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Post by poisonarrow on Oct 25, 2009 20:44:50 GMT -5
I will admit that I am not much of a firearms guy even though I have over 25 in the gun safe. I have shot over 30 deer with my trusty slug gun. This year I purchased a .44 PCR with good optics. I have it sited in and am using good ammo. My question is what kind of performance should I expect as it relates to knock down power and range. I have only shot it at 100 yds. Any info would be appreciated as I prefer the stick and string.
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Post by jajwrigh on Oct 25, 2009 21:49:35 GMT -5
You should expect a similar range to your slug gun. There is plenty of power to do the deed as well. As long as you make a good shot, as far as placement, you will have nothing to worry about. The .44 is a great deer round.
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Post by oldhoyt on Oct 26, 2009 6:31:36 GMT -5
Sighted in for 2" high at 50 yds, many 44 Mag loads will be zeroed at 125, and 2.5-3" low at 150 yds. I'd limit my shots to 150 yds, or less if accuracy is the limiting factor. Of course, the closer the better.
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Post by maddog on Oct 26, 2009 7:17:35 GMT -5
With proper hits, performance should be fine. Bought a 44 mag, last year, after 17 yrs. with my old slug gun. Between my boy and I, we took 6 deer with 44 mags. We used the Hornady leverevolution, and terminal performance was awesome!
maddog
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Post by trophyhunter1 on Oct 26, 2009 20:00:44 GMT -5
so `what if` the shoulder is hit, how will the .44 perform?? i just bought one and i have been wondering about that..
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Post by dbd870 on Oct 27, 2009 6:12:11 GMT -5
I prefer a double lung shot with any weapon.
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Post by sharbsx3 on Oct 27, 2009 6:57:04 GMT -5
i am looking foward to hunting with my new 44 this year
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Post by swilk on Oct 27, 2009 7:08:11 GMT -5
so `what if` the shoulder is hit, how will the .44 perform?? i just bought one and i have been wondering about that.. That depends on bullet/load more than caliber ..... with the correct bullet/load the .44 is more than capable of shooting through a deer lengthwise and hitting every bone along the way just for good measure. A typical .44 factory load should perform just fine if you accidentally hit a shoulder but I dont think I would make a habit of it ...... with factory loads. |
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Post by omegahunter on Oct 27, 2009 10:33:08 GMT -5
You could go through one shoulder way the heck out there, but only blow through both out to 45-50 yards I would imagine. The .44 Mag is a real thumper. I am shooting Gold Dot 270 FP and I wouldn't hesitate to take a shoulder shot at 125 yards. Good combination of velocity, bullet weight and weight retention. Those Gold Dots are made stout!
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Post by steiny on Oct 27, 2009 19:51:29 GMT -5
It won't thump em as hard as a 12ga slug, simply because the weight of bullet is considerably less. I'd recommend through the lungs into the opposite shoulder for a large buck. Shouldn't much matter on small stuff or does.
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Post by trophyhunter1 on Oct 27, 2009 20:55:04 GMT -5
guys i don`t should shoot, but it could happen, just want to know what to exspect.
thanks
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Post by oldhoyt on Oct 29, 2009 10:38:51 GMT -5
If I were to hunt with a 44 mag rifle, I'd use handloaded ammo (only because I reload)with a 260-270 grain flatpoint or roundnose slug. These will punch through deer out to 100 yds no problem. I have not intentionally shot a deer through both shoulders, and don't plan to, but If I hit the nearside shoulder at 100 yds, I'm sure the deer would be dead and quick. For factory ammo I'd pick the Hornady Leverevolution stuff.
As for a comparison to a 20 Ga. slug, there are lots of varialbles there. The larger frontal area of the slug for one. As far as energy is concerned a plain old 240 gr factory load exceeds the energy of some 20 Ga slugs at 50 yds. Other, hotter 44 loads exceed 20Ga slug energy levels at 100 yds.
I can't tell you which one hits the deer harder, and they probably can't either.
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Post by racktracker on Oct 29, 2009 11:02:41 GMT -5
If I were to hunt with a 44 mag rifle, I'd use handloaded ammo (only because I reload)with a 260-270 grain flatpoint or roundnose slug. These will punch through deer out to 100 yds no problem. I have not intentionally shot a deer through both shoulders, and don't plan to, but If I hit the nearside shoulder at 100 yds, I'm sure the deer would be dead and quick. For factory ammo I'd pick the Hornady Leverevolution stuff. As for a comparison to a 20 Ga. slug, there are lots of varialbles there. The larger frontal area of the slug for one. As far as energy is concerned a plain old 240 gr factory load exceeds the energy of some 20 Ga slugs at 50 yds. Other, hotter 44 loads exceed 20Ga slug energy levels at 100 yds. I can't tell you which one hits the deer harder, and they probably can't either. Ditto. I'm using the Winchester White box soft nosed. I'll probably switch over to the Hornady Leverevolution this year. |
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