Marlin 1894 44mag for deer - 100 yd gun?
10-25-2009, 08:23 PM
#21
Fork Horn
Join Date: Oct 2009
Location: NC
Posts: 113
At 200yds, the 44mag bullet from a rifle is probably doing something like what.....700fps? Less? I don't really know without digging out
my manuals. Lets just say 700fps.
Thats equal or more than my 4" 44 special using factory 246gr lead ammo.
AT THE MUZZLE!
I assure you, if I put that 44spl barrel flat on a deer's ribs, that 246gr bullet will at least make him tear up a bit. In one eye.
Thats the trouble with just concentrating on energy figures. They can be misleading.
If you are accurate enough to hit the vitals, a 44 will do it at that distance from a rifle. Definately.
I do every year at 50-100yds with 6"-7.5" 44mag revolvers. I actually shoot mild rounds too. 250gr hardcasts, at around 1150-1200fps at the muzzle (Basically copying Keiths hot specials). Clean kills, full penetration at 100yds. The energy figures are probably embarassing.
The problem is how many people can actually hit a 6" circle at 200yds with a 44 rifle.
What would do more damage to a brick wall?
A cement truck at 30mph or a VW beetle at 80mph?
Throw a baseball at a catcher, as hard as you can, and see how his body reacts.
Now gently toss a 12lb bowling ball at him, and see how is body reacts.
Mass wins. If you can utilize it!
my manuals. Lets just say 700fps.
Thats equal or more than my 4" 44 special using factory 246gr lead ammo.
AT THE MUZZLE!
I assure you, if I put that 44spl barrel flat on a deer's ribs, that 246gr bullet will at least make him tear up a bit. In one eye.
Thats the trouble with just concentrating on energy figures. They can be misleading.
If you are accurate enough to hit the vitals, a 44 will do it at that distance from a rifle. Definately.
I do every year at 50-100yds with 6"-7.5" 44mag revolvers. I actually shoot mild rounds too. 250gr hardcasts, at around 1150-1200fps at the muzzle (Basically copying Keiths hot specials). Clean kills, full penetration at 100yds. The energy figures are probably embarassing.
The problem is how many people can actually hit a 6" circle at 200yds with a 44 rifle.
What would do more damage to a brick wall?
A cement truck at 30mph or a VW beetle at 80mph?
Throw a baseball at a catcher, as hard as you can, and see how his body reacts.
Now gently toss a 12lb bowling ball at him, and see how is body reacts.
Mass wins. If you can utilize it!
