Path: utzoo!utgpu!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!rpi!zaphod.mps.ohio-state.edu!wuarchive!uunet!europa.asd.contel.com!gatech!purdue!haven.umd.edu!mimsy!odaat.nac.dec.com From: mbs@odaat.nac.dec.com (Mark Sawyer) Newsgroups: rec.guns Subject: Re: Hunter Pistol Silhouette Message-ID: <35225@mimsy.umd.edu> Date: 4 Jun 91 20:04:22 GMT Sender: magnum@mimsy.umd.edu Organization: Digital Equipment Corp., Littleton, MA, USA Lines: 35 Approved: gun-control@cs.umd.edu In article <35197@mimsy.umd.edu> jim@doctor.chem.yale.edu (James F. Blake) writes: #All this gun control stuff is beginning to bug me. One sure cure #is to purchase some new firearms and accessories. I was wondering if #anyone has shot hunter pistol, and do you think a .357 Magnum would have #sufficient knock-down power, or would you go with a .41 or .44. I am #leaning toward the .357 (I have a Thompson/Center Contender). Also, I #have heard that Shotgun News is a good place to purchase T/C barrels... I've just recently started silhouette shooting. While I am currently only shooting small bore hunters pistol, I've seen the other shooters shoot everything from .22 magnum to .44 magnum on the 100 meter course so I'd say that your .357 should be quite adequate. Several of the shooters shoot .357 and I haven't seen any animals fail to fall down yet. However, from what I've heard, the 200 meter course is another story since the rams at 200 meters weigh 55 pounds. For myself, I decided to start with a T/C in .22 to avoid having to make a decision as to what caliber to shoot. Next year, after I've had some experience with silhouette shooting and I've had a chance to ask the other shooters for their opinions, I'll pop for a centerfire barrel for my T/C. Mark -- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Mark B. Sawyer | Distributed Processing Engineering Digital Equipment Corporation | ARPAnet: m_sawyer@took.enet.dec.com 550 King Street (LKG2-2/Z7) | EASYnet: TOOK::M_SAWYER Littleton, MA 01460-1289 | Usenet : ...!decwrl!took.dec.com!m_sawyer ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Disclaimer: The views expressed herein are my own and do not necessarily reflect those of my employer. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------