revolver for deer hunting

[up_onus]

there seems to be a lot of people out there that say nothing bigger than a 22 is needed to take down a full size man that is attacking them. so, i would suspect all you need is a .380 by that logic

 

[LeonCarr]

The .44 Magnum is good for deer, and with the right ammunition and the right shooter, everything else as well.

I have used a Ruger Redhawk .44 on two deer and three hogs. The deer were DRT, one at 25 yards and one at 35 yards. Two of the hogs, shot at 40 yards and 50 yards, were DRT. The other one, shot at about 65 yards, staggered around like he was drunk and then collapsed about five feet from where the shot impacted. Shoulder shots were used on all of the animals, and all bullets penetrated completely. The load used was a 240 Hornady XTP handload averaging 1450 fps. I sight in dead on at 100 yards.

Like Marshall, I also have a Super Redhawk in .44, and I like the Redhawk better.

Just my .02,
LeonCarr

 

[Marshall]

Simple...
.30-30 is 156 db with the muzzle about 32" from you.

.44 mag. is 164 db about 24" from you.

Volume is doubled for every 3 db. The .44 is almost 3 times louder than a .30-30.

I'll be danged.

When I hold my 7 1/2" Redhawk out at shooting distance it's actually farther away from my ears than my 22" bbl rifles or shotguns when shouldering them and most 30-30's are 20" bbl's.

Can you post a link to the sound levels of the two calibers and the volume doubling every 3db?

 

[MCgunner]

If I had shots I was taking over 150 yds I'd maybe start to think obout a 460 or 500 but thats a big maybe since you could get a contender at that point and have the better tool for the job.

Yup, that's a fact...

 

[rbmcmjr]

Can you post a link to the sound levels of the two calibers and the volume doubling every 3db?

Can't help with the former, but the latter is a simple fact. The dB scale is a logarithmic function. A difference of 10 is ten times louder. e.g., 60 dB is ten times louder than 50 dB (10^6 vs. 10^5). A difference of 3 is roughly twice as loud, which corresponds to 10 ^ 0.3: 10^5.3 = 2 X 10^5

See here for more info: http://www.glenbrook.k12.il.us/GBSSCI/PHYS/CLASS/sound/u11l2b.html

 

[S&Wfan]

Hi,

We don't have the 300 pounders down here in Georgia, but I wouldn't have a problem using this set up on that size deer.

Down here most deer don't exceed 175 or so, but I have taken a couple of 200 pounders with this outfit and I've taken literally about a ton of deer with this set up in the past decade or so.

If you want to "plant 'em" where you hit them, use a heavy, hard cast bullet with a big, flat nose. I've had wonderful success with this load, and it is EXTREMELY accurate too.

This 300 grain thumper blows through both shoulders like Sherman goin' through Atlanta, and I've always had a nice exit wound with every shot I've made in the last decade or so with this bullet.

 

[Marshall]

rbmcmjr, thanks. Good info there.

 

[tyesai]

there seems to be a lot of people out there that say nothing bigger than a 22 is needed to take down a full size man that is attacking them. so, i would suspect all you need is a .380 by that logic

I know some bonifide rednecks that say they have used .22 for hole starters during bow season.

BTW I'm to lazy to hunt if it ain't in plastic at Arky-Mart.

 

[ScottsGT]

Can you post a link to the sound levels of the two calibers and the volume doubling every 3db?

Well, I tried, but my 17 year old text book for Electronics school would'nt fit into my CD tray

 

[TYY]

You are getting power confused with perceived volume. Yes, a 3dB increase is double the power/intensity, but it is NOT twice as loud to the human ear. To double perceived volume, the rule of thumb is that you need TEN times the power, or an increase of 10dB.

 

[Marshall]

I agree, volume in his example is confused with intensity. However, if what I read is correct, it appears intensity is has negative effects on the ear regardless whether you hear it that way or not. Maybe I'm wrong?