The first critter I got with a handgun was no near as impressive as many of the posts here and it was so long ago it is difficult to remember exactly what it was. I do know that it was some kind of bird shot with my Crossman pump up air pistol and that act took place about 55 years ago. Since that "start" I have shot numerous deer, hogs, groundhogs and some other miscellaneous critters with a handgun. The most interesting shot I made was with a TC Contender Super 14 in 30-30. I spotted this deer about 30 yards away and put the crosshairs on it's back; at the shot I saw the deer drop, and then another deer that was a few feet behind it that I did not see drop. The bullet went through the spine of the first deer and hit the second squarely in the neck. The second deer was DRT, I put a finishing shot in the first deer that was still kicking when I came up to it.