Hello gentlemen, I had a question concerning my new .44 mag. My father bought me a Ruger Redhawk in .44mag with a 4in barrel for my OCS graduation. Now it was not bought for deer hunting but I figure since it is a .44 mag why not give it a shot. I do have a few concerns though. First is will the velocity out of the shorter 4in barrel be enough? I would imagine the velocity drop off would be greater with a 4in barrel than one that is quite a bit longer. So if this barrel length is sufficient, at what distance would you say would be the furthest I would want to engage a deer. My second worry is the sights; they are just simple blade sights. I worry about engaging targets further out because I do not have any kind of sighting system. To solve this should I just practice and get used to the weapon’s holdover? I am sure the weapon will be sufficient but I just want to get a second opinion because I do not want to get out there and wound a deer. Last would there be ammo for hunting that would be better out of a shorter barrel?