#64339 - 02/10/10 08:47 AM
Re: Revolver or Single Shot?
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I respect the fact that we all enjoy the challenge of getting our game one way or the other. I envy those that can get close to their game and get their critter with a revolver. I also admire those of us that can reach out and touch one at a distance. I have done both. Killing an unsuspecting animal in a meadow 500 yards or more away involves a different set of skills. Both methods have their worth. We all need to stick together that is the key.
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#64344 - 02/10/10 10:01 AM
Re: Revolver or Single Shot?
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short range....or long range(speaking of 200yrds+). i don't see either one as being easier than the other....in their own way. i do not see short range being a an exceptional "challenge" myself. in the wooded country, getting close to a deer is not hard at all if you know their travel routes. under the tree....could jump on their back....lol.
likewise, a longer range deer is not that hard with a ss handgun if you know your trajectories etc, and are well practiced in shooting.
i guess if you are stalking/still hunting....any method will be a "challenge"! ....and you must just love being out there....cause you ain't gonna kill as many!....and ya might wish for a lil luck to get a true trophy animal.
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#64363 - 02/10/10 04:28 PM
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Who cares if its long or short range, as long as your hunting! I may be backwards, but I have been bowhunting for years, but now want to get into long range hunting as well. I think it would be sooo cool to knock something over from a looooong way off.
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#64364 - 02/10/10 04:50 PM
Re: Revolver or Single Shot?
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Who cares if its long or short range, as long as your hunting! I may be backwards, but I have been bowhunting for years, but now want to get into long range hunting as well. I think it would be sooo cool to knock something over from a looooong way off.
Chris
Chris......I did the same thing for years. I archery hunted exclusively for years. Then got into handguns and like tipping overgame at LR now!
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#64378 - 02/10/10 08:50 PM
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Ok Ok I didn't mean that the way it sounded. For me handgun hunting is trying to get into 50 to 75 yards, not shooting 500 yards at game. Yes some of you can and do shoot big game at these long ranges with your bolt action/Encore handguns, and in skilled hands I have nothing against that.
I have killed game at 450+ yards with 300 mag rifles for me it lost its thrill, it became not what I was looking for in hunting. To me killing game at long range is more about shooting. Like I said it no longer floats my boat. Revolvers took that option away when the situation arose that I knew I could kill a elk in a given situation but didn't have the courage to sneak in closer. Now I have to get closer and it has made all the difference for me personnally.
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#64379 - 02/10/10 09:03 PM
Re: Revolver or Single Shot?
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Close & long range have different meanings depending on the tool you use AND your skill level. Not directed at present company, but the most accurate load, XP wiz-bang in a 40 watt range won't help w/out a little skill derived from practice. You guys already know this though. I like revolvers more because I always wanted to be cowboy. LOL
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#64381 - 02/10/10 09:23 PM
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Why is it everything I seem to post over here comes off wrong and I sound like a ass? Those who know me know I am not really that way...
I promise I am not a troll
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#64386 - 02/10/10 10:18 PM
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Why is it everything I seem to post over here comes off wrong and I sound like a ass? Those who know me know I am not really that way...
I promise I am not a troll
Aw shucks, you don't sound THAT bad 
We've all sounded just as bad at times.
As for the troll part,... Well it's hard to know without seeing a pic
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#64387 - 02/10/10 10:27 PM
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As for the troll part,... Well it's hard to know without seeing a pic
That probably wouldn't help my case...
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#64389 - 02/10/10 10:40 PM
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Ok Ok I didn't mean that the way it sounded. For me handgun hunting is trying to get into 50 to 75 yards, not shooting 500 yards at game. Yes some of you can and do shoot big game at these long ranges with your bolt action/Encore handguns, and in skilled hands I have nothing against that.
I have killed game at 450+ yards with 300 mag rifles for me it lost its thrill, it became not what I was looking for in hunting. To me killing game at long range is more about shooting. Like I said it no longer floats my boat. Revolvers took that option away when the situation arose that I knew I could kill a elk in a given situation but didn't have the courage to sneak in closer. Now I have to get closer and it has made all the difference for me personally.
It is hard to communicate well and easy to be misunderstood on the web-It's okay.
Throughout the year I will hunt extremely close up to way far out. I do a little bit of all of it, for the diversity and fun.
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