pistol caliber carbine what is it good for

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say 45 cal carbine - will it take deer? Bullet seems to be heavy, but very slow and lotsa trajectory of course. But if its say up to 100 yards - will it take deer? I was just looking at some cool guns and thought I need some justification for buying those. Cannot see myself dumping 2K for just a range toy. But if it can be used for at least some hunting it becomes different story. All I want to hear from you people is that 45 cal is good for moose and buffalo, all other comments will make me very upset. Thanks in advance...
 
45 colt, 44 mag., .357 mag will all take deer eaisily out to 100 yards. If you do your part in your shot placement. No worries!

Dave.
 
22lr said:
say 45 cal carbine - will it take deer? Bullet seems to be heavy, but very slow and lotsa trajectory of course. But if its say up to 100 yards - will it take deer? I was just looking at some cool guns and thought I need some justification for buying those. Cannot see myself dumping 2K for just a range toy. But if it can be used for at least some hunting it becomes different story. All I want to hear from you people is that 45 cal is good for moose and buffalo, all other comments will make me very upset. Thanks in advance...
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Wow!!!! any thing else you would like to tell us we can say?
 
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I agree .45 Auto in a carbine=useless, any other bigbore handgun cart.yes....44Mag, 44/40, 45 Colt,.454,etc., all are cast bullet friendly and thus cheap to reload, save a bundle over factory. Of the carts. I've mentioned I like the .44 Mag. for hunting up to 100 yds, no worries, with 325gr. WFN Gc I would use it on Moose at close range.
 
If it's chambered to any "automatic" caliber it's useless for any real hunting. If it's chambered in a revolver cartridge cook up some warm loads with a hardened lead bullet and have at it. Anything below moose,elk and brown bears are fair game.
 
Well I am very very much upset now. Do not even want to thank you fellas. I know you tried your best and kept the sad truth till the last moment. Oh well, so many other guns, all good ones...So 45 auto is not reload-friendly? Can't I just cast heavier bullets and tweak the load? It probably will not cycle then.

Leave me alone here, I need some time to myself...
 
Shooting a 240 grain bullet from 44 magnum in a Marliln model 1894, the bullet will drop about 12-15 inchec at 200 yards, if scope is zeroed in at 100 yards, which makes the 44 magnum carbine an effecive 200 yards deer gun, if the hunter do his part :)
 
Hit a large rock at 255 yards with the 44 magnum, 240 grain bullet. Judging from the damage it did to the rock, it would also have killed a deer at that distance.
 
I know two guys who hunted with 44 magnum carbines, one a semi and one a lever action. They both hunted moose and bear and were very successful. Keep your range to 100 meters max and you'd be fine. Like most hunting, it's about knowing what your weapon is capable of and being good with it...
 
"...So 45 auto is not reload-friendly?..." That's not what is being said. The .45ACP is not suitable for deer. Or moose or buffalo. Even with handloads. It might be ok for deer with a hot load and a jacketed HP under 50 yards though.
"...would also have killed a deer at that distance..." Not likely out of a revolver. A 240 grain bullet only has 661 ft-lbs of energy at 200 yards out of a rifle. 543 ft-lbs at 100 yards out of a revolver. It's a less than 100 yards cartridge out of a rifle.
 
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