I have no problem believing that shot with that particular pistol. They are awesome pistols. Several years back, my friend had one and I had a Ruger Mark II. We put many rounds through each target shooting. I liked my Ruger but I enjoyed shooting his pistol as well. My Ruger had a bull barrel and target sights and his Colt would shoot with it all day long.
U should shoot the ground hog for a humane kill and not let your dog "play" with it.
I also keep a .44 pistol handy when I go to the back of the property and was surprised that it's fairly accurate up to about 25 yards - usually the distance where I surprise a ground hog when I walk through the break in the treeline. I've gotten 3 or 4 of them that way.
My dog can't get a carry permit in our state.
We had a woodchuck living in our shed. I attempted to trap him. Got that neighbor's stupid black and white cat instead....
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That's not surprising. I used to shoot .44 pistol at 100 meters(106 yard?) offhand. Could consistently knock down steel pig, turkey, and chicken silhouettes.