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December 1, 2012, 01:50 PM | #1 |
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Super Blackhawk Hunter delivers
Thought I'd share this with my fellow revolver lovers.
Not a giant, but my best with a handgun to date. I gave up rifle hunting for a bow about a decade ago. Phased out of bowhunting when I discovered handgun hunting two years ago. Details: Yesterday morning about 7:20, 45 Colt, 28 yards, took out both lungs, 25.0 gr of H110 under a 250 gr XTP, he ran 157 yards and piled up. Last edited by Jayhawkhuntclub; December 3, 2012 at 08:46 AM. |
December 1, 2012, 02:14 PM | #2 |
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Love the Super Blackhawk. That is a good set-up you have there. Bow hunting background seems to be a good segue to handgun hunting. A 300 grain WFN at around 1,100 fps would be effective.
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December 1, 2012, 04:27 PM | #3 |
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Beauty of a gun, nice deer and nice shooting.
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December 2, 2012, 10:30 AM | #4 |
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Great pic, nice shooting, I love my Super Blackhawk Hunter Bisley, fine hunting revolver.
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December 3, 2012, 08:15 PM | #5 |
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Nice buck! I've been out bear hunting (4 days) and deer hunting (5 days) so far in PA, but the season has really, really stunk!
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December 4, 2012, 03:34 PM | #6 |
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Really nice. Good lookin deer. Thanks for sharing.
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December 4, 2012, 04:45 PM | #7 |
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Nice buck, love those Ruger Blackhawks, great pic
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December 4, 2012, 07:55 PM | #8 |
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Love it. Give the story....How far was the shot, how far did he travel, bullet choice, etc....
Pa. sucks so far this year. No snow, too hot and nobody is hunting. I got one of my deer in archery but have been carrying my 629 6" for a few days only collecting ticks.
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December 4, 2012, 09:11 PM | #9 | |
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December 4, 2012, 09:19 PM | #10 |
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Steve, Hang in there. It's all those hours of seeing nothing that make the actual harvest so great! I saw 1 deer the first two days. A doe that I had no shot at. You just never know when the next good one is going to show up. Hope things pick up for you.
Mystro, What state are you in? Just curious where the ticks are still active. It's been warm here too. But not that warm. |
December 5, 2012, 10:18 AM | #11 |
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I saw a buck on the first Monday, but I could not see it well enough to determine if it was legal, so no shot.
I had a small doe within 10' of me on the first Tuesday, however she was smaller than I felt comfortable in shooting, so she also got a pass. On the first Thursday I had a slightly bigger doe come bounding down the mountain, however she never presented a shot. Nothing on Friday or Saturday. Didn't hunt this past Monday or Tuesday due to prior obligations. I will be out this afternoon and then every day, all day through Saturday.
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December 11, 2012, 07:01 PM | #12 |
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Congratulations on a really nice buck and thanks for the story. I put down the Bow for one Hunt with my S&W 629 classic this season. It was my first time Handgun Hunting and I had a nice eight at fifteen yards but he was just too young. I put my sights on him but kept my finger off the trigger. Maybe next time.
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December 12, 2012, 08:47 PM | #13 |
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Nice one Jayhawk!
My story is almost the same - except my deer was a tad (cough cough) smaller (What can I say? I was getting hungry!). My reward was tenderloins, as usual, but my friend also brined and smoked the backstraps, which is a HUGE payoff. Mmmm mmm. I am anxious to find the limit of the hunting revolver. Thanks for the handgun stoke! -F
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December 14, 2012, 11:03 AM | #14 |
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Fleas: Congratulations on a fine deer! You know those little ones take a better marksman to hit.
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December 16, 2012, 09:00 PM | #15 |
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Thanks - I'm yet to assume the title of "marksman".
Indoor shooting just doesn't do it. I need to shoot more outside and far. -F
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December 19, 2012, 03:32 PM | #16 |
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Congrats on great buck
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