Long Range Centerfire Pistols

[CP]

they should set the minimum at 100 joules from the muzzle.

Or they could just let us hunters use our common sense in selecting an appropriate weapon and not micro manage everything with legislation.   

our nation is neither educated enough nor does it have the common sense to perform most medial tasks without big brother. its sad.

That’s a total load of crap.     We can all live life like free men without having the government telling us when to wipe and what kind of light bulb to use.

[coyotewallace]

or they could just let us hunters use our common sense in selecting an appropriate weapon and not micro manage everything with legislation.

Yea, that sounds great! and for some of us it would be no problem....but I have three words
No-Thank-You

that would be like doing away with all the speed limit signs letting everyone just use their common sense,
just picture that! can you imagine what hunting season would be like going afield with no laws or the hopes that everyones using good common sense??

No-Thank-You!!
 

[STIKNSTRINGBOW]

well they separate the ML requirements between deer and elk as far as minimum calibers..they could just as easy with handgun I have no problem with 357 Mag being the minimum for deer(I've taken deer no problem with 357,10mm,41 mag and 44 mag in other states)
Elk, diffrent critter...41 mag at archery ranges,well placed shot and the right bullet would be pushing it in my mind in a revolver
now in say like the T/C encore or other single shot pistols that can handle high pressure rounds that opens up more cartridges to the task. Even then I would like a bullet 6.5cal or 7mm or bigger and a case size of at least the 308 winchester

Originally there was a separate minimum m.v. for deer and Elk

[yorketransport]

Back to the original topic.....

I've played with a number of the long range pistols (also called Specialty Pistols). I started with a Contneder break action pistol. This gun can be chambered in pretty much any caliber that's safe in a lever action rifle. Then neat part is that you can install different barrels in just a few minutes. I've had Contender barrels in 22lr, 222 Rem, 223, 357mag, 44 mag, 41 mag, 6 TCU, 7 TCU, 35 Rem, 45-70, 375 JDJ, and 6.8 SPC. They're great guns, very accurate and very packable. A 10" Contender with iron sights fits perfectly in a vertical shoulder holster and in the right caliber, makes a heck of a back up gun.

The next step is the Encore break action pistol. It's very similar to the Contender, but it's bigger and stronger in every dimension. It can safely handle rifle rounds up to the belted magnums. Larger calibers (like the 416 Rigby) are safe as long as the pressures are kept modest. I've had Encore barrels in 460 S&W, 500 S&W, 454 Casull, 30-06, and 375 H&H. The Encore didn't fit my had well, so I sold it never looked back.

The next step up would be the bolt action pistols like the Weatherby CPF, Remington XP, and Savage Striker. I'm a Savage guy, so I'm more familiar with the Striker. The term "handgun" just barely applies to these guns. That's why they're often refered to as specialty pistols instead. I currently have a completed Striker in 338/375 Ruger, a second barrel in 300 WSM, and I'm almost done building another Striker in 6mm BR. Here's a Pic of the 338/375 Ruger.

To give some scale to the size of the gun, the barrel is 18" plus the brake. The 338/375 Ruger  is just a 375 Ruger case necked down to 338. I'm getting 2650 fps with a 225gr TTSX from the 18" barrel. That's a lot of firepower in a very compact package. The complete gun with the bipod weighs 8.5#. So i't not exactly packing pistol

With any of the specialty pistols, you really don't give up anything to a rifle in the accuracy department. It just takes a little practice.

Andrew

[STIKNSTRINGBOW]

I still own an origional Contender, with a scoped .22, .30 M1 (.30 carbine), .44, .45LC/.410, used to have .357 and 30/30, as stated great gun, used to carry in a bandoleer holster and if I saw a deer while fishing......
Was great for hiking into lakes.

[carpsniperg2]

I am a big fan of handgun hunting and love the weatherby cfp. Mine is chambered in 7mm-08 and is a real tack driver. I also have a t/c contender as well. It is a nice gun but not even close to the cfp. Then I have my 454 casull in a raging bull. It has been a good handgun and I have several kill with it as well.

[Atroxus]

our nation is neither educated enough nor does it have the common sense to perform most medial tasks without big brother. its sad.

I always find it a bit funny when someone posts about people being uneducated, or unintelligent then has spelling/grammatical errors in their post. I think the word you were looking for is "menial" though.

[addicted]

our nation is neither educated enough nor does it have the common sense to perform most medial tasks without big brother. its sad.

I always find it a bit funny when someone posts about people being uneducated, or unintelligent then has spelling/grammatical errors in their post. I think the word you were looking for is "menial" though.

i rest my case. lol