I have a 44mag w/ a 9 1/2 inch barrel and I decided to use it deer hunting in Ohio this year. I put a simmons prohunter 2x6x32 scope on it and sighted it in at about 50 yards not expecting to get much of a longer shot than that. I was using Hornady's new lever revolution 225gr FTX ammo. Let me tell you that is a nice round. I took a big 5 point at 75 yards. Unfortunatly, the deer was at a 45 degree angle facing me and the bullet went in the left side, caught the lungs and destroyed the right hip and ham. I lost a good portion the the meat but the bullet did a heck of alot of damage. If you are looking for a good hunting round for your hand gun, Hornady is a very good round. They make it in .44 and .357. Anybody else tried this ammo?