You mean shooting BB ammo from a standard .38 Special? Really?
Maybe the deer where you live are small and weak and will go down easily.
How about this...sell off the .44 Magnum and replace it with a Glock 40 6" barrel 10mm which will have FAR LESS felt recoil than any .44 Magnum, yet is fully capable of delivering 800-900 lb-ft of KE to a deer!
Exactly what is wrong with shooting BB ei splc. ammo from a 38 splc revolver? He doesn’t need to go to a different pistol or caliber, what he has will work. I do agrees that a larger diameter projectile is preferable, the 44 mag loaded down to 1000 fps would not recoil much and be very effective.
Foot pounds of energy is not what kills, penetration through vitals is what kills.
