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Anybody here actually hunt with their carry weapon? (Not just carry it while hunting, but actually set out to take game with it, I mean.) I wasn't trying to yesterday, but I came pretty close to taking a deer with the 2" 605; she spooked when I was about 25yds away. Of course, she was 60+yds out and still moving fast by the time I cleared leather. If I'd been paying attention instead of playing with settings on the new digital camera, I'd have at least gotten some good photos, and given that gun's previous performance at that range, some meat too.

OTOH, when she spooked, I started bringing the camera up left-handed while going for the gun right-handed, so I guess I'm learning the importance of documentation.

Took a 8 point buck with a 4 5/8 barrel 45 colt peacemaker....

Was using latrine (and smoking a cig) when he just walked right through camp straight up to me.....

KD5NRH wrote: so I guess I'm learning the importance of documentation.

you must work in healthcare...

Jeremae wrote:Was using latrine (and smoking a cig) when he just walked right through camp straight up to me.....

maybe he was negotiating a surrender...

I was reading Stephen A. Camp's website a couple of weeks ago, and he has several stories about hunting hogs with his Hi-Powers. Incidentally, 9mm and .45 seem to be about equally effective in taking down the animals, according to his experience. He refers to these hunts from time to time in his articles about caliber comparisons.

http://www.hipowersandhandguns.com

DoubleJ wrote:

KD5NRH wrote: so I guess I'm learning the importance of documentation.

you must work in healthcare...

Nope, security. I know my company's not going to back me up if a situation comes up that they can somehow weasel out of, so I plan around being my own best witness.

agree witcha there!

Russell wrote:

DoubleJ wrote: maybe he was negotiating a surrender...

And you know us Texans, we never surrender!

I kinda think it was the whitetail version of suicide by cop....