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Rifles, Reloading, Optics, Equipment
Specialty Handgun Hunting
44 Rem Mag With 225gr Hornady FTX For Hunting?
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<blockquote data-quote="LeddSlinger" data-source="post: 769395" data-attributes="member: 65338"><p>I recently bought a Taurus Raging Bull 44 mag with the 8 3/4" barrel. Will mostly be used for bear defense in the mountains, but thought I might do some close range river bottom whitetail doe hunting with it as well.</p><p></p><p>On a whim, I picked up some of the Hornady 225gr FTX bullets to load. Of course they are designed for lever rifles with tube magazines, but they have a higher BC than most handgun bullets and have controlled expansion as well. So I expect they will work well on large game up to 75 +/- yards with an accurate load. However, nobody I know has ever used that bullet in anything, let alone a handgun. </p><p></p><p>Has anyone here ever hunted with them from a 44 mag hand gun? How did they perform for accuracy and terminally on game? Thanks fellas <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite2" alt=";)" title="Wink ;)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=";)" /></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="LeddSlinger, post: 769395, member: 65338"] I recently bought a Taurus Raging Bull 44 mag with the 8 3/4" barrel. Will mostly be used for bear defense in the mountains, but thought I might do some close range river bottom whitetail doe hunting with it as well. On a whim, I picked up some of the Hornady 225gr FTX bullets to load. Of course they are designed for lever rifles with tube magazines, but they have a higher BC than most handgun bullets and have controlled expansion as well. So I expect they will work well on large game up to 75 +/- yards with an accurate load. However, nobody I know has ever used that bullet in anything, let alone a handgun. Has anyone here ever hunted with them from a 44 mag hand gun? How did they perform for accuracy and terminally on game? Thanks fellas ;) [/QUOTE]
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