What is the best handgun caliber for white-tailed deer?
Deerslayer, ok here’s a question about your question. Are you going to purchase a handgun just to hunt with or a revolver so you can shoot at the range, carry on road trips, have as a backup to a hunting rifle. The reason I ask is I enjoy handgun hunting more than any other type of firearm hunting. I have the 357s, 41, 44s, 45s, and 357 maximum all in different revolvers. But for strictly handgun hunting I have a TC chambered in 7mm/06 with a 14 inch barrel that takes large deer size game down to jack rabbits out to 200 yards. I also have a custom barrel chambered in a wildcat 6.5 x 250 that works great on varmints. If your looking for a handgun hunting only type handgun you might look at some of the single shot pistols on the market that will let you shoot 100 to 150 yards accurately. Good luck and good hunting.
