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Gunplummer · January 29, 2011, 12:42 AM

I don't hunt out west and never have. Maybe if you ride a horse or are in big bear country, one might need a handgun. On the east coast there is no reason to carry a handgun when rifle hunting. I finished a deer with a .358 WIN, one through the back of the neck right below the head, and you could not even tell it was shot there. I don't think the bullet even opens up from a foot away. It looks to me like more meat is wasted on bad gutting jobs than finishing shots.

January 29, 2011, 12:42 AM	#40
Gunplummer Senior Member Join Date: March 11, 2010 Location: South East Pa. Posts: 3,364	I don't hunt out west and never have. Maybe if you ride a horse or are in big bear country, one might need a handgun. On the east coast there is no reason to carry a handgun when rifle hunting. I finished a deer with a .358 WIN, one through the back of the neck right below the head, and you could not even tell it was shot there. I don't think the bullet even opens up from a foot away. It looks to me like more meat is wasted on bad gutting jobs than finishing shots.