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THE PERFECT 10?

This column is dedicated to defensive handguns, related gear and their application. But what if you want a pistol suitable for self-defense, but also one you could use to hunt deer or feral hogs? With the cost of ammunition—and everything else—these days, that’s a valid question, and one pistol costs half as much as two.

What type of pistol or, more importantly, what defensive pistol/cartridge combination, is suitable for hunting game animals weighing 100 to 250 pounds?

Since this is about the size of humans, and since defensive pistols are intended to stop humans from doing bad things, it might seem that any defensive pistol could do

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