What it will not do is hit deer at long distance. I shot at a very large deer yesterday morning. I had been seeing mainly small deer all year so far. No range finder deer standing broadside fence post for a rest. I shot low under the deer. I waited swing around the woods and walk off the distance on the way back. 239 steps. Way to far of a shot. The deer was big enough i misjudged the distance. The bullet was low.
Other than that all the deer I have shot with mine have been one shot one kill. I have harvested about 3 a year since They changed the rules to allow PCR's and the long shot was my only miss.
They will "hit deer at long distances" if the aim is good. Not sure about enough UMPH left to get adequate penetration though. I do agree that 239 steps is too far to shoot at a deer with a .44.
My personal limit with my Ruger .44 Carbine is 150 yards. It is an older tube fed style and I dearly love it. What I like is the fact that I can go shoot it 40 or 50 times at the range and never have a sore shoulder. 4 or 5 shots with the 12 guage slug gun is about all I want. I had to sight in my Remington 870 (Illinois doesn't allow PCRs) as I had to change scopes and went through 10 shots. Brutal!
I highly recommend the .44 for anyone - including women and kids.
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