coon hunting handguns

[Hochlander]

Thinking of trying a Ruger Mark II or III for raccoon hunting. I know several folks that use big revolvers for bear. Anybody hunt with a handgun with coonhounds (my hands are getting pretty full)? What model and have you had any problems with glare off a stainless piece like the Mark III Hunter?

Danke.

[duxtoyz]

i use a 9mm, and no glare as mine is black.

[riverrun1986]

I have a old blued barrel 22 ruger revolver and i also use a contender 22 hornet

[craigs]

I carry a Walther P22 with a Laser site. A little pistol is great when your by your self with a bunch of dogs, but when that coon is way up in that cottonwood not so much.

[Marcel B&t]

Rugar single six. Great gun, comes with a 22 mag cylinder too.

[YotaDawger]

Whatever ya get in a revolver make sure it has a rear Target sight and not a grove sight . Took me all night last night to hit one

[montananative]

I hunt with guys that use hand guns, mostly .22 and with all the ammo they have wasted trying to knock coons out with those miserable things they could have bought a nice .22 rifle. I cant hit shit with a pistol so i stick to my .22 rifle.

it does suck packing around a rifle on your back with all the twigs and brush cathcing on it, but i sling the rifle around my front so the barrel is pointing to the ground and the gun goes cross ways across my chest. hope you find what works for you

[techno]

After many nights lugging around a rifle and having what montananative speaks of happen, I bought a pistol.
I bought a Taurus HMR revolver and was happier than a pig in shit!

I took that pistol to the range and anywhere I could shoot it. I got damn good with it and was shooting sub MOA groups.

Coon season came and I bought a Mikes camo holster and put it on my hip and was over JOYED!

I took 3 shots and my buddy shot once with his rifle and we called it a night.

I went out alone one night and the dog got treed on a double and I, honest to GOD, shot a whole box of HMR ammo... 50 rounds and NEVER once hit either coon. I had to call my step dad, who showed up with a rifle. He shot twice and dropped both coons.

A week later I sold the pistol and have since packed a rifle LOL!

[walkin w/ some blue]

I have an old ruger single six with a long barrel on it. Works great! Sometimes i feel like im packin a rifle. But its easy to aim and shoots well. Im not sure on the exact lenght on the barrel but i think it got to be around 10 in.

[FFHankey]

Browning Buckmark 22lr pistol. Have been really happy with it. Just don't shoot coons with the lead free bullets from Winchester. They don't even phase them.

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[Hollowpoint]

I know your thread is directed at pistols, what me and my hunting friends used were either a Marlin 2 piece camp rifle that we packed in a game pouch. Or my little chipmunk .22, it's real small, but it still has a scope and can reach the tall trees with no problem.
A little more to pack than a pistol, but a nice alternative to consider.

[irishhunter13]

i use a tauras 17 hmr revolver everyone i hunt with or have hunted with wants to buy it the sites are great at night and its a good shooter happy hunting

[riggingmissdaisy]

Smith and wesson 6 shot 22 double action

[bobbercrazy23]

Ruger Mark II or a ruger single six is all we use especially when a coon wants to run into a old house.

[Deff]

I use a Contender pistol with a .17 HMR barrel. Equipped with a laser sight, it has virtually eliminated torn hound ears from coons falling out with the sand left in-em! Kind of combines the accuracy of a rifle with the carry- convenience of a pistol.