...and how many of those 40 years did you hunt with 357mag to be able to contradict evidence?
Not going to comment of your knowledge of my experience.
Fudds do exist and they "know" the way it's done and they do have years of experience.
.357 Magnum for deer
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...and how many of those 40 years did you hunt with 357mag to be able to contradict evidence?
Not going to comment of your knowledge of my experience.
Fudds do exist and they "know" the way it's done and they do have years of experience.
antiqueguy
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- windsor ontario
no there is lungs to hit too but a heart shot for me at least works best(heart/lung is the best bet). I probably pass up 3 or 4 deer before I get a good shot I know my limits and never go beyond them. every shot I have made has been a kill and they normally drop within sight everything works out if you are patient and wait for a good shot
bearkilr
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- Nowhere, ......just past the middle
That's good if you're patient. Myself, I'd rather not handicap myself with "just enough" gun. An opportunity may present itself, like a monster buck at 200 yards where I'm using a 357 and would have to pass on that shot. If you're disciplined enough to pass, good for you. I see no reason to test myself.
Using the largest caliber you can handle well is never a bad idea and there's no argument that can be made to contradict that.
Sorry antiqueguy.. reread my post and i dont mean to be argumentative or confrontational... I have been hunting for 27 years... everything from woodcock to moose... I have (likely by the grace of god)... only lost one deer.... and I still remember that sinking feeling.... and I am sure glad I had a 30-06 in my hands and not a .357 magnum.... because I dont know how much worse I would feel knowing I was using a tool not suited for the job. It looked like the deer ran through the bush with a bucket of red paint with a hole in the bottom and I still never found it....
as for your patience... I work hard for my deer... hours of scouting and placing trail cams and more hours of scouting.... when the shot I get ends up being at 150 I sure dont want what I worked for standing there looking at me at 150 with a 357 mag in my hands....
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- Somewhere on the Hudson Bay Coast
...and how many of those 40 years did you hunt with 357mag to be able to contradict evidence?
Not going to comment of your knowledge of my experience.
Fudds do exist and they "know" the way it's done and they do have years of experience.
I've had a .357 of one description or another on an ATC since the '80s, but a long time ago I discovered that if I was going to go to the trouble of carrying a rifle, it would be chambered for a rifle cartridge. Putting a .357 in a carbine doesn't make it a .35 Remington or even a .357 Maximum, but it will work as our brothers south of us have proven by piling up big game with a .357 revolvers since the 1930s. Good point on the generality of experience though, lots of guys who claim long experience have done it wrong for a long time or have proven to be poor observers.
Sorry antiqueguy.. reread my post and i dont mean to be argumentative or confrontational... I have been hunting for 27 years... everything from woodcock to moose... I have (likely by the grace of god)... only lost one deer.... and I still remember that sinking feeling.... and I am sure glad I had a 30-06 in my hands and not a .357 magnum.... because I dont know how much worse I would feel knowing I was using a tool not suited for the job. It looked like the deer ran through the bush with a bucket of red paint with a hole in the bottom and I still never found it....
as for your patience... I work hard for my deer... hours of scouting and placing trail cams and more hours of scouting.... when the shot I get ends up being at 150 I sure dont want what I worked for standing there looking at me at 150 with a 357 mag in my hands....
