A better question, for writers and anyone else who hunts with a handgun:
Why do you hunt with a handgun?
� � because the handgun is more appropriate than a rifle for the particular game or situation?
� � for the challenge to your skill as a hunter or shooter?
� � to be different from other hunters?
� � to explore the practical potential of the handgun?
� � because the handgun brings into play an interest that has waned after years of hunting with rifles?
� � because the handgun is easier to carry afield than a rifle is?
� or � ?