mcb
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Some of the recent threads about using specific pistol cartridges for deer hunting got me thinking. Rather than pollute those threads I am going to start a new one. I suspect this will be contentious but lets keeps it friendly.
Assuming its legal in your hunting area what is the minimum cartridge you will/have hunted with? Be as specific as you can/like.
I have hunted most of my life in Ohio. I hunted white-tail deer for several years with a 410 slug gun. I have a Winchester 9410 and it's about the most fun shotgun I have ever owned. I didn't buy it to hunt deer with but it shot slugs so well I had to give it a try. I had good success with it when I was willing to hunt within its very limited range. I have taken two decent bucks with my Win 9410. The first with 2.5 inch Remington Sluggers (96gr foster slug at 1830fps) and the second one with a modified Brenneke Silver Slug (cut down to fit in the 2.5 inch chamber, 115gr hard cast Brenneke style slug going 2040fps) out of my Wincehster 9410.
I also took two nice Tennessee White-tail does with a S&W 610. Handloaded 200gr XTP going about 1250fps from a 6.5-inch barrel.
This coming season I will likely be hunting with suppressed 300 AAC Blackout Sub-sonic (proably with the new Hornady load if I can find some), though I still have some work to do to make that a reality and I am still waiting on Uncle Sam.
So what is the minimum cartridge/gun you have taken a deer with?
Assuming its legal in your hunting area what is the minimum cartridge you will/have hunted with? Be as specific as you can/like.
I have hunted most of my life in Ohio. I hunted white-tail deer for several years with a 410 slug gun. I have a Winchester 9410 and it's about the most fun shotgun I have ever owned. I didn't buy it to hunt deer with but it shot slugs so well I had to give it a try. I had good success with it when I was willing to hunt within its very limited range. I have taken two decent bucks with my Win 9410. The first with 2.5 inch Remington Sluggers (96gr foster slug at 1830fps) and the second one with a modified Brenneke Silver Slug (cut down to fit in the 2.5 inch chamber, 115gr hard cast Brenneke style slug going 2040fps) out of my Wincehster 9410.
I also took two nice Tennessee White-tail does with a S&W 610. Handloaded 200gr XTP going about 1250fps from a 6.5-inch barrel.
This coming season I will likely be hunting with suppressed 300 AAC Blackout Sub-sonic (proably with the new Hornady load if I can find some), though I still have some work to do to make that a reality and I am still waiting on Uncle Sam.
So what is the minimum cartridge/gun you have taken a deer with?