I killed my first deer with a handgun in 2004. It was a four point buck shot at about 35 yards with open sights. I was shooting a old Ruger SBH with a 10.5' barrel with open sights.

The deer was walking from my left to my right. The bullet hit just behind the shoulder. The deer ran about thirty yards and fell.

I passed up two more deer that morning before getting up to retrieve my deer.

Handgun hunting has been a part of my deer hunting since.