why is it illegal to hunt with a .38 cal pistol?

Answer 1

A .38 will pose problems with a clean kill. In other words it will generally cause a slow death or just injure the animal.

Answer 2

The .38 Special is a medium bore defensive round. It is not a hunting round. In Texas, however, all that is required to hunt with is a centerfire caliber. So technically you could hunt in Texas with a .38 Special. Does the .38 Special round have enough take-down power to bring home the venison? Probably not. With the better +P & +P+ rounds you could conceviably take a small deer but why risk it. It would not be a clean, humane kill. If you must hunt with a .38 Special then limit your game to: Peccary (javalina); armadillo; wild turkey; jack rabbit; cotton tail; sage hens; coyote. Interestingly enough a cousin of mine literally used .38 Special spent casings to hunt quail. He replaced the arrowhead on his arrows with a spent .38 casing and fired his arrow(s) into a covey of quail as they flew. Sometimes he got lucky!

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Answer 3

I consider the hen a hundred%- The Keltec PF9 is approximately as good because it gets for decrease than $3 hundred in 9mm. for greater or less $375-4 hundred you may get a Bersa 9UC- that's an extremely good gun for the money. Or they make a 40 5 in an extremely carry. If 380 is what you like- the Bersa Thunder 380 is the final bang for the greenback $250-325 counting on which equipment you get. however the 380 ammo is approximately $34/a hundred at Walmart for 88 gr jhp Remington. That 380 Thunder is accessible in 7, 8, and 15 around variations. There are numerous greater advantageous 9mm weapons interior the $4 hundred variety that are good- Sig 2022 and CZ P-07.

Answer 4

The legality of the .38 Special for hunting depends upon the state and the game being hunted. Some states limit the cartridges allowed for hunting big game to minimum energy or caliber to minimize wounding and game loss. Others limit some small game hunting (usually birds) to shotguns. Waterfowl can only be hunted with shotguns using non-toxic (ie. no lead) shot. Still others limit rifles and pistols to .22 caliber or less for small game. The hunting regulations of the state to be hunted need to be checked for firearm requirements for the specific game and season to be hunted.

Answer 5

Yeah, what Jinx said.
A .38 isn't sufficiently powerful enough to humanely kill a large animal like a deer. Some places you can use them for small game hunting, like ducks or rabbits, but since a pistol is a poor choice of weapon for that it really doesn't matter.

Answer 6

Just the general non-clean shots thing other people have been saying, and the fact that that sounds like some ridiculous twist you only hear about in a mediocre hunting video game. It kinda sounds the same as why can't i hunt with this flamethrow, except not even close to that absurd.

Answer 7

Too much potential for wounding game rather than killing it. Some, like J.D. say that a .357 mag. is a good hunting round. He seems to have good luck with it but I still prefer to use nothing smaller than a .44 mag.

Answer 8

YES...In most states the 38 Special is considered to be too underpowered to take large game animals like Deer, Bear etc. Check your states Hunting regulations to see what the requirements are in your state of residence. Most states require a 357 Magnum or larger caliber revolver to hunt Deer, a few of these states also require a 6" barrel length minimum..

Answer 9

Because of it low power, it is likely to just would an animal rather than kill it cleanly, leaving it to die a slow death somewhere in the bushes.

Answer 10

No it IS legal but is it ethical thats the qustion