Hunting with a .44 Rem Mag

[t-star]

I haven't seen any factory stuff around. I think some ammo companys used to offer snake loads in 38/357 and 44special/44mag but I think they would be pretty shaky for bird hunting. I have tried the .22 shotshell loads for sparrows in my barn and they are pretty safe at 8-10 feet away. I would have better luck with a handfull of gravel. You might have to check your game laws if using a .44 mag with bird shot. In Sask. we are limited to a .22 rifle or shotgun.A .44mag is technically a rifle so there could be a problem on feathered game and the local "WoodChucks" might not see the situation the way ordinary gun-nutz do...

i've got some recepies for doing that in one of my old gun books- used a special shot capsule and 71/2 or smaller shot, and blue ox wonderwads- only good as a snake load, and very sort distance- also if i remember correctly they used a contender smoothbore , so really the only resemblance to a 44 mag was the brass

 

[Crazy.kayaker]

ahhhh okay I saw a home made bird shot round that held somewhere between 10-16 pellets and was told its good for shooting Grouse out of trees.

 

[Omega]

I shoot a 44 mag handgun and it is a hoot on the silhouette range. If I'm having a good day the 200 meter turkeys get rang pretty steady. I'd say that it would make a great deer round in a lever carbine.

 

[beretta boy]

I have lots of faith in the the 44's up to a 100 yards or so. Took my first couple of deer as a teen-ager with a Mod. 92 in 44-40, and the next 10 or so with either a converted 92 (44 Mag) or the old-style Ruger carbine. One moose and one good-sized black bear in the same period. Used a 270 for a few years after (had some longer shooting available) and then went back to a Marlin 1894 in 44 Mag for the bush. No 44's at present, but do have and use a 45-70.

CCI still makes 44 Spcl/44 Mag shotshells loaded with 1/4 oz. # 9 shot.
I know a few guys that use them to pot grouse up close ...but I've never used or patterned them ...