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Backup handgun for surprise close hunting situations.
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<blockquote data-quote="Orange Dust" data-source="post: 1614599" data-attributes="member: 92702"><p>Personally, I think a 454 is about the limit of what I would carry if carrying a rifle too. Bigger handguns are as heavy as a carbine. I deer hunt allot out of box stands. I always carry a 44 or a 10MM deer hunting. Seems like everything that gets close is behind me on the right side (I'm right handed) easy shot with a handgun, requires a lot of movement to use a rifle. A 454 just has too much blast for this. I also could not tell that it killed any better on medium game than a 44 did. The 44 is easier on the ears and easier to carry on a belt. You will find yourself using the rifle if you can anyway. Elmer Keith's old load in a 44, 22grs of 2400 and a hard cast 250gr Keith SWC will kill most anything that you might run across. This load is now over max in many manuals. .240 XTP with a max load of 296 is great for deer, and I like the Keith load for hogs, and would use it on elk or bear. My 44 is a 6"</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Orange Dust, post: 1614599, member: 92702"] Personally, I think a 454 is about the limit of what I would carry if carrying a rifle too. Bigger handguns are as heavy as a carbine. I deer hunt allot out of box stands. I always carry a 44 or a 10MM deer hunting. Seems like everything that gets close is behind me on the right side (I'm right handed) easy shot with a handgun, requires a lot of movement to use a rifle. A 454 just has too much blast for this. I also could not tell that it killed any better on medium game than a 44 did. The 44 is easier on the ears and easier to carry on a belt. You will find yourself using the rifle if you can anyway. Elmer Keith's old load in a 44, 22grs of 2400 and a hard cast 250gr Keith SWC will kill most anything that you might run across. This load is now over max in many manuals. .240 XTP with a max load of 296 is great for deer, and I like the Keith load for hogs, and would use it on elk or bear. My 44 is a 6" [/QUOTE]
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