Guest MonsterBuckMatt Posted December 14, 2006 Report Share Posted December 14, 2006 i need some help finding a gun. i am wanting a pistol that i can deer hunt with maybe a 270 or 243... i would like some names and where to find them at thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mike Posted December 14, 2006 Report Share Posted December 14, 2006 Re: Need Help Need Help encore! never used one but i have heard good things about the gun. this will prob get moved to the handgun section, but the encore sounds like the one so far maybe the contender also! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slugshooter Posted December 14, 2006 Report Share Posted December 14, 2006 Re: Need Help Need Help Yep. If you're looking at a handgun for deer hunting in those calibers, the Thompson/Center Encore is the way to go. Me personally, I just can't see popping off a rifle round in a handgun platform, but I'm a wuss. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TxBowHunter Posted December 14, 2006 Report Share Posted December 14, 2006 Re: Need Help Need Help Yes, my dad is looking at one of these they are very poppular..I would get one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest alex30808 Posted December 14, 2006 Report Share Posted December 14, 2006 Re: Need Help Need Help I fired off a 30/30 TC once...NEVER AGAIN!!! LOL...I'll leave the rifle rounds to the rifle... What about a 357? Or a 44 Mag? I did see a 223 bolt action single shot hand gun once at a hunting store...wanted around $800 for it...to much money for too little gun..LOL... Good luck. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Clay008 Posted December 14, 2006 Report Share Posted December 14, 2006 Re: Need Help Need Help [ QUOTE ] Yep. If you're looking at a handgun for deer hunting in those calibers, the Thompson/Center Encore is the way to go. Me personally, I just can't see popping off a rifle round in a handgun platform, but I'm a wuss. [/ QUOTE ] Yeah I would close my eyes and lean back before every shot. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hangunnr Posted December 17, 2006 Report Share Posted December 17, 2006 Re: Need Help Need Help The easy way get this gun would be to simply purchase a Encore in your caliber of choice. I would suggest either a 7mm08 or 260 Rem. If you are willing to spend a little more and do the homework locating one, a Remington XP100 or Savage Striker would be a fine choice. Sadly both are no longer produced. If your pockets are deep there are several options for complete custom pistol. FWIW..... Recoil from one of these type of guns isn't harsh at all. They are louder than all get out but the recoil impulse is much less than a .44Mag revolver. hangunnr Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bowana Posted December 17, 2006 Report Share Posted December 17, 2006 Re: Need Help Need Help If you can find a good used Savage Super Stryker they are the Bees Knees, the Cat's........I own one in .308. Personally I prefer the 308 or 7MM-08. These two cartridges use fast burning ball powders and tend to work well in short barrel pistols. Hangunnr and I hunt in Indiana. We can't use rifles, but we can use "hand cannons". My Savage has a muzzle break and has very little recoil. From a tripod stand or with shooting sticks, you can shoot 250 yards. Hangunnr, your buddy Keith witnessed me taking a 138 class 10 point and a 140 class 11 point from over 200 yards. Keith had already filled his buck tag (only one allowed all season in Indiana). We were hunting about 1000 yards apart. The 11pt went right under his stand! Crossed the field directly between us and I shot him in the chest at about 180 yards. The 165 gr Nosler ballistic tip loaded with BLC-2 traveling at 2560 feet per second picked the buck straight up and down. No tracking job here. This pistol is very accurate and the triggers can be adjusted (later models) I use a Leupold VariXIII scope. Its a cadillac rig for whitetail hunting with a pistol. Go to www.gunsamerica.com if you want to find one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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