What is a good factory 44 mag deer ammo?

[300grJHP]

I just picked up my first 44mag pistol today and am really excited about using it for deer this season.  What is a good factory ammo for me to buy for deer?

While at the store, I picked up some general MagTech 240 gr JSPs.   The box says 1178 fps.  How will these do on deer out to 50+/- yards?

What do you recommend I buy in the future?  It'll have to be factory for now b/c i'm not into handloading yet.

thank you

[Drilling Man]

  I guess my first question is, what kind of group can you make at 50 yards with it, using full power loads, and a hunting position?

  DM

[300grJHP]

I shoot handguns a lot, this is just my first 44 that i've owned..i've shot others'

I will be able to hit a pie plate at 50 yards with no problem in the field...i do shoot with 2 hands.

[Drilling Man]

I shoot handguns a lot, this is just my first 44 that i've owned..i've shot others'

I will be able to hit a pie plate at 50 yards with no problem in the field...i do shoot with 2 hands.

  That's great...  Then, any 240 grain bullet at around 1200fps will do the job, if you do your part.  I prefer my own "hard cast" in my 44's.

  DM

[t-reg]

Uncle Elmer recommended JSP's to those who didn't reload in his day.   

They must be alright.

[countryrebel]

Lots of good off the shelf ammo will work. I think probably the most popular is anything using a Hornady 240xtp. Hell I have killed few of them using 180 grain bullets with no problems. Your MagTechs will work just fine. What kind of 44 did you get?

[Arier Blut]

 What you bought is fine. I run 240 gr xtp. You probably want to stay with a 240 in case a quartering shot is offered. I ran 180's years ago in a rifle and had a few tracking jobs with solid quartering hits so switched to heavy bullets to get a good pass through.

A jsp will expand larger than a jhp of the same weight/caliber as long as the jacket thickness and lead composition are the same. I reload so never tried the magtech in 44, but you will be fine in using it. Odds are it uses a bullet from rem/win/sierra or speer I would imagine. I have run some of their other calibers  and they were just as good as the other brands. You may want to hunt up some 44 special rounds for practice. I run a 200 gr hard cast at low pressures for target. Those 44 mags put a whompin on ya.

[Tonk]

I have only used my own handloads for my model 29 S&W with 8-3/8ths barrel! I use a Sierra Hollow Cavity bullet going 1300fps and it will make a very impressive wound channel in a deer out to 50 yards.

I believe a hunter should be able to hit a 6 inch target at 50yds before trying to take a deer at that range......Just my own opinion gents!