[quote=hookeye;3761962] but that's a small hole and doesn't put much red on the ground.

Keep the shots at 100 and in and break a shoulder.

Seriously: a small hole... a 44 caliber bullet that doesn't expand at all is still bigger than a fully expanded 30 caliber one. I have a 77/44 and personally wouldn't shoot much past 100 yards (most shots where I hunt are actually 50 yards or less) but the reason certainly isn't because of the size of the hole. And also a hard cast bullet will break both shoulders well past 100 yards.