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5 Hunting Handguns That Hit The Mark For 2018 [New]


Small game. Feral hogs. Deer. If you haven’t tried hunting them with a handgun, these neat new models are a great place to start.

by Mark Melotik

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Small game. Feral hogs. Deer. If you haven’t tried hunting them with a handgun, these neat new models are a great place to start.

Browning pistol 900Browning Buck Mark Plus Lite Flute UFX Suppressor Ready. The cool little .22-caliber Buck Mark Plus Lite ($620) is suppressor-ready, with 1/2-28 thread spec with thread protector, and is ready to take your small game hunting to the next level. The barrel is steel

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with an alloy sleeve, and measures 5½ inches in length. This lightweight gun is easy to handle and can be tricked-out with a top Picatinny rail. An adjustable rear sight and fiber-optic front sight make it quick and easy to sight in and pack along on your next hunt.

rugergp1007 900Ruger GP100 7-Shot Revolver. Just in case you thought six rounds wasn’t enough, Ruger has re-reengineered its medium-framed GP100, giving the revolver’s cylinder an extra round.

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The seven-shot GP100 ($899) is offered in .327 Fed. Mag. and .357 Mag., with barrel lengths of 2.5, 4.2 and 6 inches. Both popular hunting calibers are built on a stainless-steel frame and come with adjustable rear sights.RagingHunter 900Taurus Raging Hunter. Taurus USA plans to grab the attention of big-bore enthusiasts with the new Raging Hunter ($919), a 6-shot revolver in .44 Magnum. The stainless and blue two-tone finish makes this handgun eye candy for hunting enthusiasts. The revolver comes optics-ready, with a Picatinny rail and angular barrel design. The unique barrel system

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incorporates a steel sleeve that is inserted into an aluminum housing that cuts down on the overall weight, providing balance as a hunting sidearm. To reduce recoil, the gun comes with factory-tuned porting and gas expansion chamber that is designed to disperse gases directionally reducing muzzle lift and delivering quicker target acquisition. The Raging Hunter weighs 3 pounds, 7 ounces and sports an 8.38-inch barrel. DE50TIG-R 900Magnum Research TIG Series Desert Eagle. Old meets new with the stunning 2018 TIG Series Desert Eagle .50 AE ($2,278) in a custom Battle Worn Bronze Cerakote finish. The “old” look with the new coating is enhanced for each pistol, which is hand-finished to

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give each one its own unique look. Even better, part of the proceeds from the sale of each firearm will be donated to the Beyond the Battlefield (BTB) Foundation. The handgun comes in .50 AE, has a 6-inch barrel, weighs 4 pounds, 5.8 ounces and has a 7-round capacity.SuperBlckhwk 900Ruger Super Redhawk 10mm. Ruger has chambered its Super Redhawk handgun in popular 10mm ($1,159) for hunting aficionados. The six-shot revolver sports a 6.5-inch barrel and comes with integral scope base. The stainless steel Super Redhawk weighs in

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under 3½ pounds and has a cushioned rubber grip to help manage recoil. It is packaged with three moon clips to simplify loading and ejecting rimless 10mm auto cartridges.

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