Best Pistol for Deer Hunting in NY?

[Culvercreek hunt club]

i like a 50 black powder pistol 12 in barrel, does well out to 100 yrds with opensights, killed a few deer with it and a wild boar. you have to watch for older tc encore and contender barrels they are not the legal 15 in but 15 and 1/4 they are sold as 15 in barrels. nobody ever turned them down to 15 in. you can get pinched for barrels to long especially if eco has had a bad day.

Under 16" is the legal standard I believe. but only if mounted in a rifle configuration. In a pistol configuration I do not believe there is a maximum

Edited February 21, 2013 by Culvercreek hunt club

[NYBuckHunter27]

Are you guys usually using hand-loads or factory? I've read alot of reviews that factory loads seem be too much for the short pistol barrels causing alot of gases releaseing upon firing.

[Culvercreek hunt club]

I have shot both. I don't have any porting so i don't notice any excessive blow back through the porting between the two. I can imagine that with a 15" barrel or shorter there may be "unused" gas for propelling the bullet since they are designed for a longer barrel but that isn't a big deal. I would be more concerned with matching tthe bullet weight to the twist of the barrel and if you grouping is good....call it a win.

[WNYBuckHunter]

I was using factory loads. Remington Core Lokts 140 grain.

[bbrummon]

I to have a .308 Encore. I took a 5pt at 130 yds a few years ago wihi it. I sure is a hoot to shoot wiht one hand! I have alwas hand loaded for it. I wish it would have been in 260. I love that round.

A few years back I got a Savage ML10 and do all my gun hunting with that now.

Bob

[Larry]

I use a 44mag works for me.

[Chevy]

#1 Encore 7mm-08 120gr.

#2 Ruger super blackhawk .44mag 240gr xtp's.

Two very different guns. Both great for deer. Haven't had to track one yet with the 7-08.......

[NYBuckHunter27]

Anyone know of any contenders for sale?

[NYBuckHunter27]

actually any hunting pistol for that matter...

[Culvercreek hunt club]

http://www.encoreclassifieds.com/index.php?rc=Done

[NYBuckHunter27]

i am missing the section for actual guns? 

[Culvercreek hunt club]

look at the frame section.

[HighlandLofts]

Anyone know of any contenders for sale?

 

A guy out here in Washington State has a nice 30-30 Encore with a scope & bandileer for $650. I have a contender with a ten inch 22LR and a fourteen inch 45LC/410, I will be buying several other barrels when I get the extra cash.

[silent death]

35 cal t/c contender

Edited August 26, 2013 by hung4wheeler

[fasteddie]

I have the Thompson Contender with a 7-30 , 44 mag , 223 and 22 barrel .

[ants]

Im not a pistol hunter but my buddy used a T/C in 35 rem. for a while. I watched him smack a big doe at well over 100yds with it. It worked REAL GOOD. He also has a 357max. and .223 barrel for it, but always used the 35 for deer. He hasn't hunted with it in a few years.

 

I fired it a few times and couldn't hit Schmitt with it !

Edited August 26, 2013 by ants