However, the name of this ammo. With a ruger black hawk or red hawk. Both are fine deer cartridges, especially in a carbine.
Handgun for Deer Hunting?
The 45/70 is one of my favorites for hunting, but the 45.
The short answer is the 44 magnum for most hunters.
It's a rifle round used here in maine a lot for deer, bear and moose. There are 200 gr jacketed 45 slugs and they really shoot flat. For cowboy shooting, i like your idea of the.45 colt. Id probably give the vote to the 357 except for the larger deer species.
Well in a rossi 92 the 45 colt knocks at the door of 454 casull, so it gets the vote, but depending on what type of deer as well.
357 magnum is on par with 45 colt +p. If you need more power, i'll go with the rest and say get the 41 magnum. If you want to carry it deer hunting, i would choose the.44 mag, but why deer hunt with it when you have the two other guns. You did not say what revolver you will be shooting.
No comparison imho between 30/30 win and a 44mag for short range deer hunting,the 30/30 will kill them no doubt but i have found them to go quite ways before they die,not so with 44mag they usually drop in there tracks or maybe 15 or 20 yds @ most.
She uses a 4 3/4 seville and the handload is a 260 keith cast at 900 fps. #3 · oct 29, 2011. If it is just to have a longarm to go with your 45 colt, you might want to consider a 45 colt levergun. Like the others said, it depends on what you're going to be using it for.
Hunt within 150 yards and you'll knock just about anything into your freezer.
Buffalo bore 45 colt + p deer grenade ammo i have to admit i like mr. The rest of the magnum craze is history. Both should have the same energy if you reload, and the leverrevolution bullet is designed for that velocity. Hunt with that 45 colt it's a fine deer round as long as you don't try and make it into a.
It is waaay too expensive for plinking.
#2 · feb 24, 2013. My wife has taken around 6 antelope and 5 mule deer with her.45 colt. Ranch13 on february 24, 2013, 12:09:46 pm. The 45lc loaded hot in a rifle can approach 45/70 power levels if loaded to the absolute max.
Unless the bullet is really soft lead you most likely will not get much expansion at the velocity you can get out of a 45 colt.
You can find.45 long colt ammo with jhp, flat nose, and spitzer. 357 magnum is more powerful than 45 colt. Anyone using leverevolution.ftx bullets in.45 colt for deer. This load will shoot lengthwise of antelope and mule deer at 100 yards.
If you reload, you can launch some really heavy cast bullets (approx.
The 44 mag is also a good choice. I like the 45lc w/300gr sierra's the best of the three. As delkal said, i good hard bullet will pass through with no problem. If you are shooting a 1873 colt design you will be lucky to be able to get 600 of so fps with safe loads.
My personal choice would be a 44 mag.
The modern.45 colt is a popular hunting load for deer and black bear, and heavier handloads are more powerful than a.357 magnum and approach the ballistics of a.44 magnum. Winchester, marlin, henry, chiappa, rossi, uberti and cimmarron all produce lever guns in.45 long colt.