First deer with a handgun

[161]

Not a trophy, but I'm happy. Had a doe tag to fill. 75 yards with a SBH 44 Mag. LEE 310 18 gr. 296. A little high but it never moved.

[richhodg66]

Good job! You just gotta love a Blackhawk.

[shoot-n-lead]

Good job...and good eatin'.

And, any handgun deer is a trophy.

[nagantguy]

Real pretty wheel gun and good shooting I shoot the same load with h110 in sbh and win carbine. Its a hammer, kills all out of its weight class.

[TXGunNut]

Good job, looks like a spine shot to me. Very little meat damage and an effective stopper when you hit the spine like that. I prefer the meat of a doe or young buck any day, I've supported my share of taxidermists and see no need for any more mounts any time soon. Nicely done, enjoy that prime venison!

[tdoyka]

nice deer!!!

[DrCaveman]

Nice job!

At 75 yds, with that load, where on the deer did you hold? What are the optics? Distance sighted in?

I have dang dear the same SBH, curious about the specifics. That is one of the boolits i am liking best, but ive been giving it a bit more powder. Maybe i should try loading down a bit

Again, nice hunting, good meat score. That is what its all about

[phonejack]

Impressed !

[Thumbcocker]

Congratulations.

[44man]

The Lee 310 shoots best with 21.5 gr of 296 and a Fed 150 primer---YEAH, standard primer.
Last year I had 5 shots left, put them in the same revolver shown, during the week I shot 3 deer and had 2 shots left. I love the big Ruger!
I use an Ultra Dot.
Sight an inch high at 50 yards, dead on at 75 and just a few inches low at 100. Best dang deer boolit, crimp in the lower groove. Even behind the shoulder shots will put a deer down in less then 30 yards.

[IllinoisCoyoteHunter]

Very nice. Hope to get my revolver out this season to put a deer down.

[pworley1]

Nice!

[44man]

Have to do it guys! I ONLY deer hunt with revolvers, sold the rifle. Don't pack a revolver with a rifle, just take the revolver. I can't pull my bows anymore so the revolver lets me go to work. Lets me extend reach from 20 yards to over 100.

[Grandpas50AE]

Have to do it guys! I ONLY deer hunt with revolvers, sold the rifle. Don't pack a revolver with a rifle, just take the revolver. I can't pull my bows anymore so the revolver lets me go to work. Lets me extend reach from 20 yards to over 100.

I have the same problem, can't draw the bow any more. I've been hunting with handguns-only for quite a few years now (around 20) and can't remember how many deer my best friend, myself, my brothers, and a few others in our deer camp have taken with a SBH or S&W29 using the Lyman 429244 GC boolit. Never lost a deer with them yet.

[**oneshot**]

Awesome!!! Welcome to handgun hunting, It's addictive.

[Blammer]

Good shooting!

[fatnhappy]

You'll never look back. Congrats on breaking your cherry.

I used to have a honey hole where using a handgun was my preferred method of hunting. Sadly they turned it into a golf course 8 or 10 years ago.

[Treetop]

Elmer Keith actually liked a high lung shot, he said several times in print, that the high lung shot animal would not travel as far as a heart shot animal. His theory was that the high lung shot allows the heart to fill the lungs quicker and "fuller" than a lower heart shot.

In any case, I have been shooting deer, purposely, high in the lungs for several years now, and now I prefer that shot. Elmer probably killed or was present at as many kills as anyone, and learned how to kill effectively and write it up so the rest of us could learn from his experiences.

Nice shooting, 161! I have an OM Super Blackhawk and I love mine also! Enjoy those delicious backstraps! Tt.

[Grendl]

"Shoot them high and watch them die; shoot them low and watch them go" just a little saying that was taught to me as youngster in the northern PA woods

[Wolfer]

I tend to take the shot they give me.