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#3138848 - 07/03/09 08:51 AM Does anyone hunt with a Colt SAA?
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Curious to know if anyone hunts with the ol' Colt SAA, as opposed to the current crop of ear splittin' hand bustin' magnums... what are your favorite bullets and loads? Thanks

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#3138966 - 07/03/09 09:58 AM Re: Does anyone hunt with a Colt SAA? [Re: Dogger]
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Nope, I use a rifle.
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#3139511 - 07/03/09 03:42 PM Re: Does anyone hunt with a Colt SAA? [Re: Dogger]
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Originally Posted By: Dogger
Curious to know if anyone hunts with the ol' Colt SAA, as opposed to the current crop of ear splittin' hand bustin' magnums... what are your favorite bullets and loads? Thanks
I don't, but I'm only an occasional hunter to start with, and when I do I use a rifle. That said, lots of people hunt with the SAA .45. I've heard that most like the classic Keith style bullet, and naturally velocities are kept around 800 fps, so you should probably keep shots inside of 35 or 40 yards. From a stand, that should work just fine.
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#3139618 - 07/03/09 04:40 PM Re: Does anyone hunt with a Colt SAA? [Re: The_Real_Hawkeye]
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What happens if he's not in a stand and the deer is standing at 48yds.?


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#3139862 - 07/03/09 07:55 PM Re: Does anyone hunt with a Colt SAA? [Re: deflave]
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Originally Posted By: deflave
What happens if he's not in a stand and the deer is standing at 48yds.?


Travis
That's where stalking skills come into play. smile Either that or get a rifle. grin
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#3139934 - 07/03/09 08:52 PM Re: Does anyone hunt with a Colt SAA? [Re: The_Real_Hawkeye]
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Umm...OK. grin


To the OP, any hard cast SWC in the 250gr. range over Unique will not leave you wanting in the deer killing department.


Travis

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#3139985 - 07/03/09 09:21 PM Re: Does anyone hunt with a Colt SAA? [Re: Dogger]
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Originally Posted By: Dogger
Curious to know if anyone hunts with the ol' Colt SAA, as opposed to the current crop of ear splittin' hand bustin' magnums... what are your favorite bullets and loads? Thanks
I always thought that would be a cool idea....only I want to do it with an original 1st gen.

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#3140144 - 07/04/09 04:07 AM Re: Does anyone hunt with a Colt SAA? [Re: Tom264]
T LEE Offline
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Originally Posted By: Tom264
I always thought that would be a cool idea....only I want to do it with an original 1st gen.


Then ya gotta use Black Powder as well! smile smile smile
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#3140148 - 07/04/09 04:14 AM Re: Does anyone hunt with a Colt SAA? [Re: T LEE]
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Rabbits! Had a 4 5/8ths Colt in .45 that I had sighted for a load that would stay inside a 6" bull to 80 yards. Did a lot of woods walking with that gun, but as at the time there was no handgun deer season, I had to make do with rabbits. I can tell you it killed rabbits.

Dan

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#3140289 - 07/04/09 06:45 AM Re: Does anyone hunt with a Colt SAA? [Re: T LEE]
Tom264 Offline
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Originally Posted By: T LEE
Originally Posted By: Tom264
I always thought that would be a cool idea....only I want to do it with an original 1st gen.


Then ya gotta use Black Powder as well! smile smile smile
No problemo....I like BP too. smile

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