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gmil6184 Newbie

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I made my first handgun kill Sunday on a mature doe. S&W 629 in .44 mag. Only second year carrying the handgun. I have always carried a rifle too. I'm too chicken to carry just the pistol, for fear of seeing a big buck at 200 yards or something. I am using the stock iron sights, I don't want to make it any heavier by adding a scope. Ammo are my handloads, 300 grain flat point hard casts I originally loaded for bear defense in Montana. The bullet passed clean through and shattered both front shoulders on the way.

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rob-c Experienced

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shot my first deer this year with my 357 Blackhawk with red dot and hand loaded 180 grain hard cast with 13.5 grains of 2400 clocked over my chronograph at 1300 fps. shot her at 60 yards and it just obliterated her close side shoulder she ran maybe 50 yards...

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stoneam2006 Newbie

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Those legs go all the way to the floor culver?

Edit....after looking closer I guess it looks like they are on a table....how long are they fully extended and how is the stability at full extension...most I have seen and toyed with a bit are nice short but loose it as you extend?

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Culvercreek hunt club Enthusiast

Culvercreek hunt club

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They are only about 12" extended. Most times I am in a box blind with it and that works great on the window openings. If I am out and about with it I have a double trigger stick. I also have a Harris bipod I use on my rifles that will no from probe to sitting. Pretty stable but haven't tried it yet. Biggest issue I have with this gun is finding a holster for it. May have to go custom because of the rifle for end I used.

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philoshop Newbie

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Thanks Pygmy! Here are a couple more with a 14" .223 barrel. A 300 yard woodchuck setup, though my best is 280-ish. :rolleyes:

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The 'furniture' is curly maple with cocobola center. I made them in the mid 1990's or so. The forend on the .223 barrel darkened up right along with the grip because they're in the sun together a lot more than the .44 barrel above. I changed the angle and length of pull with the grip so that it fits me better than the factory ones. It's probably my favorite gun.

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