 Iowa Doe-460 S&W
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12/08/2010 6:59 PM
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PistolPig
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Hi Folks! I'm new to this board and new to handgun hunting, so let me make an introduction. This is a doe (my second deer ever!) that I harvested in Iowa this past Sunday. She was quartering towards me (55yards) and the bullet entered between the neck and left shoulder and exited just behind the right shoulder, leaving about a 1-1.5 inch exit wound. She dropped in her tracks! Setup: 460 S&W Magnum Performance Center 10.5 inch BBL w/ 2X Leupold scope. Load: 275 grn Barnes XPB over 37.4 grns AA #9 in a Hornady case. 
Last edited by PistolPig; 12/08/2010 7:50 PM.
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Re: Iowa Doe-460 S&W
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12/08/2010 7:04 PM
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Whitworth
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Nice job!! Congratulations to you! Welcome to the site and to handgun hunting. It is nice to see more people join in the addiction!
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Re: Iowa Doe-460 S&W
[Re: Whitworth]
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12/08/2010 7:24 PM
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MIHunter
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Way to go! Congrats and welcome to the site!
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Re: Iowa Doe-460 S&W
[Re: PistolPig]
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12/08/2010 9:05 PM
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SChunter
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PistolPig,
Welcome to the site and congratulations!
I have the same gun topped with a Leupold variable - I need to take a page out of your book and try the Barnes...
Keep laying 'em out with the Wheelgun!
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Re: Iowa Doe-460 S&W
[Re: SChunter]
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12/08/2010 9:53 PM
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Kenforu
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Nice doe and a nice setup conrats, this is also my first season to hunt with a handgun. I have had it out three times so far but nothing that I wanted to shoot has shown up.
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Re: Iowa Doe-460 S&W
[Re: Kenforu]
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12/08/2010 11:06 PM
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Fowler
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I have to say that is a great deer, any deer with a handgun is a real trophy.
I find it interesting that Iowa allows handgun hunting but not center fire rifle for deer. I know it is just a westerners thought process but it is very curious to me. Good for you they let you hunt with wheelguns though...
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Re: Iowa Doe-460 S&W
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12/08/2010 11:52 PM
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PistolPig
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Thanks everyone!
SC-Yeah, those Barnes are very devastating. Even though the exit wound was not huge and the bullet was traveling about 3 inches below the back, the entire spine was mush. Very impressed with these bullets!
Fowler-Iowa has a lot interesting concepts about hunting. For example, many believe it takes at least 5 shotgun slugs to down a deer...
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Re: Iowa Doe-460 S&W
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12/09/2010 12:25 AM
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mikefrompa
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Welcome to the sight Pig! Great looking handgun and great shooting! Ant animal taken with a handgun is a trophy in my opinion, big or small.
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Re: Iowa Doe-460 S&W
[Re: mikefrompa]
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12/09/2010 1:04 AM
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badkitty
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Good job, Congrats! What part of Iowa?
When in doubt, empty the magazine!
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Re: Iowa Doe-460 S&W
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12/09/2010 2:42 AM
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KRal
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Congrats on a fine trophy and welcome to HH!
It takes 43 muscles to frown and 17 to smile, but only 3 for proper trigger squeeze.
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Re: Iowa Doe-460 S&W
[Re: KRal]
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12/09/2010 3:56 PM
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PistolPig
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I hunt in Johnson County, north of the Iowa City area...
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Re: Iowa Doe-460 S&W
[Re: PistolPig]
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12/09/2010 4:44 PM
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wizzard
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Re: Iowa Doe-460 S&W
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12/09/2010 10:47 PM
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tradmark
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congrats, that load is responsible for the most incredible wound channels i've ever seen. congrats and that load is dynamite on elk too. nicely done!!!
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Re: Iowa Doe-460 S&W
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12/12/2010 5:36 PM
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jamesfromjersey
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"I have more guns then I need but not as many as I want" "Handgun hunters HAVE to be good"
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Re: Iowa Doe-460 S&W
[Re: jamesfromjersey]
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12/12/2010 7:25 PM
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Jeffx
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Nice shooting, I have been using the Barnes .275 XPB in my .460 and I killed alot of Deer and none of them run far if any they hit hard and kill fast...Great set-up, Congrats.
And Welcome to HH!!
ONE SHOT - ONE KILL
T/C HANDGUN HUNTER
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Re: Iowa Doe-460 S&W
[Re: KRal]
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12/12/2010 10:13 PM
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johnwilliams
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very nice doe and good shot!
H.H.I.#8190 Colossians 1:17 And He is before all things,and by Him all things consist!
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Re: Iowa Doe-460 S&W
[Re: KRal]
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12/13/2010 1:16 AM
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Anniex
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Good Job PP...I shot my first with a hand gun last Wed It's something huh?
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