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Originally Posted by HardDrive
If I'm enough of a wussy that I don't want to shoot a .45-70, what makes you think I want to shoot a .44 handgun? 
I do have a .357 Blackhawk, but I'd rather have the extra punch of .44 |
Well, a 158 grain jacketed hollow point at 2153 fps ( https://www.buffalobore.com/index.php?l=product_detail&p=100) - scroll down to the 18.5" Marlin load - will put you right there with a .30-30. A .357 magnum out of a carbine is nothing to turn your nose up at, very suitable medicine for whitetails. And .38 specials can be bought way cheaper than .44 specials and are tons of fun to shoot from a carbine.
But you are right a .44 will give you extra punch. I'm just suggesting that inside 100 yards the deer won't notice one way or the other and the .357/.38 will be way cheaper and more fun to shoot. And you already have a revolver that eats the same stuff. Either will do the job, and I cannot believe you will regret owning, shooting or hunting whitetails with a pistol caliber carbine. It might even get you to buy another Blackhawk.
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