Which Handgun for Hunting in Canada ?

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I know this could go in the Handgun forum but with more of a Hunting Twist I placed it here:)

Debates and Politics aside lets Imagine Handguns have become an accepted "tool" and you decide to Purchase one with intentions of using it for North American Game :cool:

So which Handgun and Cartridge do you choose and Why ?

Here's my Choice...
I've always owned and been partial to Large Bore single actions however I feel the Ruger Redhawk is a Nice looking Hunting Package.

Ruger's Integral ring setup adds the option of easy scope mounting too.
I'd choose the 454 Casull....Plenty of Poop for whatever if needed & it also meets BC Min "Power levels" for bison BTW..almost;)
I also like the idea of being able to use the slightly cheaper and more available 45 long Colt ammo in it for Practise plinking etc...
That's my Choice..
Ruger SuperRedhawk Dull Grey Stainless, Rubber laminate grips in 454 Casull/45 Colt, 7-1/2" barrel:cool:
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BCWILL said:
I know this could go in the Handgun forum but with more of a Hunting Twist I placed it here:)

Debates and Politics aside lets Imagine Handguns have become an accepted "tool" and you decide to Purchase one with intentions of using it for North American Game :cool:

So which Handgun and Cartridge do you choose and Why ?

Here's my Choice...
I've always owned and been partial to Large Bore single actions however I feel the Ruger Redhawk is a Nice looking Hunting Package.

Ruger's Integral ring setup adds the option of easy scope mounting too.
I'd choose the 454 Casull....Plenty of Poop for whatever if needed & it also meets BC Min "Power levels" for bison BTW..almost;)
I also like the idea of being able to use the slightly cheaper and more available 45 long Colt ammo in it for Practise plinking etc...
That's my Choice..
Ruger SuperRedhawk Dull Grey Stainless, Rubber laminate grips in 454 Casull/45 Colt, 7-1/2" barrel:cool:
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By 'hunting', and by the choice's you've mentioned, I assume you're talking of big game. If permitted, close range on Deer, minimum of a .357 Mag, better yet a .44 Mag. Longer range and perhaps for Black Bear as well as Deer, .44Mag +. For the 'bigger' game, 500 S&W or a calibre close to that. .357 Colt Python, .44 Mag S&W model 29, 500 S&W model 500, would be my choices, if.............
 
BCWill, that is what I have and use, still haven't got to pull the trigger on an Elk, but am pretty sure it will drop it with no problem. The 500 Smith is about equal to the 454, just makes a bigger hole. Les

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I have a new-to-me S&W 29 in .44, with 8 3/8" silhouette barrel, that's plenty accurate for deer hunting out to 150 yards; it'd probably get the nod for the first tag.

After that, it's the Python (158s at 1200), the Coonan (158s at 1400+!), and along the way, plenty of grouse and rabbit with my as-yet-unpurchased .22 LR autoloader...

...and then I wake up, and it's 6:45 AM in Liberal-land...
 
I woudl use a 45LC Bisley Vaquero. Load it up wiht hard casts and smoke a moose through both shoulders! :)

Too bad I have never beeen able to find a Stainess Bisley :(

I would also carry my Ruger Single Six wiht 22LR hollowpoints for potting grrouse when I was carrying a rifle.

No scope for me. I can't stand scoped handguns...
 
Violator22 said:
BCWill, that is what I have and use, still haven't got to pull the trigger on an Elk, but am pretty sure it will drop it with no problem. The 500 Smith is about equal to the 454, just makes a bigger hole. Les

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The 454 is getting up there alright and is a great calibre, but isn't "about equal to the 500". The 454 bullets are, for the most part, considerably lighter. For any bullet weights that are close, there is quite a difference in velocity.
 
Gatehouse said:
I woudl use a 45LC Bisley Vaquero. Load it up wiht hard casts and smoke a moose through both shoulders! :)

Too bad I have never beeen able to find a Stainess Bisley :(

I would also carry my Ruger Single Six wiht 22LR hollowpoints for potting grrouse when I was carrying a rifle.

No scope for me. I can't stand scoped handguns...
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although I do like the red dot for target work, I think it may prove a little unwieldy
I'd have to try it.
Just for asthethics, handle abiltiy, and horsepower, I'd X2 Clarkes picks.
 
Because I have it already. S&W 44 magnum with a 10 5/8" barrel, or my Thompson Center Contender with a 44 magnum barrel or the 32 magnum for rabbits.
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I used to legally carry a "Smith" in .44 mag while prospecting. Find it to heavy to carry all day long in the mountains, got sore on my left side from the weight of this hefty gun. After a close encounter with a large black bear and a emptied gun, I switched to a .44 Marlin carbine, which are about the same weight as the "Smith", but has ballistic energy as a .454 Casull as well as ten shot capacity, and much more accurate.
 
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I used to legally carry a "Smith" in .44 mag while prospecting. Find it to heavy to carry all day long in the mountains, got sore on my left side from the weight of this hefty gun. After a close encounter with a large black bear and a emptied gun, I switched to a .44 Marlin carbine, which are about the same weight as the "Smith", but has ballistic energy as a .454 Casull as well as ten shot capacity, and much more accurate.
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Yes but that is self protection not hunting.
 
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