I asked the OP directly, not you. In fact, I have no desire to engage you at all, so who is being argumentative? I have to question the "experience" of anyone who thinks the .44Mag is "unimpressive" on deer sized game. There seems to be several decades of personal and collective experience that would disagree. That said, if you want your handgun to perform like a rifle and knock deer over at the shot, then you want rifle-like cartridges like the .460S&W. If you understand that handguns do not kill like rifles and that one can do the same thing with much less, even if it means tracking deer 10-50yds, then you can take to the field with something more practical. Everyone makes their choices for different reasons, obviously but some cannot see beyond their own proclivities. Personally, I don't see the point in using the .460 for hunting deer when more practical solutions exist. I'm pretty sure that is just as valid as choosing one to shorten your blood trails.