Home Forums Hunting & Shooting Deer Hunting Bagged my first deer with a handgun this past fall

I've been hunting whitetail since 1966. This past year I decided to try handgun hunting. I picked up a Contender in 7-30 Waters and worked up loads in the summer; found the best loads using Nosler 120 grain ballistic tips over Hodgdon 4895. Happy to report I bagged this nice 8-pointer late in the afternoon on opening day; shot was at 100 yards. The buck dropped in his tracks.
First pic is the buck. Second pic is the grouping of the Nosler 120 BTs at 100 yards with the Contender with 14" 7-30 Waters barrel on it.