RE: deer hunting with a hundgun
I agree with Vapodog, put a red dot scope on it. A buddy has a TC Contender in .357 Herrett (30-30 case cut down and neck sized to handle .357 bullets). It' s a handful, but very very accurate with a red dot scope on it and a good set of rubber grips. We were getting 1.25" groups with it at 100 yards and it has a 6 1/2" barrel on it.