I do not own a 45 LC, just a Ruger SuperBlackhawk in 44 Mag. I've also never shot an elk.
When I got the idea of hunting whitetail with it 20-some years ago, I started working with H110 and 240 grain hunting bullets. My first attempt with the load was well under the MAX. I went out to the range and shot them. The Safety Officer came running up thinking I'd blown up the gun, and then gave me hell for bringing such a cannon to the pistol range.
Granted he was a dick. There were all kind of stories about him. However, I realized then and there that I was not going to hunt whitetail with a 44 Mag pistol. That was an incredible amount of shock and awe coming out that muzzle.
