Hey guys, I picked up a 10mm Glock 20 earlier this year for service pistol competition and now that hunting season (deer/Elk) is rolling around I had the idea that maybe I could earn my Christmas jerky this year without buying a new gun.
I currently only own a USP .45 compact (long time carry gun), Glock 20 (for competition only up till now), and my .223 AR-15(also for competition only and not legal to hunt with in Washington state anyway, which is were the Navy has me at the moment).
I really don't have the cash to sink into a new gun right now. In the past I've taken deer with a .338 win mag Ruger M77. Never really considered using a handgun before and also never had to get to close to the animal, the M77 let me reach out and touch from far enough away that if the critter knew I was there he didn't think I was a threat.
Anyway any thoughts? From what I've read 10mm is the smallest caliber that's legal. How close do I have to be? I would have just borrowed a rifle from a buddie but that's also illegal here now.
I currently only own a USP .45 compact (long time carry gun), Glock 20 (for competition only up till now), and my .223 AR-15(also for competition only and not legal to hunt with in Washington state anyway, which is were the Navy has me at the moment).
I really don't have the cash to sink into a new gun right now. In the past I've taken deer with a .338 win mag Ruger M77. Never really considered using a handgun before and also never had to get to close to the animal, the M77 let me reach out and touch from far enough away that if the critter knew I was there he didn't think I was a threat.
Anyway any thoughts? From what I've read 10mm is the smallest caliber that's legal. How close do I have to be? I would have just borrowed a rifle from a buddie but that's also illegal here now.