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Rifles, Reloading, Optics, Equipment
Specialty Handgun Hunting
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<blockquote data-quote="Grumulkin" data-source="post: 512102" data-attributes="member: 29281"><p>The recoil of the 7mm/08 in a handgun is pretty mild.</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>I use 139 gr. Hornady Spire Points. Another bullet in the 140 gr. range would be fine as well. You don't want to go with too long a bullet (i.e., heavier) or velocity in a short barrel might not be enough to stabilize it.</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>You can use the same powder you would use for loading a rifle. If you like, peruse the Hornady manual as it has loads made specifically for handguns. I use IMR 4064.</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>I don't use rifle scopes on handguns but it apparently works for some especially if the gun is going to be used mostly for target shooting and providing you're shooting a relatively low recoil round.</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>You'll probably lose 30 to 50 fps per inch of shorter barrel.</p><p> </p><p></p><p></p><p>That would depend on the size of the steel target.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Grumulkin, post: 512102, member: 29281"] The recoil of the 7mm/08 in a handgun is pretty mild. I use 139 gr. Hornady Spire Points. Another bullet in the 140 gr. range would be fine as well. You don't want to go with too long a bullet (i.e., heavier) or velocity in a short barrel might not be enough to stabilize it. You can use the same powder you would use for loading a rifle. If you like, peruse the Hornady manual as it has loads made specifically for handguns. I use IMR 4064. I don't use rifle scopes on handguns but it apparently works for some especially if the gun is going to be used mostly for target shooting and providing you're shooting a relatively low recoil round. You'll probably lose 30 to 50 fps per inch of shorter barrel. That would depend on the size of the steel target. [/QUOTE]
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