will a 44 mag. Ruger kill a deer?
#13
Join Date: Sep 2004
Location: mineral wells texas
Posts: 34
RE: will a 44 mag. Ruger kill a deer?
The 44 mag will take just about anything around here if the range is right and bullet placement is right.I have three rugers and one contender in 44 mag I never have had a problem. JD Jones has taken cape buffalo with a 44 mag I think.
#16
Join Date: Dec 2004
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Posts: 258
RE: will a 44 mag. Ruger kill a deer?
A 44mag is a great deer round in pistols but it's fantastic in a carbide with a longer barrel. The extra 12 or so inches usually gives the round a 600 or so fps boost and allows accuracy that pistols can only dream of. Just make sure you use a bullet designed for hunting. Stay away from the tiny hollow points, the extra speed and power just cause them to fragment on the first bone they touch leaving wounded game.