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ROCK6 · March 12, 2009, 06:28 AM

Good advice from all and I would steer clear of using a 9mm for putting down deer. I have carried a 9mm while hunting, but that was a force of habit with no plans to use it on the deer (carried a .308). I don't see any issues hunting deer with a pistol, but your selection, experience and ablities need to be honed; a stoked .357 or 10mm would be about as small as I go. I won't knock the Hi-Point, but you accuracy at 25 yards needs to be pretty darn good to even ponder the use of a pistol on deer.

For me, the pistol is an emergency tool only with the primary function of getting me to my rifle

ROCK6

March 12, 2009, 06:28 AM	#31
ROCK6 Senior Member Join Date: November 6, 2004 Location: Georgia/Afghanistan Posts: 314	Good advice from all and I would steer clear of using a 9mm for putting down deer. I have carried a 9mm while hunting, but that was a force of habit with no plans to use it on the deer (carried a .308). I don't see any issues hunting deer with a pistol, but your selection, experience and ablities need to be honed; a stoked .357 or 10mm would be about as small as I go. I won't knock the Hi-Point, but you accuracy at 25 yards needs to be pretty darn good to even ponder the use of a pistol on deer. For me, the pistol is an emergency tool only with the primary function of getting me to my rifle ROCK6