Handgunhunt
pick 10, pick 5, ok, now, just one
Posted By: the terminator
pick 10, pick 5, ok, now, just one - 01/25/2011 12:40 AM
We've guessed at the top ten, picked our top 5. But, what if, you had to have just one?
Of my current inventory...
The .41 Blackhawk will do anything I need here in the South. Hogs, deer, or if I ever get the chance, bear. Anything else smaller. Kind of makes the .500SW into the voice of over kill, but, I do like it.
That I don't own?
It would have to be a .454 FA model 83. 6" barrel with a 2x scope. You?
Posted By: Bullelk Hunter
Re: pick 10, pick 5, ok, now, just one - 01/25/2011 12:45 AM
My 15" Encore 338-06 for sure. If you say revolver only, it would be my S&W M500. Big for a lot of things, but like some other things very important in life...it can never be too big!! Size matters!
Posted By: the terminator
Re: pick 10, pick 5, ok, now, just one - 01/25/2011 12:53 AM
Oh, I would not say revolver only.
Posted By: Ernie
Re: pick 10, pick 5, ok, now, just one - 01/25/2011 12:58 AM
Center-Grip 7mm Dakota XP-100.
Posted By: Larry in SD
Re: pick 10, pick 5, ok, now, just one - 01/25/2011 1:13 AM
If'n we still get the .22 LR for Free as well as the Self Defense Cartridge / Handgun then I could probably live happily after with a 7-30 Waters.
Larry
Posted By: the terminator
Re: pick 10, pick 5, ok, now, just one - 01/25/2011 1:16 AM
Of course, Larry. I'd like to try a 7-30 some time. I seem to require that my cartridges all be older than me. The 500 mag is a rare exception to that thing that I have.
Posted By: s4s4u
Re: pick 10, pick 5, ok, now, just one - 01/25/2011 1:18 AM
.480 Ruger SRH
Posted By: KYODE
Re: pick 10, pick 5, ok, now, just one - 01/25/2011 1:19 AM
i would have to take a 30-30AI contender to cover the most hunting chores.
Posted By: DAHLTAILS
Re: pick 10, pick 5, ok, now, just one - 01/25/2011 1:27 AM
If I was stuck to only one gun it would have to be a Redhawk 44mag. IMO this is a reliable revolver and 44 cal in a very good all around load you can use in many hunting situations.
Posted By: llhunter
Re: pick 10, pick 5, ok, now, just one - 01/25/2011 2:13 AM
30-30 AI for me as well!!!
Posted By: whywait
Re: pick 10, pick 5, ok, now, just one - 01/25/2011 2:32 AM
FA model 83 .454 with 7.5 barrel and 2-6 Bushnell elite
Posted By: Larry in SD
Re: pick 10, pick 5, ok, now, just one - 01/25/2011 3:21 AM
Of course, Larry. I'd like to try a 7-30 some time. I seem to require that my cartridges all be older than me. The 500 mag is a rare exception to that thing that I have.
Actually I am thinking I am going to make my 7-30 Waters into a 7x30 JDJ. That is provided I quit spending $$$ on everything else.
Larry
Posted By: TCTex.
Re: pick 10, pick 5, ok, now, just one - 01/25/2011 3:27 AM
Not going to do it... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ...
Posted By: tradmark
Re: pick 10, pick 5, ok, now, just one - 01/25/2011 4:37 AM
FA 83 454, covers all territory, and does so very nicely.
Posted By: c.r.
Re: pick 10, pick 5, ok, now, just one - 01/25/2011 4:52 AM
just one handgun......it'd be my Clements tweaked 5-1/2" ruger bisley in 44 mag.
why? while there are other cartridges that may be better suited for certain situations, I don't believe there is any cartridge that is any more flexible than the 44 mag. With the right bullet/load it can handle from our smallests varmints to many of the largest game animals
if in a bind, you can find hunting ammo on shelves of most sporting goods stores.
the bisley grip frame is my preferred grip frame. I also like the way the 5-1/2" barrel balances along with the bisley grip frame. While the extra weight of a longer barrel doesn't bother me....... imo,it can get a bit unwieldly.
~c.r.
Posted By: Vance in AK.
Re: pick 10, pick 5, ok, now, just one - 01/25/2011 7:10 AM
I'll stick with my 7.5" 480 SRH
Posted By: TCTex.
Re: pick 10, pick 5, ok, now, just one - 01/25/2011 10:52 AM
Welcome to the forum C.R.!!
Posted By: Recoil
Re: pick 10, pick 5, ok, now, just one - 01/25/2011 10:56 AM
Contender .375 JDJ
Posted By: Whitworth
Re: pick 10, pick 5, ok, now, just one - 01/25/2011 1:56 PM
One? Yikes -- glad I don't have to choose one! Either my .500 JRH BFR or my SRH in .475 Linebaugh. I choose one that is capable of handling anything and everything.
