Do you prefer to hunt with a revolver or a Specialty Pistol or do you use both ? And why ? And please no bashing.

Why not both if you can swing it (not at the same time of course). Each will have advantages and disadvantages. It also comes down to what your intentions are. I like hunting with revolvers for small game due to the fact I'm usually a little closer and have faster follow up shots and my TC for bigger game that are far off. Thats my answer hope it helps.

The big wheels will reach out and drop big game at considerable distances and will scare the living hell out goons slipping around your home WITHOUT firing a shot.But if you must fire in self defense, the more the merrier! Therefore, for combining hunting with personal defense I choose the wheel. Oh yeah, they are also acceptable in Illinois for hunting unlike most SPs, so another MAJOR reason for the wheel.

Get BOTH!!!

I like to hunt with both. Just depends on what I'm hunting and what distance the quarry is at.

All the white tail deer I have taken have been with revolvers as our woods are thick and the shots are under 100 yards.

When I'm hunting charlies I like to stretch the distance some so the SP's are usually the choice. But it's still fun to hunt the hedgerows with a revolver for fast shooting when you come up on a charlie at short range.

I always carry a revolver on my belt, along with my SP riding either in a shoulder rig or on a single point sling. When we decide to do a little woodswalking I can leave the SP at the truck and still be adequately armed while moseying around in the bush. I am comfortable shooting 100 yards or so with my 41 or 45, but we do get presented with some much longer opportunities when on post. I even pack a 3rd now and again, a .22 for grouse and vermin. The more the merrier ;-)

It doesn't matter, once you get the bug you cant stop. One or twenty whats the difference? If you get a wheel gun you will want to explore different models and cartridges. If you get a Contender you will go broke buying 150.00 barrels off of Gunbroker.
Take your pick at what to get first, but you will have most of them in the end any way.

Revolvers force you to get closer, and thats why i started handgun hunting anyway. It WILL make you learn to be a better hunter!!! Thats my vote!!!

 Originally Posted By: Is that a cub

Revolvers force you to get closer, and thats why i started handgun hunting anyway. It WILL make you learn to be a better hunter!!! Thats my vote!!!

Great response! I like to see the cold air leaving a whitetail's nostrils,also. As I get older, bowhunting is becoming a little more difficult--thus the handgun. However, I used to say that handgunning was the next best thing to bowhunting--now it's vice versa. Still have to practice alot, still have to get the animals (a little

closer, and practice good scent control. The shorter blood trails are a HUGE factor. Handgunning is now #1 for me over stick-slinging.

I own and use both. Both have their place in a 'handgunner's battery'. IMO

Personally I prefer wheel guns. I like a handgun that fits in a holster. I like having the ability to squeeze off 5-rounds before reloading. If I need to take a really long shot, I'll use a rifle. I like up-close and personal -- but that's just me.