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,45 Colt for whitetails?
Manyguns
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I have a nice Winchester 1873 replica that I want to try for whitetals this year in Wisconsin. Anyone have any experience with this cartridge? Factory ammo and 100 yards or less.
Thanks, Tom
Thanks, Tom
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Tom
http://www.hornady.com/store/45-Colt-225-gr-FTX-LEVERevolution/
http://www.buffalobore.com/index.php?l=product_list&c=7
I have also used Hornady Leverevolutions in both .45 Colt and .44 Mag and that brand would be perfectly fine in your gun.
Ben
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I have shot many White-Tail deer with 45ACP swaged lead semi wadcutter . Never had one run off yet . Shot placement is Key any factory 45 COLT in a rifle is more then enough .You are not hunting Cape Buffalo
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I've ate a whole bunch of deer that were shot with "under-powered" rounds.
A 255 grain bullet at 700 feet per second is nothing to sneeze at, and it ought to be adequate for a deer at close range, but I think there are just better choices out there.
In particular, any of the "personal protection" rounds should give you better velocities, and probably better bullet construction, and these ought to work fine for hunting a 150 lb whitetail deer.
Main thing is that effective range with a slow handgun bullet, even from a rifle, is going to be pretty limited. Slow velocity means a rainbow-like trajectory, and once you get out past 100 yards, even small differences in distance are going to translate into large differences in bullet drop. Keep the shots short, and you'll be fine.
Tom