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glockcop
10-06-2009, 03:53 PM
Mine happens to be an over 9 ft alligator with a Glock .40. Second would be 150 lb plus deer with a S&W 4006 in .40 cal, third would be a 280 lb wild hog with a S&W 686 .357 mag. All one shot stops :). Share ya story!

BENESSE
10-06-2009, 05:32 PM
Several years ago I was shooting to kill a 200+ lb rooster
and instead turned him into a hen.

From now on, it's shotguns for me.

oldsoldier
10-06-2009, 05:39 PM
Several years ago I was shooting to kill a 200+ lb rooster
and instead turned him into a hen.

From now on, it's shotguns for me.

Man I bet your husband was pissed:innocent: low cost vasectomy:blushing:

oldsoldier
10-06-2009, 05:41 PM
125 lb. whitetail doe at 20 yards with a desert eagle .50 autoloader.

SARKY
10-06-2009, 05:51 PM
197 lb Dressed out whitetail deer with a Ruger Bisley in .41Mag

FVR
10-06-2009, 06:37 PM
125lb 3pt whitetail with a bow. Missed the 8, the 6 busted me drawing, and the 3pt was just diddy bopping along.

glockcop
10-06-2009, 08:07 PM
197 lb Dressed out whitetail deer with a Ruger Bisley in .41Mag

Sarky, I too am a 41 mag fan. It definately gets overlooked nowadays for the really big stuff. Not that there is anything wrong with that but I've personally never needed anything larger than the .44 mag or .41 mag for my hunting. Hell, I've done just fine with a .357 mag for 50 yrds and less on deer. It too gets overlooked as a short range deer getter. Ruger revolvers RULE the hunting woods IMO. Simple, rugged, accurate, and economical. What more could you want. Best.

hunter63
10-06-2009, 08:51 PM
#165 lb spike buck, Ruger .44 Bisley, 40 yds, down hill, neck shot, dropped where it stood.

Also shot a hole in my insulated bibs, on the top of the knee.

Note to self: using your knee for a rest is not a good idea.

canid
10-06-2009, 10:39 PM
Diplodocus hunting anybody?

http://www.reedercustomguns.com/information/stupid/stupid_gun.jpg

Rick
10-06-2009, 10:41 PM
1. Sets self on fire. 2. Shoots knee cap off.

You just might be a candidate for socialized medicine. I don't think your wife can afford to keep you as is.

rebel
10-07-2009, 12:31 AM
Cow w / a .22

hunter63
10-07-2009, 10:59 AM
1. Sets self on fire. 2. Shoots knee cap off.

You just might be a candidate for socialized medicine. I don't think your wife can afford to keep you as is.

LOL, that has kinda been brought up, but her BF is left handed, so can't use my stuff.(joke)

Didn't shoot it off, just put a hole thru two layers of insulation, (missed the third).
Gotta tell ya, though, the recoil of the end of the barrel, smacked the knee cap real good, to the point that I didn't care if the deer dropped, or not.
Kept thinking of the news report:
"In other news, Mr. Dumas has just shot off his knee cap, wasn't that dumb?"

Was sitting next to a tree, using the .44, as I had already killed a buck in the morning, this buck (didn't know it was a buck till I saw the stubby "devil horns", about 1" high and about 1' around.).
Deer came in to view, used my knee as a rest from a sitting position, lined up the shot and squeezed. Guess I didn't have the barrel pushed far enough forward.

If I'm gonna do, that I need a much longer barrel, so guess I'll have to take the .357 smith.
Do like my Rugers........

SARKY
10-07-2009, 01:19 PM
Yeah, I like my .41's got 5 now. besides the bisley, a Bisley Hunter model, Taurus titanium Tracker and two marlin lever guns.

Ole WV Coot
10-07-2009, 06:39 PM
Water buffalo with a 45, back when I drank some. I really don't know if I killed it or it's owner. Never mind, shouldn't have told that one, I did happen to step on a copperhead with the head and about 5" sticking out. My faithful Ruger Single Six missed the first 5 shots, now I use 22mag snake shot, bifocals make for tricky close shots. Still have all toes.

Rick
10-07-2009, 06:43 PM
I was pretty sure you didn't drink any more....no less, but no more.

lucznik
10-07-2009, 09:01 PM
Un-weighed antelope (how do you guys get the weight of your animals? Do you take them to a butcher for processing or something? ) taken just last week. It was a 75 yard shot with a S&W 686+ Mountain Gun firing 180 gr. Hornady XTPs.

hunter63
10-08-2009, 12:29 PM
Un-weighed antelope (how do you guys get the weight of your animals? Do you take them to a butcher for processing or something? ) taken just last week. It was a 75 yard shot with a S&W 686+ Mountain Gun firing 180 gr. Hornady XTPs.

LOL, I wondered that also, but they had a hanging scale at the check in station, so if you want to drag it out of the truck, you can weigh it.
They also cut the jaw and age it for you, by the teeth.

The "knee buck" in question, (that's what everyone called it) was 4 years old, and according to the warden would have never got any bigger horns.
I had to register as an "antlerless".

sgtdraino
10-08-2009, 07:59 PM
197 lb Dressed out whitetail deer with a Ruger Bisley in .41Mag

Dressed out? I think it only counts if you shoot it before it was dressed out. ;)

For me, deer, .40 S&W, dunno how heavy. However, it had already been hit by a car, I was just putting it down.

Ken
10-08-2009, 09:41 PM
Sand Tiger Shark. :innocent: About 105 lbs. He was hooked and alongside the boat and seemed really really angry and I just wasn't in the mood to take any chances when I brought him on board. Ten fingers, ten toes, that sort of thing. :innocent: That was about 30 years ago, before they were protected.

Tootsiepop254
10-09-2009, 12:48 AM
Do you mean shot and killed, or just shot?

glockcop
10-09-2009, 09:07 AM
Do you mean shot and killed, or just shot?

You KILLING it for whatever reason. Personal protection instead of getting mauled, hunting, or in the Sgt.'s case putting the animal out of it's misery. Whatever the case may be.

TangoFoxtrot
10-09-2009, 09:15 AM
I shot a 10 pt. whitetail buck @ 20 yds with a 6" barrel .357 mag revolver.

Tootsiepop254
10-10-2009, 01:11 AM
I shot a fish with my grandfathers .357. It was an accident. :blushing:

lumpy
10-14-2009, 09:29 PM
A wounded whitetail doe at 30 yards with a Redhawk .44.1st shot at 20 yards sheared a tree limb and missed the target.
I never cared for that gun.I know it was durable,but for me it wasn't nearly as accurate as the SW686 .357 (4 inch barrel) that I traded for it.
I'm currently without a hunting handgun.I've never fired a .41 but always have wanted one.I'm dreaming of a SW57.Maybe someday.

Pict
10-15-2009, 09:16 AM
White tail doe, .38 special +P, Taurus 85 snub. I was just putting her down. Mac

Joel
10-18-2009, 03:43 AM
Doe with a .44. I shot, she dropped.