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I killed a lot of things including a raft of northern MO corn fed deer with a lever 45 Colt for years. 255 cast swc over 4.5 gr. of red dot. Worked like a charm from rabbits on up. Small stuff got head shot. Cheap load for the only rifle I had. Killed one doe with the Cimmaron Peacemaker in the same caliber. Only two guns I owned, and I kept the rifle loads to pistol level so as not to mix up rounds and ruin my revolver.

I did later acquire a Winchester Trapper in .44. It was a killer as well. If a 255 swc over 4.5 gr. of Red Dot can do it all, your .44 magnum won’t even break a sweat.