The handgun would be a self defense gun while hunting with the carbine. I am interested in Deer hunting, Does not heavier than 135#, with this combo. I have a few other, more powerful, rifles, but I have already killed deer with them.
The handgun would be a self defense gun while hunting with the carbine. I am interested in Deer hunting, Does not heavier than 135#, with this combo. I have a few other, more powerful, rifles, but I have already killed deer with them.
I'd think the 158gr Gold Dots would be a good combo to look at, or the 180gr Federal JHP, off the top of my head of .357mag rounds I have seen tested and/or used from a carbine that still work well from a 4" revolver.
If you have a supply of the Partition Gold then you're GTG
Last edited by Chuck Haggard; 02-17-2015 at 03:23 PM.
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Thanks.
I've had excellent luck with the Winchester 145 gr. Silvertip in a Ruger Security Six and a Marlin carbine. A friend shot a fairly large buck using this load, and the bullet was lodged against the skin on the far side. Broke both shoulders. I expected it to overexpand out of the 16" barrel, but that was not the case. Sample of one though, so YMMV.
I did shoot this load into wet phonebooks as well as a Fackler water box back in the day and I was impressed with it's performance from 4" service guns like the M19.
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