Cowboy Guns?

[Pecci]

Does anyone use their 'cowboy' revolver (w/o Adj. sights) for hunting?

[bigjeepman]

I will use my SBH Hunter in .45 colt on my next boar hunt. My son and I used my Marlin CBC .45 colt lever action the last one we went on in Tennessee.

[Saloon slug]

My OM Vaquero in .45colt goes with me everytime havent used it on a pig yet but that is because I carry it as a back up. I do know that if I had to I could hit with it out to 50yards with warm loads.

[kennisondan]

I hope more folks say yes cause I intend to with normal velocity loads and heavy slugs, with my 45 long hunter usfa rodeo.. just got it and it is so packable, a new experience for me.. I intend to set up a hog hunt in south Louisiana at a friend's place once some medical and work issues iron out over time.
dk
would like to know the loads used if the performance was good form the regular 45 lc at around 900 to 1100 fps.
thanks as well.
intersting thread.
dk

[rvtrav]

  Hi guys, the oldies (or replicas) are darned fun for hog hunting.
     I have used a Ruger vaquero in .44mag to down a big (450+) sow. with a keith type cast 240 gr swc it worked like a charm! I have also used my 1898 vintage winchester 1894 in 30/30. as well as a Rossi puma .44 mag '92 copy with the same cast load.
   I am planning on using a .45 colt uberti SAA copy and a 1873 rifle on my next trip down south to do some hog hunting.

  Those guns are funt to shoot and for some close range shooting they are plenty effective.