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44spl/44mag vs. 45colt/454 casull?
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<blockquote data-quote="Engineering101" data-source="post: 924012" data-attributes="member: 63138"><p>The 44 ammo is cheaper and more available and the 44 will kill those animals you mentioned just fine. I have a Super Redhawk in 44 mag with a 2X Leupold scope. It also has laser grips but those are to aid in home defense and not hunting.</p><p> </p><p>For deer hunting here is a great trick. I load the Hornady 265 grain FTX that is intended for the 444 Marlin and such but... with the length of the cylinder in the Redhawk I can load it with adequate clearance with normal case prep and crimp. The BC at 0.225 is way better than anything else you might pick since it has the pointed plastic tip. I'm not talking the 225 grain FTX which Hornady lists under the 44 Mag as it has a BC of only 0.150. With 21.8 grains of W296 behind the 265 grainer I'm getting 1,397 fps and 1,148 ft lbs at the muzzle.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Engineering101, post: 924012, member: 63138"] The 44 ammo is cheaper and more available and the 44 will kill those animals you mentioned just fine. I have a Super Redhawk in 44 mag with a 2X Leupold scope. It also has laser grips but those are to aid in home defense and not hunting. For deer hunting here is a great trick. I load the Hornady 265 grain FTX that is intended for the 444 Marlin and such but... with the length of the cylinder in the Redhawk I can load it with adequate clearance with normal case prep and crimp. The BC at 0.225 is way better than anything else you might pick since it has the pointed plastic tip. I'm not talking the 225 grain FTX which Hornady lists under the 44 Mag as it has a BC of only 0.150. With 21.8 grains of W296 behind the 265 grainer I'm getting 1,397 fps and 1,148 ft lbs at the muzzle. [/QUOTE]
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