As far as terminal performance, what are some good copper jacketed factory loads, for deer out of a 5 inch 44 mag.
...... When I first got my "new to me" 7.5" Redhawk in 44 Mag. eight years ago this month I was chronographing factory loads out of curiosity before I started handloading 44 Mag. for it. The 240 gr. Win. JSP factory load was averaging 1414 fps according to my notes and had superb accuracy and I figured on using that for deer if I hadn't decided on a suitable handload by the time I wanted to go hunting. Never had an opportunity to try that on an actual deer because I soon found some nice handload recipes that were suitable and lots cheaper than factory ammo.
