I have never taken a deer with a handgun and I am hoping to this year. I plan to use my 629 classic, 44 mag this year if given a shot under 50 yards. The bullet I have is the Noe htc432-265 (if I remember the number right). On a random thought moment I tested some of my cast and sized (and powder coated) and they tested way harder then I expected. I used a cabin tree tester and after testing a few I was getting .082-.087 so my guess is 15/16 brinell hardness. I am launching these at an estimated 11-1200fps.
So will this be suffienct for Wisconsin whitetail(assuming good shot placement)? Or should I cast some softer bullets this weekend (season is the weekend before thanksgiving). So I need to get this figured out quick so I can make sure I have a few to practice with and figure out where they hit. Or am I just totally overthinging this?
Thanks in advance!