I see many a thread about hunting with 44 special, but only with the skeeter or Keith loads or their equivalent. I never see mention made of using a standard special load for hunting anything other than small game. I’ve never taken game with a handgun, but I plan to. I don’t see any reason a standard loading would not suffice for deer, even elk or black bear.
How does a load such as 5 grains bullseye under a 240 grain bullet, or a Keith bullet do against game?
I have a ranchdog 432-265-RF that drops at 270 grains. With that bullet and 4.6 grains bullseye, it is a real nice thumping load but still in standard pressure ranges. And standard recoil range.
So, any thoughts on these loads or similar, for hunting? Do I really need to up the power level for game larger than deer?