Have killed several deer with the .44mag in both rifle & handgun. I used 300 grain soft point in the handgun because of outstanding accuracy. They do not appear to expand very much but they penetrate easily through deer. My rifle load is the 240 grain soft point & they expand and also penetrate easily through deer. I have never recovered a bullet, just the deer. At rifle velocities the .44 mag is a great deer cartridge.
