Hunting Deer With 10mm or 357 mag?

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Curious on peoples thoughts or experiences. I seems like on most forms this type of question ends up with people saying that anything less than a Barrett 50 BMG is unable to subdue the mighty whitetail...
 
The 357 Magnum really comes to life in a carbine, as in a 500-600 fps gain. The 9mm and 45 ACP only gain around 100 fps for comparison. I like the 158 gr soft points as I get exits even on big deer. Only tracked one so far and that was my own fault. I hit too far back trying a 125 gr soft point. Luckily the angle drove it through the lungs. No exit and no blood trail, but he only made it 75 yards and was loud in his death thrash making it an easy find.
 
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I have wanted to take my Henry 357 to the woods for a while, just never have. I bought some lever evolution ammo for it but was a little disappointed in its performance in 3030 so I haven’t tried it. I’m certain the 357 is more than capable but it comes down to placement and getting the right shot just like with any other round.
 
Peestol boolits in a riffle is like putting a lawmower motor in a Porche.

Guess you've not tried pistol calibers in a rifle. This big boy fell to a 357 158 gr soft point no tracking required. I'm getting 18oo fps out of my 22" barrel. The 44 Mag does the same speed with a 240 gr bullet and hits like a hammer. As I stated above tho the 9mm and 45 acp don't pick up much speed in a rifle.
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E=MC squared vs. "momentum" fooled me forever. Energy = Energy is absolute. Period! Fast, light projectiles gain - and lose -energy faster than slow, heavy ones - at an astonishing rate. That is why speed kills and a .223 is just as good as a 44 magnum at 50 yards say ( for argument's sake, please.) After that, range and trajectory estimation become critical, most energy being retained in the 44, while easier hits favor the flatter shooting 223. Simple rocket science. Sight radius adds complexity. The fastest kill I ever witnessed on a big deer was a 22 magnum to the throat at 80 yards. Poof! Vanished.
 
The oldsters here swear there have been more deer taken in Horry with a 22 LR than all else combined.
I heard a story a while back about a family that lived back in the woods (don't know how long ago or even if it's true) and would be visited every so often by their native Indian friend who would borrow a 22 rifle and two bullets. By the end of the day he would return the rifle and one bullet. The idea being that he was so good at stalking that he would get close enough to shoot them in the eye/ear, etc.
 
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A guy I knew killed one at roughly 70 yards with a .22. I’m certain it was a lucky shot but he hit the jugular and dropped her. Only reason I believed it was because I cleaned the deer and enjoyed the meat.
 
Never owned a 10mm but have carried the .357 in either a Coonan Model B or 10" TC Contender afield. Deer didn't get the text to show up for the meet :(
However I do own and hunt with the .41 Mag from 4", 6.5", 14" and 20" guns. The one time I had a buck at 25m and the Smith 58 in holster, raised the Mauser 98 in .308 Winchester to drop him. Rifle was already in hand. Carried the Marlin 1894 in .41 Mag (270 gr WFN at 1600 fps) last year for specifically black bear but they didn't bother to read the text also :(:(. I did harvest a deer last year with my M16A4 clone in 5.56mm before going after bear.


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Every deer shot with my 240g 44 mag revolver was DRT.
A friend that's an avid hunter, and 308 advocate for decades tried hunting with a 44 mag H&R break barrel. He hasn't picked a 308 to deer hunt around here for years now. He wasn't having to track them, and it was much easier on the ears.
 
We did quite a bit of work here on the .357 Mag and Max. NEF 16 1/2 inch barrel. 110 at over 3,ooo FPS and hard cast 200s with a gas check at over 2,000. 357 Max is a whole nuther animule!
It's always amazed me just how versatile the .38/.357 is.
Now the "new" 35 Legend......Wahhhhhahahahahahahahah! New my arse...
 
357 is fine for deer at closer ranges. Whitetails aren't as tough as they're often made out to be. a 90-150lb deer doesn't need a cartridge designed with moose hunting in mind to get the job done.

If you're a good shot with the carbine, and can get the deer in to brush-gun ranges, you'll do fine as long as you hit it in the vitals.
 
357 is fine for deer at closer ranges. Whitetails aren't as tough as they're often made out to be. a 90-150lb deer doesn't need a cartridge designed with moose hunting in mind to get the job done.

If you're a good shot with the carbine, and can get the deer in to brush-gun ranges, you'll do fine as long as you hit it in the vitals.

and that is why so many deer are crippled or never found because a lot of people can’t.
 
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