.41 magnum Blackhawk

I use jacketed soft points for most of my handgun hunting. But recently tried Hornady hollow points. Both types have given me excellent results on deer. Not enough of a difference to recommend one over the other though. Dead is dead, and the same amount of tracking (30 to 50 yards).
 
My deer load for the .41 Mag. is a 210 grain XTP over enough H110 to push it right at 1,300 fps. I get gilt edged accuracy out of my Smith M57, and it will penetrate a normal white tail from front to back with good expansion.
 
I have a 44 mag SBH. It has never been my primary weapon but I have killed several deer with it. Deer have a way of appearing when your long gun is out of reach. I use jacketed soft points for hunting.
 
I have had great experiences with the Winchester 240gr Platinum Tip. 8 whitetail, 2 feral hogs and a book Fallow Deer have secumbed to its accuracy. My weapon of choice is a stainless Ruger Redhawk with a 7.5" barrel and topped with a 2X Leupold handgun scope.

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Any bullet that will hold together. ;)

Each design has its theoretical pros and cons, but those don't always prove to be true in reality. Just pick something that's tough enough to do the job, without punching a clean hole straight through.

For .41 Mag, I'd be considering a 13-18 BHN lead bullet (nearly anything but a RN), the Speer 210 gr DeepCurl (good bullet), or even the Remington 200 gr Semi-Jacketed SPs. ...if you reload.

For factory ammo... I have no idea.
 
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Premium bullets like Speer Deep Curl, Barnes all copper, Swift A-frame .All are proven performers !
All of these can be found factory loaded.
 
Hard to beat a 215 SWC, in my eyes, however there are lots of good choices. The SWC has always worked very very well for me.
 
I too like the 210 grain Speer Deep Curl (formerly Gold Dot) as has been already mentioned. There are several good loads that others have referred to, but I think if I had to pick one for deer, this might be it. jben
 
At handgun ranges, bambi is not a tough skinned critter. I've found a good SP more than adequate. I've had to follow blood trails when using hardcast.
 
I taken deer and hogs with about all of the above.

The best factory load Ive used is the Winchester Platinum Tip 240 gr HP.

My favorite handload is a Speer 220 JSP over H110 or 296. Its very accurate and give the best combination of expansion and penetration I've found.

A high shoulder shot with a 250 gr Hardcast will usually anchor Bambi on the spot.
 
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