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zxcvbob · January 28, 2011, 05:37 PM

158's and 180's. Just about any bullet except a round-nose or a JHP, unless the JHP is specifically designed for only modest expansion. I would go with a cast bullet with a wide flat nose.

I like the concept of handgun hunting, and I have a couple of revolvers big enough that I shoot pretty well to legally try it, but I don't think I could hit a large dinner plate every time with a handgun at 70 yards. Isn't that about what the kill zone is on a whitetail? Have you thought this through?

January 28, 2011, 05:37 PM	#5
zxcvbob Senior Member Join Date: December 20, 2007 Location: S.E. Minnesota Posts: 4,720	158's and 180's. Just about any bullet except a round-nose or a JHP, unless the JHP is specifically designed for only modest expansion. I would go with a cast bullet with a wide flat nose. I like the concept of handgun hunting, and I have a couple of revolvers big enough that I shoot pretty well to legally try it, but I don't think I could hit a large dinner plate every time with a handgun at 70 yards. Isn't that about what the kill zone is on a whitetail? Have you thought this through? __________________ "Everything they do is so dramatic and flamboyant. It just makes me want to set myself on fire!" —Lucille Bluth