Back in the mid-1960's my Father and Bearrr264's Father killed several big ME whitetail bucks in the area between Lake Umbagog and Lower Richardson Lake and a couple of big NH whitetails in the back country around Dummer, NH, with Ruger .44 carbines. I've hunted off and on with a .44 International over the past 50 years using 240 grain semi-jacketed HPs and SPs with good success.