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Offline mg66

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First Deer With Handgun
« on: November 16, 2007, 11:00:05 PM »
Here is a small 4 point I shot with my Taurus 44SS6 44 Magnum. Optics is an UltraDot 1" 4moa dot reddot sight. This was my first deer taken with a handgun. I used a handload with Magtech 240 grain SJSP @ around 1360 fps. Next season I will be using a Hornady 240 grain XTP HP.

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Re: First Deer With Handgun
« Reply #1 on: November 17, 2007, 12:09:05 AM »
Way to go with your first handgun deer, congrats.  ;D
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Re: First Deer With Handgun
« Reply #2 on: November 17, 2007, 01:25:42 AM »
Congratulations on your first handgun deer.  Wishing you many more.
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Re: First Deer With Handgun
« Reply #3 on: November 17, 2007, 03:06:24 AM »
Congradulations! I'm a big fan of 240 XTP on whitetail.
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Re: First Deer With Handgun
« Reply #4 on: November 17, 2007, 06:13:02 AM »
Congrats on your first! Now if one'll just walk in front of mine, Monday morning!

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Re: First Deer With Handgun
« Reply #5 on: November 17, 2007, 10:51:33 AM »
Congratulations!!!
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Re: First Deer With Handgun
« Reply #6 on: November 17, 2007, 11:29:32 AM »
Congrats!  First deer with a handgun is a big deal, I know it was for me.  Hope there will be many more for you!  Steve
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Re: First Deer With Handgun
« Reply #7 on: November 17, 2007, 11:59:59 AM »
congrats!! hopefully i can do that in about 2 weeks.
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Re: First Deer With Handgun
« Reply #8 on: November 17, 2007, 11:49:28 PM »
Congratulations! 8)
Did the 240gr Magtech sjsp leave something to be desired?
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Re: First Deer With Handgun
« Reply #9 on: November 18, 2007, 02:13:23 AM »
Way to go mg66!
Your first with a handgun is something you will never forget.
My first with a handgun was 19 years ago, I used a 10.5" barreled Super-Blackhawk with a 2X EER Leupold scope and a handload using the 210 grain Sierra JHC and a max charge of H-110. My first was a spike but to me it was just as good as a 10 pointer.
This was 19 years ago but I remember it vividly as if it were yesterday. I'm sure that 20 years from now you too will still remember all the details about your first handgunned deer.
Congradulations!!!

GOOD SHOOTING!
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Re: First Deer With Handgun
« Reply #10 on: November 18, 2007, 02:56:50 AM »
Quote from: glanceblamm on November 17, 2007, 11:49:28 PM
Did the 240gr Magtech sjsp leave something to be desired?

The expansion was very poor but I believe the XTPs will take care of that.


Thanks for congrats guys. I will remember this deer for sure. I took it out last year and never got the opportunity to use it. I was determinined to get a deer with handgun this year. Although I had my 20g I hung it on a hook in the stand. I brought the 20g as "PLAN B" :D Sixteen years in the military taught me always to have a backup plan when the main plan goes to heck and a handbag :)
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Re: First Deer With Handgun
« Reply #11 on: November 18, 2007, 03:00:10 AM »
Congrats on your deer. I know two bow hunters that have told me getting a deer with a handgun is a bigger rush than with a bow.
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Re: First Deer With Handgun
« Reply #12 on: November 18, 2007, 03:15:41 AM »
Quote from: Dave in WV on November 18, 2007, 03:00:10 AM
Congrats on your deer. I know two bow hunters that have told me getting a deer with a handgun is a bigger rush than with a bow.

They are on the money. It was a great experience. I would definitely say its right up there with taking a deer with a bow.

A couple of deer with my 54 cal. percussion GPR with open sights will make this my most memorable hunting season since I started deer hunting in 2001.
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Re: First Deer With Handgun
« Reply #13 on: November 18, 2007, 02:17:50 PM »
Congrats!!!! Ive probably got 25 bow kills and 7 handgun kills,still a good rush with either,got a 5 pointer this morning at 130 yds and a doe this evening at 45yds.The 7mm-08 is one tough customer.
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Re: First Deer With Handgun
« Reply #14 on: November 18, 2007, 02:48:40 PM »
good job looking for some of that action..
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Re: First Deer With Handgun
« Reply #15 on: November 18, 2007, 04:29:53 PM »
Congratulations on your first handgun deer! Trust me, it'll be just as big a thrill from here on out each time too. I've killed 11 with my 357 Blackhawk, and it's like the first time all over again.
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Re: First Deer With Handgun
« Reply #16 on: November 18, 2007, 11:26:47 PM »
congadulations!
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Re: First Deer With Handgun
« Reply #17 on: November 19, 2007, 01:56:41 AM »
Nice going mg66. And many more.
I've always had great luck with the Hornady bullets  357 & 44.
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Re: First Deer With Handgun
« Reply #18 on: November 19, 2007, 05:41:35 PM »
Good job, and you'll like the XTPs!
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Re: First Deer With Handgun
« Reply #19 on: November 21, 2007, 10:38:14 AM »
Way to go on your first handgun deer. Many more to come.

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Re: First Deer With Handgun
« Reply #20 on: November 24, 2007, 10:55:58 AM »
Congratulations on that first handgun deer!  It is always the sweetest and the euphoria will last for a quite a while.  My second and third taken this year were with my S&W 629.  It is a great way to hunt.
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Re: First Deer With Handgun
« Reply #21 on: November 24, 2007, 01:39:11 PM »
excellent!
I took my first deer with a handgun last year, well, the first where I was intentionally hunting with a handgun (shot one before that got too close and took it with a 1911)

I shot it with a 41 mag with the Winchester 240g platinum tip at close to 50 yards, nice big hole all the way through

this year I am trying a 44 mag, a Ruger Bisley blackhawk hunter, I liked the 41, just hard to get ammo for it

I have my gun sighted in with the Magtech 240g SPs, going hunting next weekend and have been a bit apprehensive about their performance on game and bought some 240g XTPs today and will sight in tomorrow, hopefully it's really close to same POI

so, sort of a timely (for me) posting I just read

congrats again!
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Re: First Deer With Handgun
« Reply #22 on: November 25, 2007, 12:11:01 AM »
Quote from: ccoker on November 24, 2007, 01:39:11 PM
I have my gun sighted in with the Magtech 240g SPs, going hunting next weekend and have been a bit apprehensive about their performance on game and bought some 240g XTPs today and will sight in tomorrow, hopefully it's really close to same POI

I will still use the Magtech 240s for range work, I will just load 100 240 XTPs in nickel cases for hunting during deer season. That will keep me going for a while I reckon.

Let me know what the POI is in comparison !
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Re: First Deer With Handgun
« Reply #23 on: November 25, 2007, 01:28:50 PM »
shot at the range today
the hornady factory 240g XTPs had the same point of impact at 100 yards
I had a 3" group with the XTPs at 100 yards, cool

shot at 50 yards, the Magtechs hit about 6" high and the XTPs were dead on
odd

the XTPs definitely had a bit more bark
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Re: First Deer With Handgun
« Reply #24 on: November 25, 2007, 04:04:31 PM »
Congrats!
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Re: First Deer With Handgun
« Reply #25 on: November 26, 2007, 03:55:24 PM »
Congratulations there mg66 get the hornady 240gr xtp there allsome.
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