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Re: Hunting grouse with a handgun question
« Reply #15 on: April 25, 2012, 10:48:09 PM »
What's the gun for?





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Re: Hunting grouse with a handgun question
« Reply #16 on: April 25, 2012, 11:27:06 PM »
What's the gun for?






I would feel confident using a 410 judge on that shot.
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Re: Hunting grouse with a handgun question
« Reply #17 on: April 26, 2012, 08:11:29 AM »
What's the gun for?






Self defense, looks like she’s about to kick your ass!   :yike:
 


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Re: Hunting grouse with a handgun question
« Reply #18 on: April 26, 2012, 09:28:44 AM »
Great pictures guys!!

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Re: Hunting grouse with a handgun question
« Reply #19 on: April 28, 2012, 08:12:23 PM »
Poor dumb little bird.  You see a picture like that, and you almost feel guilty hunting them.  Almost.

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Re: Hunting grouse with a handgun question
« Reply #20 on: April 28, 2012, 08:29:34 PM »
I'm thinking of getting a Taurus Judge and hunting grouse with .410, but the gun that I'm looking at has a 3" barrel. I want to make sure before I get it that I would be able to hunt with the 3" barrel. Any help with this is greatly appreciated. Thanks

I believe you need a 4" barrel minimum to hunt ANYTHING in this state. I use a 22 pistol mostly for grouse but would use whatever handgun I had.
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Re: Hunting grouse with a handgun question
« Reply #21 on: April 29, 2012, 06:45:15 AM »
Poor dumb little bird.  You see a picture like that, and you almost feel guilty hunting them.  Almost.

Come roam the high country in the corner....we have big Franklin fool hens that you can lierally kill with a club. I will only take one if I am starving for fear of becoming dumber by eating them.

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Re: Hunting grouse with a handgun question
« Reply #22 on: April 29, 2012, 08:43:05 PM »
I use whats in my holster.....



Me too:

I have heard a 45 would clean a rabbit... but, wow, a grouse too. and you provided proof.

is that 1862 an Uberti? Nice guns...

 


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