#64187 - 02/07/10 02:45 AM
Re: Revolver or Single Shot?
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DwarvenChef
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I would have to say 60% SS and 40% revolver. Although I have yet to find a revolver that feels as good at the Ruger Bisley when hunting.
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#64192 - 02/07/10 07:19 AM
Re: Revolver or Single Shot?
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Dan B.
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Single shot 99% of the time.
I can't think of a single instance where I have said "a revolver would have made this shot easier" but I can think of a time or two that I want packin' a wheelgun and wished I had my single shots!!
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#64193 - 02/07/10 08:11 AM
Re: Revolver or Single Shot?
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First off, let me say that I am relatively new to handgun hunting, and learn something every time I come on this site it seems. I've hunted the last three years with a Ruger Blackhawk in 45 Colt w/open sights. I was fortunate enough to take two deer with it out to 35 yards and was quite happy w/myself. I will admit, I was close minded about the T/C's and such, and thought they were an abomination to "real" handgunning. In the last two months I have expanded my horizons and now own an Encore in 7-08, and .22lr, and have a Contender in 30-30 on the way. For all the reasons mentioned above, especially reloading, which I enjoy as much or more than shooting, these guns have really grown on me. I realize I was close minded and now have something else to play with if you will. The accuracy is there, but it is a whole new endeavor to learn to shoot one of these guns in the field, at least up to their potential, and I have wholeheartedly accepted that challenge. I guess to sum it up, I was only hurting myself by snubbing these guns w/o at least giving them a try. I wont be getting rid of my sixguns by any means, but I'm glad I opened up to something new. And again, thanks to all you guys who contribute here, you are a wealth of knowledge that makes the learning curve a whole lot easier on those of us just starting out.
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#64194 - 02/07/10 08:44 AM
Re: Revolver or Single Shot?
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Rick
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It really comes down to personal preference and hunting situation. Where I hunt I will take the wheel gun every time, unless I have the 44 barrel on the frame. I do not have a long enough shot to justify the bottle neck calibers.
If I hunted in open areas then I would take the Contender more often.
To me the wheel gun is more "feet on the ground" type hunting. Still hunting through timber or stalking a bedded buck. Not to say it cannot be accomplished with a Contender. The Contender is more field edge, sitting and watching.
Both are fun and both have their place in the hunting woods.
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#64202 - 02/07/10 10:15 AM
Re: Revolver or Single Shot?
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KRal
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50/50 for me. I just love handgun's and hunting with them, regardless of what kind it is. I have T/C's and wheelguns. Currently do not have a bolt SP, but could possibly have one in the future.
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#64204 - 02/07/10 11:04 AM
Re: Revolver or Single Shot?
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Renster of N.H.
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It really comes down to personal preference and hunting situation. Where I hunt I will take the wheel gun every time, unless I have the 44 barrel on the frame. I do not have a long enough shot to justify the bottle neck calibers.
If I hunted in open areas then I would take the Contender more often.
To me the wheel gun is more "feet on the ground" type hunting. Still hunting through timber or stalking a bedded buck. Not to say it cannot be accomplished with a Contender. The Contender is more field edge, sitting and watching.
Both are fun and both have their place in the hunting woods.
Right on Rick!
Ditto... 
I'll add that as I've grown older, wiser, and less fond of carrying heavy hand cannons for 10 hours or so through the timber in a day's deer hunt, my comparatively light weight Blackhawk makes for a welcome all day companion!
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#64205 - 02/07/10 11:05 AM
Re: Revolver or Single Shot?
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s4s4u
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I hunt with a revolver 100% of the time, and often have a Striker, XP or 'Tender along with in a shoulder rig or single point sling.
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#64209 - 02/07/10 11:50 AM
Re: Revolver or Single Shot?
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vern
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I hunt with a revolver 100% of the time,I like the easier packin. Truth is I just always like revolvers. Besides hunting with revolvers there seems like there is something more to admire about those good DA's & SA's to me.Not to say I would'nt have a single shot. I don't have the single shot itch yet ,but any handgun single or revolver that can be used for hunting game interest me.
For now its the revolver all the way.
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#64211 - 02/07/10 12:16 PM
Re: Revolver or Single Shot?
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Russell
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I own and use both, but the ssp's get the 'nod' more often of late.
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#64212 - 02/07/10 12:19 PM
Re: Revolver or Single Shot?
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Gregg Richter
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I have taken some very nice animals with both revolvers and single shots. The type of terrain we hunt obviously is a major factor in what we choose to use, but also how we hunt affects that choice. Meaning, I live where in some places I can hunt the timber for deer or elk with a revolver, or I can hunt the same basic areas by spotting and stalking, just depending on how I choose to go about it and get set up. That said, plus I hunt a lot in the wide open spaces of Wyoming for antelope and deer and prairie dogs, I would say that I am a 30% Revolver and 70% Single Shot hunter.
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