what is the best pistol to hunt deer with?

[JoshP]

this coming 2009 season i want to change it up a little and hunt deer with a handgun but im not sure which one would be the best. i was thinking a 357mag with a 6" barrel but im not sure. any recommendation would help and what size scope?

 

[sfcjoe4d]

I feel a .357 is too light for deer, Better off with a Thompson contender of Lone eagle in a medium low pressure rifle caliber like 7X30 waters, 35 remington or the like. In conventional pistol rounds a 41 magnum and up. I'd pic a fixed 2 X handgun scope, dont skimp on the scope. Heavy caliber pistols generate alot of recoil and can quickly destroy a Walmart POS.

 

[hogdoggintexas]

hunting deer with a pistol is not a good idea in the first place but if you must a 45lc i would say

 

[Justin]

A guy at my deer camp uses a .357 sometimes, but a .44 mag should work too. I don't have any suggestions for the scope size/kind though.

 

[Justin]

A guy at my deer camp uses a .357 sometimes, but a .44 mag should work too. I don't have any suggestions for the scope size/kind though.

 

[Justin]

A guy at my deer camp uses a .357 sometimes, but a .44 mag should work too. I don't have any suggestions for the scope size/kind though.