Johnny Lightning
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I want to use a .357 mag 6" on deer in PA during hunting season and am wondering what is the max distance the .357 is effective. Also what is the best .357 mag ammo of deer?
I would suggest your max effective range is whatever distance you can reliably keep every shot on a standard paper dinner plate.
That is a fair representation of the kill zone on a deer.
For some folks that range might be 10 yards.
For a very few others it might be 100+ yards.
In short, the max effective range of a 6" .357 is determined by how good a pistol shot you are.
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