use a “Rifle”. I don’t hunt BG hunt w/a handgun often because I know my limitations but do enjoy hunting small game - squirrels especially and have done well on them w/Ruger SR22 and open sights, that’s fun and gets some game for the pot.
 
I have done a fair amount of handgun hunting. As you discovered it is very easy to mess up a handgun shot. It is more like bow hunting than rifle hunting. I find that I want to be able to regularly shoot 3-4", 3 shot groups at the longest distances I hunt because conditions will always be worse hunting than at the range.
If hunting offhand I find it makes a BIG difference to focus your practice on one gun and one load in the weeks before the hunt. Wear gloves practicing if you wear them when you hunt.
Consistent grip and trigger control is key.

I love hunting with irons and have done it quite a bit - but a simple red dot blows them away in lower light and overcast weather.
 
Diamond D leather holster finally came in! FA97 5.5" 41 Magnum.

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Love handgun hunting whitetail deer. 460 XVR at 110yards. Had a BFR in 500JRH and hope to buy another before I die. Excellent revolvers as close as you can get to custom without custom prices.
 
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