Posted By: wtroper
Re: pick 10, pick 5, ok, now, just one - 01/25/2011 4:15 PM
Only one????? WOW, that is tough for me.
I love my revolvers and if I could only have one, it would be a FA 454. However, if I am limited to only one for all hunting, I would have to take my FA single shot 338 Federal.
Posted By: SChunter
Re: pick 10, pick 5, ok, now, just one - 01/25/2011 4:20 PM
Oh this is so dangerous...what if my wife sees this? She may actually think I could do with just one. (So honey, this is just make-believe)
I'd have to go with my FA M83 in 454. I like this gun so much I have 2 of them
Posted By: Darrell H
Re: pick 10, pick 5, ok, now, just one - 01/25/2011 4:44 PM
One? What a dreadful thought!
I love my revolvers too, but if forced to use one handgun for all hunting it would be a .375 JDJ on a G2 frame. Large enough for anything, plus it shoots relatively flat for longer range shots on elk and deer.
Posted By: jamesfromjersey
Re: pick 10, pick 5, ok, now, just one - 01/25/2011 5:32 PM
Freedom Arms 454.......
Posted By: wheeler45
Re: pick 10, pick 5, ok, now, just one - 01/25/2011 7:06 PM
My 7-30 Waters Contender. Larry, what is the 7-30 JDJ?
Posted By: cottonstalk
Re: pick 10, pick 5, ok, now, just one - 01/25/2011 10:56 PM
One?What a dreadful thought...but if I had to my 45colt bisley would get the nod.
Posted By: 240
Re: pick 10, pick 5, ok, now, just one - 01/25/2011 11:19 PM
If we are talking dream guns ... FA 83 in 454 w/ 45lc cyl.
If we are going to the safe ... Encore in 45 lc with an 8" bull barrel.
Posted By: KRal
Re: pick 10, pick 5, ok, now, just one - 01/26/2011 12:28 AM
My FA 83 with the three wheels: 454 casull, 45 LC and 45 Win Mag.....
Posted By: mikefrompa
Re: pick 10, pick 5, ok, now, just one - 01/26/2011 1:04 AM
If I HAD to pick one it would be my S&W 460 XVR with a 4x Leupold on it. I say thie because I believe it would take any critter in north america eeeeasily.
Posted By: HoggHunter
Re: pick 10, pick 5, ok, now, just one - 01/26/2011 1:19 AM
just one.. perish the thought... i guss I'd have to give up my rolling stock and go with the contender in 35 rem with the 4x Redfield
Posted By: muddydog
Re: pick 10, pick 5, ok, now, just one - 01/26/2011 1:54 AM
30-30 Contender
Posted By: 357 Herrett
Re: pick 10, pick 5, ok, now, just one - 01/26/2011 4:09 AM
357 Maximum
Posted By: Gregg Richter
Re: pick 10, pick 5, ok, now, just one - 01/26/2011 5:25 AM
One? What a dreadful thought!
I love my revolvers too, but if forced to use one handgun for all hunting it would be a .375 JDJ on a G2 frame. Large enough for anything, plus it shoots relatively flat for longer range shots on elk and deer.
I would say the .375 JDJ would do it all very easily. It has the power to kill elephants, and the accuracy as well as trajectory to pop prairie dogs at several hundred yards. Overkill, maybe, but dead is dead. Remember, we are picking just ONE to DO IT ALL. Plus, there is a good bullet selection for it, thanks to the .375 H&H. You can reload for it or buy factory ammo.
It will absolutely, DO IT ALL.
Posted By: Jeffx
Re: pick 10, pick 5, ok, now, just one - 01/26/2011 12:56 PM
I would hate to think only ONE... but I would walk in any woods or fields with my .460 S&W 15" Encore
Posted By: Ellis Prairie
Re: pick 10, pick 5, ok, now, just one - 01/26/2011 5:30 PM
ONLY ONE HANDGUN!!!! ARE YOU FROM THE GOVERNMENT?
Encore in 338VVC or 7-08
Posted By: Mark Hampton
Re: pick 10, pick 5, ok, now, just one - 01/26/2011 6:13 PM
Another vote for the 375 JDJ
Posted By: GlennS
Re: pick 10, pick 5, ok, now, just one - 01/26/2011 7:47 PM
If only one it would be my 10 FA in 454 Casull with its 2.5x8 Leupold. You can load it from mild to wild with pinpoint accuracy at each extreme
Posted By: jwp475
Re: pick 10, pick 5, ok, now, just one - 01/26/2011 9:45 PM
45 Colt will do it all