farscott
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As I get ready for another hunting season, I am torn about what gun/round I want to use. In rifles, I usually use factory .243 Win and, in handguns, I use a 260-grain JHP .454 Casull at 1100 fps. This year I am considering using my Baer Prowler III with its Aimpoint Comp for deer.
I looked at tracks on my property on Saturday, so I have a very good idea where the deer will be and where I will be.
Is the .45 ACP reasonable for this considering the following?
1) The deer here tend to be small. All of mine have been less than 140 pounds. Most are under 120 pounds.
2) Shots are all under 50 yards from a rest. I expect the average shot to be around 30 yards.
3) I can shoot the gun into less than five-inches at 50 yards offhand using all seven rounds in the magazine. I can do three-inch groups at that distance with a rest if I avoid caffeine. Saturday I was shooting three-shot cloverleafs at 25 yards using a piece of oak facing end-wise as my target. The dot sight makes holding on a point target easy.
If the round is reasonable, any suggestions on bullets? Right now, I am leaning toward standard-velocity 230-grain ball. I could change the springs and firing pin stop and load a .45 Super, but I rather not.
I looked at tracks on my property on Saturday, so I have a very good idea where the deer will be and where I will be.
Is the .45 ACP reasonable for this considering the following?
1) The deer here tend to be small. All of mine have been less than 140 pounds. Most are under 120 pounds.
2) Shots are all under 50 yards from a rest. I expect the average shot to be around 30 yards.
3) I can shoot the gun into less than five-inches at 50 yards offhand using all seven rounds in the magazine. I can do three-inch groups at that distance with a rest if I avoid caffeine. Saturday I was shooting three-shot cloverleafs at 25 yards using a piece of oak facing end-wise as my target. The dot sight makes holding on a point target easy.
If the round is reasonable, any suggestions on bullets? Right now, I am leaning toward standard-velocity 230-grain ball. I could change the springs and firing pin stop and load a .45 Super, but I rather not.