anyone else do this? i just got back from the gun store, looked at a ruger super blackhawk DA with scope-$495, ruger blackhawk DA with rings but no scope-$425, and a ruger blackhawk SA with scope -$375. all these were stainless steel with 7.5 inch barrels, 44 mag. i'm leaning towards the SA, due to both price and it had better grips, and i'm not entirely i need double action for deer hunting. i would like to be able to hit decent to 75 yards, will these guns do that? i've shot 44 mags before, just never trying for accuracy. i like rugers, so......? i should just buy one, right? which of the aforementioned guns would you buy?

 

Check out Thompson Center. The encore or G2 would work for you and you can do way more than deer hunt with it.

 

before my eyes got old, used a ruger sa 357maximum, deadly at 50 yds with good bullet placement, still carry it when I gotta drive...

Also used a TC in 35rem ( ss ), with a scope. Great from a tree stand with
a rest, needed the rest for the long eye relief scope,

Now my age is showing, so got a 18 inch barrel (256w)made for the tc and
a rifle stock, almost like carrying a pistol The gun is a 200 yd shooter.
Not me, the gun, Max for me 100yds...

 

I have the Ruger Super Redhawk with 7.5"barrel.
It works great for long range shooting. I've hit the target near 75 yards off hand with out a scope only using the open sights. I bought it just for that reason, longe range accuracy. Now I want the Ruger "Alaskan" 454. Short & powerfull for close range.

You must have allot of Deer if your considering not using a rifle.

I use my revolver for wild boar.

Have you seen the Super Redhawk? A little bit larger frame than the Blackhawk, but the Blackhawk is good too.

 

The DA's you refer too- don't you mean redhawk/super redhawk? Either way, the .44 mag is plenty for deer, at 75 yards and beyond. Myself, I prefer a single action. I have a Super BH Hunter (with bisley grip frame) and a Freedom Arms .454 Casull. As far as a scope or no scope, I think it's personal preference. A large revolver is just much easier to carry without a scope imo.
Heres a pic with my Freedom Arms.

 

rifles are not legal in indiana, well, sort of. this year they are going to allow rifles chambered in straight-walled pistol ammo of .357 or larger. other than that, just muzzleloaders, shotguns or bows. oh, or pistols, like the one i want. i will look at the TC's tommorow, and the redhawks. the guy didn't show me any redhawks, but i'm sure he has them. trouble is i want to buy one used to keep the price down, so the selection is not as great as if i were buying new.

 

yeah, maybe the blackhawk is SA, and the redhawks are the DA's? i've never really been interested in wheel guns before.

 

Amazing! What has our country come to!!

 

Nice pic! Nice looking Deer! I bet they tasted good.

 

And here is one with my Super Blackhawk Hunter. Those Rugers definately get the job done.

 

It ain't that rifles aren't legal - it's that they aren't legal for hunting deer! Slug shotguns are the big deal in a lot of those midwestern states. But then I don't go there any more.'

 

Oh, ok... Thanks for clearing that up.

The law is still a little strange though.

 

same here too, its cause rifles have alot of travel and we have alot of people in ohio, too much of a chance of hitting a house. i hunt with my 36 year old .44 mag 7.5 barrel ruger super blackhawk 3 screw model i picked up for 425$, i also hunt with my ruger GP100 6 3/8 barrel .357 full stainless i picked up for 400$, both have open sights, sadly now i will be moving to florida to hunt german shephar...ooops i mean deer, sorry, i mistake them alot down there cause they are about the same size. i love having the big bucks up here. i havent had a full season of deer hunting under my belt since 2002, 2003 and up til now ive been in college that week.

 

I have shot several .44mags and have actually killed a couple wild hogs with mine. My advice would be to go heavy and ported. It helps with accuracy and how fun the gun is to shoot. I have a Taurus Raging Bull .44mag with a 8 3/8" barrel that is ported. It is doesn't have much of a kick compared to the Ruger I shot before. just my .02 cents

 

I think Indiana's Law was written in the mindset of humting rather than the sporting/trophy hunting aspect. Regardless, shotgun hunting with slugs does take down deer.

I have a Thompson Contender that I hunt with, I like having the ability to change barrels/amo caliber depending on what I'm hunting. I have a mounted scope as well. It is much nicer to haul it around in the soods/wherever weight wise as compared to a 30-30, 30.06 or 45.70, all of which I have and rarely use these days as the Contender does the job well. Having a single-shot pistol certainly brings new meaning to making every shot count, but it is also more sporting as far as evening things out with defenseless game.

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