Will VERY easily do the job. I kill hogs regularly with a SAA loaded with 255 grain hard-cast bullets at 1000 fps.
The same bullet at 200 fps more will do anything you could want and produce less wear and tear on the revolver.....and more importantly....on the shooter. The "full bore" loadings with heavy bullets at "magnum" velosity just aren't nessisary.
Absolutely. I've been through the whole "gotta have a 45 Colt Magnum" phase, and while it was fun while it lasted, I'm much happier totin' and shootin' 255-265 gr bullets at 1000-1100 fps.
