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It has occurred to me I have never taken a deer with a 44 mag wheel gun and I aim to change that next hunting season. I will be hunting out of a stand for blacktail that probably average 135# or so. I will most likely use my classic 6" SW629 that was the first wheelgun I ever bought 35 plus years ago. As a reloader I have developed several loads for it from wfn cast to some of the newer designs in bullets. My three choices that are in contention are, a 300gr wfn hardcast bullet, a 210gr gold dot or a lehigh defense 250gr extreme penetrator. My shots will be with open sights and 35yds or under. I am leaning towards the lehigh extreme penetrator load but will take a range day and see which load I can shoot the best before deciding. I may do some media testing also but have done some in the past with all but the lehigh bullet. Any input from any of the seasoned handgun hunters on the forum?