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22-rimfire · May 28, 2013, 07:57 PM

I started out with a 357 mag for deer hunting and became uncomfortable with the caliber for whitetail deer. Bought the gun and over a period of a couple years, read everything I could get my hands on about handgun hunting. My judgement was that I needed something bigger, but not biggest. Enter the 41 mag into my life. Love the caliber.

I moved to a 480 Ruger and now to 475/480 due to not wanting to drill my M57 for a scope. This was about the time that Ruger was introducing the 480 Ruger in their SRH. Read about it and thought I would give it a try. I have to say that I feel more confident in my ability to cleanly take an animal.

I have no intention of hunting Grizzly or Alaskan Brown Bear. Probably will never hunt elk or moose. No trips to Africa planned. I could easily hunt black bear, but it doesn't appeal to me overall. But someone could talk me into going with them.

A boar hunt interests me. That is something I intend to do. But I have no interest in the meat. Hence, this sort of cancels out my kill it and grill it philosophy. Still might do that because I consider them a scourge to the woods and generally a kill on sight animal regardless of the meat issue. Someone would be welcome to the meat, but I wouldn't be skinning it out and cutting it up for them.

Big bores (44+) are not for everyone.

May 28, 2013, 07:57 PM	#16
22-rimfire Senior Member Join Date: February 19, 2005 Location: Tennessee Posts: 5,323	I started out with a 357 mag for deer hunting and became uncomfortable with the caliber for whitetail deer. Bought the gun and over a period of a couple years, read everything I could get my hands on about handgun hunting. My judgement was that I needed something bigger, but not biggest. Enter the 41 mag into my life. Love the caliber. I moved to a 480 Ruger and now to 475/480 due to not wanting to drill my M57 for a scope. This was about the time that Ruger was introducing the 480 Ruger in their SRH. Read about it and thought I would give it a try. I have to say that I feel more confident in my ability to cleanly take an animal. I have no intention of hunting Grizzly or Alaskan Brown Bear. Probably will never hunt elk or moose. No trips to Africa planned. I could easily hunt black bear, but it doesn't appeal to me overall. But someone could talk me into going with them. A boar hunt interests me. That is something I intend to do. But I have no interest in the meat. Hence, this sort of cancels out my kill it and grill it philosophy. Still might do that because I consider them a scourge to the woods and generally a kill on sight animal regardless of the meat issue. Someone would be welcome to the meat, but I wouldn't be skinning it out and cutting it up for them. Big bores (44+) are not for everyone.