Nevertoomanyguns
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Our bucks up here in Maine get pretty darn big too, I haven't yet but my uncle dropped a nice 10pt the last day of deer season back a few seasons ago with his Colt python 6" barrel using 158gr soft points. He shot it at about 35 yards we tracked it about 50 yards piled up double lunged, complete pass through. He had been running does hard he lost a lot of weight and had no food in his stomach. He still dressed out at 226 lbs. My friend dad and I have shot bucks that dressed out at 260 lbs, 259 lbs, 235 lbs, 213 lbs and 201 lbs. I have seen bucks on the hoof while scouting that push the 300 lbs range, and they are shot in the State. I hunt mainly with a rifle but carry a 6" 686 with 180gr, cast performance that I handloaded. I haven't had a chance yet but if I get a buck under 50 yards from me I will use the 686 without hesitation.
The .357 will kill them it has done it in the past I know that Global warming has made bucks stronger but not that strong. Use the gun within it's limitations. I do own a 44 mag and I take it out too but I don't feel under gunned with the .357. I can actually hit a standard pie plate 6 out of 6 with the 44 mag, iron sights, at a 100 yards but even still at that I have set my max. range at about 60 yards after that its rifle work.
The .357 will kill them it has done it in the past I know that Global warming has made bucks stronger but not that strong. Use the gun within it's limitations. I do own a 44 mag and I take it out too but I don't feel under gunned with the .357. I can actually hit a standard pie plate 6 out of 6 with the 44 mag, iron sights, at a 100 yards but even still at that I have set my max. range at about 60 yards after that its rifle work.
