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Is a 357 Henry really a deer hunting rifle ?

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Is a 357 Henry really a deer hunting rifle ?

Post by JEBar » Sun Oct 14, 2018 7:49 am

those of us who have taken deer using 357 caliber firearms know the answer .... for us the question isn't just an academic exercise .... it is a question that has long been resolved by putting venison in the freezer .... below is a link to a real hunting video that documents what many of us have already proven to ourselves

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Iop2GTrTYMU
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Re: Is a 357 Henry really a deer hunting rifle ?

Post by PT7 » Sun Oct 14, 2018 8:58 am

Very cool hunting video (27* and windy)...and in that wintry wind it was good to have had only a six-minute wait for the harvest. ;)
The Henry .357 carbine was equipped perfectly with the barrel-mounted peep. Simple equipment = great results for this fellow!

Thanks for the post, Jim.
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Re: Is a 357 Henry really a deer hunting rifle ?

Post by cruzerbotz » Tue Oct 16, 2018 7:27 pm

That is a neat video. If I was hunting where the shots were 100 yds or less, I'd use my 357. But, the ranges we hunt at go up to about 175 yds, which is a little farther than I'd want to try with the 357.
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Re: Is a 357 Henry really a deer hunting rifle ?

Post by Mistered » Tue Oct 16, 2018 11:54 pm

I tell people to hunt with a .357 like they would a muzzleloader - 100 -125 yards max and it has excellent deer potential - Heck with full house good handloads I might consider an elk at 50 - 75 yards with it also.
I don't think .357 rifles started out intending to be a 'deer rifle' but the recognized potential of the .357 out of a rifle barrel along with modern powders and bullets have proved it to be so - within reasonable range of course.
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Re: Is a 357 Henry really a deer hunting rifle ?

Post by Les » Wed Oct 17, 2018 3:32 am

That was an interesting video, Jim - thanks for posting it. It never ceases to amaze me just how far some deer can run, even with a well place 'kill shot'.
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