Going back a little but the hunting seasons rolling right along here. In the early black powder season and this Saturday is opening day for the high power firearms. Re: felt recoil…..I still really enjoy my TC handguns (& carbine) as well as the S&W 629 & Ruger 6gun…..calibers in 44Mag, 45-70, 309JDJ & 300Whisper. I’ve hunted with these from 10-34 years now BUT do not abuse my hands shooting’em for hours on the range. Once I know the zero is still good at 250 yards, so that anything under is good too, I’m good to go. It’s just so great carrying these on the slow “walk-stalk” hunts in these VA mountains. I still hope to recover a bullet some day but don’t expect to anymore as any shot that I take has always been
“thru-&-thru”….don’t do Texas heart shots.
I’ve always handloaded everything they shoot, so here’s a couple pics of the 45-70 and 309 for comparison. The 309 uses 444 Marlin brass and the 300 uses .221 Fireball. What fun!! Added one more pic of my nephew's recent muzzleloader kill on the farm. Not too shabby. The only shabbiness is my photography.