44 mag

[knightrider]

anyone have experience with one for whitetail in a rifle, thinking off getting one for up north. thanks

 

[7-08 fan]

I have a Ruger carbine in .44 mag, inside 100 yards it does the job just as well as any rifle you could buy. I hunt a lot of thick bottom land and that rifle loaded with 240 grain Hornady JHP's drops them dead.

 

[260rem]

A 44mag would be ok for short range only I have kill deer with a 44 it did ok.

 

[KPH]

I can tell you from experience it will make a deer's eyes go cross. I have killed with it and I have a good friend and that is all he hunts with, he is recoil shy and in a rifle the recoil is minimal. It makes a great first gun for a child.

 

[Plateau Hunter]

My first centerfire rifle was a Ruger 44 mag carbine. I killed a bunch of deer with it. At a 100 or inside it left nothing wanting.

 

[94user]

I have a friend that has one of those Ruger .44 auto carbines. His son has killed deer with it every year for the last 5 or 6, 100 yards or less.

 

[Matador]

Ive killed with 44 Kruger carbine. Good round.

 

[GOODWIN]

Got a handi rifle in .44 mag. Light recoil and "handi."

 

[Bar7mag]

I killed one last year with my Marlin 44. It did a good job but the deer probably ran 60 yards straight up the hill. I was shooting some type of platinum tip pistol ammo. This year I reloaded some Hornady ammo to try. If that doesn't work I will use Winchester white box. Everybody gives them good reviews.

 

[EastTNHunter]

Cast bullets work great with larger calibers. I killed many deer with my 45/70, several with loads using cast bulles that simulated .44 mag ballistics.