so do any of yall hunt with short barrel revolvers like Elmer did? by short i mean 4"-4.5"...i just recently got a nice ss redhawk 44mag 4" barrel...very accurate. im gonna be taking it out saturday morning for a lil hunt and leaving my 6" gp at home:)

got any stories.....lets hear 'em!

I do. I've killed several hogs, a couple nice bucks, and bucket loads of squirrels with the short guns.


50 yards


Under the tree I was in close.


95 yards.

lol, I see shorties and I think anything under 14 in... muwahahahaha...

I love my 4 5/8ths SBH in 44 Mag! It is a constant companion. It has also been my repugnance with loads. After a LOT of work, I finely got it down 1.5 -2 in groups at 25 yards. (All of my others will literally stack at 25...)

Those are rifles without the butt-stock! LOL!

I have a 5-inch SRH in .500 Linebaugh that does pretty well.....

FA .500 Wyoming Express 4 5/8.

You asked about the story: http://www.handgunhunt.com/promo/membership/features/readNewArticle.php?oid=28&title=.500 Muley Buck

My 4 3/4" .500WE was up first at bat this year in the revolver rotation - however, the whitetail doe that fell victim is not nearly as impressive as the bucks and moose pictured above!

wow!! you guys have got some really nice trophies with these short handguns!! now im really fired up to use it this weekend!

Everything taken with a handgun is impressive!

I shot a doe last year(2010), I didn't get any pics but it was with my 3.5" 44spcl

nice!!

My first handgunned deer was with a 4" S&W M57 .41 Magnum.

nice, what kind of yardage?

I prefer something a little longer.... every once in a while I'll take my shorty hunting

is that an airweight? it has to be a handful!!

It is (329 S&W), and it is a hand full!!!! lol It's great for carrying but not so much for plinking.

i could only imagine!! LOL

bmbailes, it was a 50 yard frontal shot with a Remington 210 grain JSP factory load. There was no exit but the bullet was lost.

I have been successful with my p90,glock 22,and s&w 19. These were used on deer, hogs and squirrels. I much prefer 6"-7 1/2" barrels in my normal hunting adventures. I mostly use the short guns when scouting.

Ruger 45 Colt 280gr SWC-GC...

That's a big slab of bacon, James!

heck yeah it is!! how much did that dude weigh!!

I almost forgot about this "long range quarry" I killed with my shorty .500: a horned doe antelope. They are relatively uncommon, and to spot one in a herd and then concentrate on getting a clean shot can be a real challenge, often times even more challenging than picking out the largest buck. They also make a neat mount. Hunting this doe is shown in my video.

I'm a shorty fan for sure. Now its just a question as to whether or not I jump up to a rifle cartridged handgun to chase the western critters.

Gregg, I really like the pedestal you used on the horned doe. That's really sharp.

PH

Yeah, that mount is very cool!

Gregg is a very creative guy and has made some quite unusual and attractive trophy mounts and presentation pieces.

thats one of the prettiest euro mounts i have ever seen!!

That boar was close to 300lb. That was one of those exciting hunts that happened so fast during a snow storm. Used a 280gr SWC-GC that were made by an old expert from PA. He made some beautiful cast bullets...

Thank you all, gents!

have taken a couple of whitetail with a 4in gp100 all shots under 50 yards with a 150gr cast hollowpoint.

I use a 4 3/4" FA 83 in 44 mag.