We can kill deer with just about any handgun .But the most enjoyable is when you bust a deer or rabbit with a black powder gun thes are fine thoughts when thinking back .To finish a deer off with a pistol in black powder is some thing else . Try only to shoot a deer with a Tc scout 50 with 80 gr load ,but never got the chance 250 gr bullet of long colt an black sabot These sure do shoot good .Maybe next year or this year its 2012