4 years ago I went to Ohio on my first guided deer hunt,preparation for this hunt started in febuary. I needed the months to practice and come up with good handloads for my 2 460"s, a Encore, and a Smith from the performance center, people told me that I was crazy for taking a pistol to Ohio on this hunt, that I was going to see the buck of a lifetime and miss, or F-up,they told me it COULD"NT BE DONE, my mindset changed, I stayed with my game plan, I developed a confidence that was not going to be broken. Opening day in Ohio had me in a ladder stand overlooking a cut bean field, the rail on the stand had a carpenters touch, I added some plywood on it for my bags.When I first saw him he was at 110 yards, he was crossing the inside corner of the field, I let him come to 80 yards and squeezed, he went 30 yards and dropped.I did it,the buck was my 1st 10 pointer, he scored 140. Practice, determination, and confidence make a handgun hunter.