Looking for some suggestions on some good cast bullets for the 9mm Pistol for small game hunting and maybe an occasional deer out small game hunting.
I think a hard cast 9mm 147gr FP would be plenty for deer.
Edited added pistol
Looking for some suggestions on some good cast bullets for the 9mm Pistol for small game hunting and maybe an occasional deer out small game hunting.
I think a hard cast 9mm 147gr FP would be plenty for deer.
Edited added pistol
Last edited by huntersdog; 05-10-2014 at 05:05 PM.
Carbine or pistol? Either way I would lean towards the heavier flat points, pushed hard. Shot placement would have to be good. If it's a carbine, that would go a long ways towards getting decent power out of the 9mm.
I have a friend who killed a Colorado mule deer with a 380. It worked, dead deer, but it's hardly a recommended load.
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In this state, pistol only,no carbine allowed. .357 mag or larger only. No rifle except muzzle loader. Shotgun and archery.
Greatly limits your choices.
I would NOT hunt deer with a 9mm. Period. There are SO many better choices, it's just silly to take the chance of wounding an animal just to say yeah I took it with a 9mm.
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technically yes, 9mm is .355 dia
357 mag is .358 dia
9mm is smaller
but you too can be a test case.
for small game, I'd use the 135gr FP's by NOE.
Small game sure, Deer ? foolish move.
It's not about what will kill a Deer, it's about being humane and killing quickly.
There comes a time when we say, But, But it's all I have, I say then you don't have enough.
Use the right tool for the job, folks just don't hunt Deer with a 9 Mill if they can help it.
Just my 2 cents
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