7.5 SBH on woods deer

[whichwatch]

44 magnum SBH 7.5 barrel, good 240g JSP on top of 23g H110-

How difficult would it be to hit woods deer in 0-75 yd max woods & thickets ?

Right now my deerfield carbine gets it done

The worse shot you are the harder it will be!!

 

[wwb]

As long as you can put 'em inside a 6 inch circle, you're good to go. Out of a long-barreled handgun, a stout .44 Mag load will do the job out to about 100 yards, even though it's a couple hundred fps less than out of a carbine at the muzzle.

 

[ChiefMuzz]

How do woods deer differ from suburban deer?

What about the city slickers?

 

[98Redline]

A 44 mag from a revolver has more than enough legs even out past 120 yards but the shooter quickly becomes the limiting factor. With an iron sighted gun, from a treestand, offhand, though a small hole in the thicket...I would pass on that shot.

That said, you will need to figure this out for yourself. Sounds like lots of range time are in order for you to determine what your effective range actually is.

 

[John P.]

Practice, practice, and practice some more. A 6 inch group from the distance and position you shoot from and your ready for the woods.

 

[Bear Paw Jack]

Go to the range, start at 25 yards and shoot at the 6" circle. If you can keep 12 rounds in the circle, try 50 yards. You will find out quickly enough how hard it is. Bear in mind you probably won't have a shooting bench with you walking around in the woods. Plan on using some shooting sticks. The gun is more than capable. It's the guy behind the hammer that is the real issue.

 

[s4s4u]

How difficult would it be to hit woods deer in 0-75 yd max woods & thickets ?

That's up to you.

 

[Thumbcocker]

Dry fire a lot. Do woods walks and dry fire at critters twigs etc. From different positions. A shoulder leaning against a tree will steady you a lot. Put some jugs and cans at 100 yards and shoot at them from sitting. Practice with full power loads and stop shooting if you start shaking. Try for one good shot at a time then put the gun down rest and shoot one more good shot.

 

[Thumbcocker]

Aim small miss small.

 

[any ruger]

Depends on the woods . Some of the woods I hunt in you couldn't see a deer past 40 yds.

 

[Biggfoot44]

To continue on the theme , the gun will be plenty capable. A load toned down a bit will still be plenty capable. The limiting factor will be the shooter.

If the situation were to include a tree stand or ground blind it would be easy to preplan some form of rest.

Set up your shots as if you were bowhunting , and you will be fine. If you practice enough from field positions , you can work up to smoothbore shotgun distances.

 

[kendak]

until I quit hunting I killed a lot of deer with my 5 1/2" SBH ...load 25gr. H110 under 240JHP...been shooting it year round since 1971..like an old friend