which caliber for deer hunting? i think a 44 mag(prolly a 629 light hunter) will do the job easily, because the 357 isn't quite enough from what i've seen. But i have one bud who bought a 500mag and another that got a 460xvr. seems like overkill to me for whitetails, but what do yall think? i like to shoot and those two calibers are expensive. the 44 is atleast reasonable for ammo, but is it enough gun for, say a hundred yard shot? i dont trust the 357 past 50 yds for performance on deer, and thats a perfect broadside(no shoulder) shot.