pistol hunt videos

[Grumpy]

I'm always amazed by the number of hunters that seem to be under the mistaken impression that any handgun will consistently kill game nearly instantly.\
now about 90% of the result youll get depend on your knowledge of both the games anatomy and your personal skill at consistently and accurately placing your shots where they need to be!
yes its very common for deer to show near zero indication of a mortal wound for several seconds
THE BULLET YOU SELECT TO USE DOES 100% OF THE DAMAGE so you need to think that selection through carefully and in my experience, use of a fairly heavy hard cast bullet with a melplat at least 70% of the bullet diameter is advisable, now admittedly most of my personal experience is with 357 mag with 158 grain-to-170 grain hard cast and 245 grain to 320 grain hard cast 44 mag ammo, in revolvers at ranges under 120 yards and on deer and hogs.
but I can assure you that hand gun hunts will be more like archery than when you use a high power modern rifle as most animals will travel a short distance after being hit, and instant kills will not be the rule!

 

[Grumpy]

if you decide to get into pistol hunting ID suggest a good quality 44 mag
ruger, S&W or dan wesson, as your first pistol, and at least a 5" barrel length.(why?) well it takes a minimum or 5" of barrel length too allow the 44 mag to reach near full velocity and the longer the sight radius the easier it is to align the iron sights and consistently hit precisely at longer ranges.
yes a 480 ruger, 460 S&W or 454 cassul, 445 DWSM or 500 S&W might have more power and knock down and penetration, but the cost vs use-ability, sky rockets with the more limited or less common calibers and increased recoil is not a beginners friend.

http://garage.grumpysperformance.co...ns-power-accuracy-effective-range-cost.13280/

http://garage.grumpysperformance.co...ing-a-handgun-for-hunting-hogs-deer-elk.1864/

http://garage.grumpysperformance.co...you-cast-and-hunt-with-bullets-you-made.6802/

 

[Grumpy]

keep in mind I'VE rarely seen game hit with a 44 mag 300 grain hard cast bullet, where the bullet failed to exit so adding more power gains you darn little unless your hunting game much larger than your typical hogs or deer or even elk,
keep firmly in mind the bullet selected does all the damage and its your knowledge of the games anatomy and your ability to place shots precisely that maters,a heavy hard cast bullet for caliber with a wide melplat has a long well proven record of dependable results.
hollow points will expand and not penetrate nearly as deeply as a hard cast projectile!
while a lung shot will benefit from more rapid expansion, a hard cast will allow shots from less ideal angles and break bone more consistently.
simply changing the bullet design being used in any revolver will drastically alter the results you get after that projectile impact's on game, and a knowledge of the games anatomy and your ability to accurately place shots where they do the most damage is critical to good results.

 

[Grumpy]

if you watch this linked video keep in mind hes using jacketed hollow point ammo, you can generally get significantly deeper penetration with hard cast flat nose bullets in either caliber