OT Gun Question

[Blue Tick]

Looking at purchasing a pistol and mounting a small scope or red dot to it for shooting hogs around the 20-30 yd mark. Possibly going with the SW 686 frame in .357. Looking for suggestions on this.

Or should I just bite the bullet and get myself a blackgun???

[Bill]

Get one with a laser. This is the Kimber Ultra Crimson Carry.

Put the red dot in his ear and shoot.

I don't own one, but play around with a laser on a bow.

[footz67]

Just bought the exact Kimber in the pic above and it is awesome!!

[Blue Tick]

Get one with a laser. This is the Kimber Ultra Crimson Carry.

Put the red dot in his ear and shoot.

I don't own one, but play around with a laser on a bow.

How accurate are the lasers and out to how far? How do you sight them in?

[WolfKat]

That Kimber is one sweet looking pistol
As far as a hog popper goes, you can't go wrong with a good ol' Ruger Redhawk in .44 Magnum.

[Matman]

I'll second the 44mag. If you are going to keep your shots to 20-30 yards 357 will be fine. As far as black guns go, you can buy a S&W performance center 357 for what a junk AR is bringing now.

[AggieHunter]

You won't be disapointed with the 686. I just started hunting with mine and have been more than pleased with performance. I'm shooting iron sights, but if I were to put a scope on I would get a 2-7X (or something similar) instead of a dot but thats just personal preference. There's a pretty good range of ammo available for the gun also.

This thread might help if you decide to go w/ the 357... http://discussions.texasbowhunter.co...ad.php?t=58718

[Javelin]

I would go bigger than a 357 mag myself. Maybe go for a 10MM auto loader like a glock 20. If you stay with a wheelgun though I would look hard at a ruger blackhawk or redhawk depending on your preference to double or single action. 44mag, 454 casuall, 480 ruger or maybe even the little ole 41 mag.

I have a ruger superblackhawk in 44 mag and should be getting a scope for it from the brown truck tomorrow. I am hoping to have it sighted in by this weekend so I can kill some critters with it. I killed a deer with it open sighted when I was in high school but just now am scoping it. I went with a simmons 2-6 power scope instead of a red dot, I thought it looked better and felt it was more practical.

[Blue Tick]

What companies make quality lasers to use on some of these ya'll mentioned?

[Jon-Paul]

Hey Blue,

I heard good things about these lasers.

http://www.crimsontrace.com/

[Mike D]

Crimson Trace is the place to go for lasers. They are deadly accurate at least out to 25 yards. that's as far as I have tried shooting with mine. I have the Ultra Carry version of that Kimber that Bill posted. It has the CT Lasergrips on it. Anything past 25 yards I can't hold the dot still enough.

[Blue Tick]

Crimson Trace is the place to go for lasers. They are deadly accurate at least out to 25 yards. that's as far as I have tried shooting with mine. I have the Ultra Carry version of that Kimber that Bill posted. It has the CT Lasergrips on it. Anything past 25 yards I can't hold the dot still enough.

Is there a sightin process for these? What do you need to do with them?

[Bill]

Crimson trace lasers are in the grips, and probably the best. I have a Laserlyte which was OK on my 45, but since it did not fit in the holster with it below the barrel (XD45), I moved it to my bow.

Distance? Further than you'd probably shoot a pistol at a hog at night, the dot is visible for a 100+ yards. They're adjusted with 2 tiny allen screws in the ones I'm familiar with.

Hogs and guns are all about shot placement. I've seen one hog dropped in it's tracks with a 17 hmr in the ear, and a 22 between the eyes, and I've shot high above the shoulder with a 450 Marlin and watched it flop around, and then get up and run away. Wildman chewed my butt out enough, now I know for an arrow it's heart/lungs, for a bullet it's ear/eye.

[Mike D]

Crimson trace lasers are in the grips, and probably the best. I have a Laserlyte which was OK on my 45, but since it did not fit in the holster with it below the barrel (XD45), I moved it to my bow.

Distance? Further than you'd probably shoot a pistol at a hog at night, the dot is visible for a 100+ yards. They're adjusted with 2 tiny allen screws in the ones I'm familiar with.

Hogs and guns are all about shot placement. I've seen one hog dropped in it's tracks with a 17 hmr in the ear, and a 22 between the eyes, and I've shot high above the shoulder with a 450 Marlin and watched it flop around, and then get up and run away. Wildman chewed my butt out enough, now I know for an arrow it's heart/lungs, for a bullet it's ear/eye.

I ain't never had one get up and run away after a 350 grain hollow point from my 450 Marlin. They are 99% of the time DRT.

And Bill is right. Most of them come sighted in very close from the factory as they are gun specific, but to make adjustments, there are 2 tiny allen screws for windage and elevation. I have about 1500 shots on my 45 and they are still dead on.

[Blue Tick]

Sounds good then...may just go that route. What is cost on these? I have seen prices on their site, but wonder is shops might be somewhat cheaper?