Hunting Handgun Opinions

[Sealesniper]

Get what works best for you and your current calibers, but I love the 7mm-08 for a deer killing Encore round. Very accurate, and with my handloads it whacks them and normally drops them in their tracks.

 

[Mrvmax]

I had my eye on a Savage 510 in 243 and was deciding on adding it to the herd or another encore barrel. I have a pretty bad tremor so I figured the Savage platform could be made more stable for my particular needs. At least it's a good platform to tinker with.
Does anyone need a stainless .204 ruger encore pistol barrel?

I have a 510 in 7mm-08 and it is very accurate.

 

[Critter Picker]

I have an Encore in. 308 that with 150's is very comfortable to shoot. With 165's it isn't bad. A long range session will give me sore elbows. I see the barrels for sale often. You can order a new one from EA Brown. His accuracy barrels shoot very well.

 

[CVA-444]

I've got a Steiker with an older Burris 1.5-4 the cross hairs are so fine I can barely use them.
I've got a CVA rechambered to 444 Marlin with Leupold fixed 4 power.
And a CVA 6.5 Grendel with 2-7 Weaver.

The Leupold is my favorite for clarity however no longer produced. So EBay is your best option. Weaver seems alright kind of just basic. But it has worked to take deer. So can't really knock it for the price. The Burris is an older model I know nothing about but it's my least favorite for clarity and the cross hairs being almost invisible because they are so fine.

If you aren't dead set on a cartridge I can highly suggest the 6.5 Grendel if you aren't going for any large game bigger than white tail. It's awesome in the CVA. Very accurate and every deer so far has been bang flop DRT.