FIRST HANDGUN BUCK
MOST OF THE HHI MEMBERS PROBABLY HAVE AT LEAST 1 HANDGUN BUCK. USUALLY THE FIRST ONE IS SPECIAL AND NOT FORGOTTEN.
MY FIRST HANDGUN BUCK WAS A NICE 8 POINT WHITETAIL TAKEN IN 1972 OR 1973 WITH AN OLD MODEL 7.5" RUGER 45 COLT BLACKHAWK, USING A 250gr HORNADY HP OVER, IIRC, 13grs OF UNIQUE, A LOAD THAT WAS SUPPOSE TO DO 1,300fps. "I THINK" THAT IS WHAT I REMEMBER READING ABOUT THE LOAD IN SOME GUN MAGAZINE BACK IN THE EARLY DAYS OF THE RUGER 45 COLT.
MY DAD SHOT AT A BUCK AND WE WENT INTO SOME OAK MOTTS LOOKING FOR SIGN, I HAD THE OM 45 COLT ON MY BELT WHEN THIS NICE 8 POINTER APPEARS, ALMOST LIKE A PRO I DREW MY 45, KNELT DOWN AND SHOT. A FRONTAL NECK SHOT AND DEER DOWN AND DEAD. NOT TOO FAR, NOT VERY CLOSE, JUST A DECENT RANGE FOR A NOVICE HANDGUN HUNTER. THE HORNADY MUSHROOMED BEAUTIFULLY. MAN WAS I SUPER EXCITED, HERE IS A PICTURE OF THE BUCK, HE HAD A UNIQUE "?" MARK LIKE ANTLER:
ITS THE OFFSEASON NOW AND NEW KILLS TO REPORT ON ARE SCARCE SO MAYBE IT WOULD BE A GOOD IDEA FOR US TO SHARE OUR FIRST BUCK ON THIS OR ON YOUR OWN THREAD.
My first buck was a 8 pt west Texas whitetail that I shot with a 6” S&W M57 .41 magnum in 2000.