Hunting with a Sidearm

[Alex4922]

I too have a Witness in 10mm. My first 10 was the Glock model 20 gen 1 which was great,accurate and dependable. I was a 1911 fan however and the Glock grip/slide angle bugged me. The Witness points perfectly for me and has been flawless (except for .40 s&w target rounds the Glock ate like candy). I gotta break down and get some tritiums fitted. "Irons without glow gotta go" (sorry)

All this said my 62 year old eyes won't let me hunt with pistol irons so usually I only carry a Keltec P32 for the Coup. Any other problem my old 6.5 Swede will handle fine.

Cheers...Alex

[Whelenon]

From another guy with tired eyes, I highly recommend the XS Sight Systems

http://xssights.com/index.php?nID=sights&cID=Sights&pID=sights

I put these on my 1911 and for a carry/defensive sight they're very good.

[pinzgauer]

What .45 load do you use for hunting(trips)?

I thought I'd use .45 for local hog hunting until I started shooting at 25 & 50 yards at the IHMSA range. Even with hot 185g .45 loads the drop even at 25 yds was astounding, and at 50 largely unusable compared to the alternatives like 10mm.

All pistols are compromises at longer ranges, but .45 is still at a disadvantage compared to others. Especially for game like hogs where good shot placement is critical.

The exception would be for tree stand hunting over trails where shots would not exceed 5-10 yards, etc.

[swampcrawler]

HK45. (No not a usp 45, the hk45. Different gun. You wouldn't believe how many people have tried to correct me on that)

[Smoke]

I carry a T/C contender in 6.5 Grendel.

where did you find a 6.5 grendel barrel ?

I would be very interested in getting one

Thanks

[hm2 clark]

I have a couple Grendel barrels from MGM (Match Grade Machine). I like them. I think they had a couple of Grendel rifle barrels in stock just last week. Who knows, they may be willing to shorten one for you.

[fanofflyn]

http://sskindustries.com/6-5-grendel

Mine was extremely accurate. I am currently having them build me an Encore barrel in 6.5 Creedmoor for next year's hunt, since I'll be hunting at longer range.

[SChunter]

I've transitioned to hunting primarily with handguns - revolvers from .357 to .500WE, auto's in 10mm and .45, single shots in Contenders, Encores and XP-100's...but my first Grendel is en route to my FFL. Thanks Santa!

That's 2 long guns in 6.5 calibers in the past 2 years (Rem 700 in 6.5/284 last year) - looks like I'm slipping