In The Field
My first hunt with the .360 Buckhmmer was in Macedonia. Karen and I were celebrating our 44th wedding anniversary — at least that is what I told her. During our special occasion, I managed to take a dandy wild boar, red stag and water buffalo. If the .360 Buckhammer can handle this type of game, it surely will drop whitetail cleanly and effectively.
We followed up with a hunt in Hungary for fallow deer and some huge wild boar. Hungary is well-known for some of the biggest fallow bucks in the world, plus those hogs are massive. The cartridge performed flawlessly thanks to the 180-grain Core-Lokt bullet. The guides were even impressed.
By now, BFR was manufacturing their long-cylinder revolver in .360 Buckhammer. With an upcoming bear hunt, I begged them to send one my way for the New Mexico hound hunt. Karen was also shooting a .360 Buckhammer in Henry’s X Model lever-action rifle. The BFR came with a 10″ barrel and was fitted with a Gen 2 Ultradot optic. This made an ideal set-up for hunting bear behind a pack of hounds. After five days of following hounds in the beautiful mountains of New Mexico, Karen and I both punched our tags and headed back to Missouri with two bear hides for the taxidermist.
It was now time to turn our attention to whitetail hunting. I took several deer on our farm here in Missouri, with the longest shot around 120 yards. My season ended by taking a respectable 7-pointer in Alabama. When the smoke cleared, I had taken 11 head of big game with as many shots.
During the fall hunting season, I observed a straight-wall cartridge launching a round-nose bullet perform like a champ. The .360 Buckhammer may be intended mainly for whitetail but it’s capable of so much more. It’s refreshing to see simplicity still working so well for hunters.
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