Varminterror
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Originally Posted By: Means5104Been keeping up with this thread. I have a question as far as between the two. Which would you recommend for game in size from fox, coyote, hog, deer? In the market for a new rifle, love levers. Hunting will be in very thick brush and woods, hardly any open ground more than 35-40 yards. Called in a few coyote and fox seen more than a few deer. Hog would just be a possibility as they are moving into my area little by little. I know there are better suited guns, but a lever is what I am wanting, and a 30-30 would turn a fox and coyote into pink mist. So I figured a pistol cal. would be better. Suggestions?
Pretty dang big range going from a 15lb fox up to a 200lb deer or hog. Personally, with the deer and hogs in the mix, I'd be looking at the .44mag. Sure, the .357mag will do the job, but as the rest of this thread has pointed out, you're looking at apples and oranges comparing the .357mag and .44mag. Way more stopping power in the big .44mag. A lighter load out of the .44mag would be reasonable on coyotes and tiny fox, maybe some .44spl's instead even. A 200grn lead hardcast trucking 1600fps or so out of the rifle would likely leave a 44cal entry and exit hole on a 15lb fox.
Pretty dang big range going from a 15lb fox up to a 200lb deer or hog. Personally, with the deer and hogs in the mix, I'd be looking at the .44mag. Sure, the .357mag will do the job, but as the rest of this thread has pointed out, you're looking at apples and oranges comparing the .357mag and .44mag. Way more stopping power in the big .44mag. A lighter load out of the .44mag would be reasonable on coyotes and tiny fox, maybe some .44spl's instead even. A 200grn lead hardcast trucking 1600fps or so out of the rifle would likely leave a 44cal entry and exit hole on a 15lb fox.