Is .45 Colt a good rifle hunting round?

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Is .45 Colt a good rifle hunting round?

I hunt deer and am in the market for a lever action rifle. Though I want a .30-30 at some point, I want to get an Uberti 1866 Yellowboy. I really want one in .44-40 but it would be easier to get one chambered in .45 Colt because I already have some Single Action Army clones. Is the .45 Colt round...

45 Colt Rifle

Thats a bad idea. You are way more likely to just wound it. Im a big fan of those old rounds but the .45 colt and 44-40 just arent near as powerful as the 30-30. Sure all of those have been used on deer but trying to kill a deer 100 yards away with rounds less powerful than the 30-30 is just asking for problems.

Heavy loads at short ranges will work well from a revolver, and I don't see why they wouldn't do as well in a carbine. I'm not familiar with that particular gun, but I assume it isn't actually a brass receiver like the original, so it could probably handle hunting loads. But you need to choose well both the load and the shot. It's telling that no 19th century long guns were ever chambered in 45 Colt, though.

It also seems peculiar to me that people seem more hesitant to use 45 Colt than some of the miniature calibers like 243 Winchester and even 223 Remington. A round-nosed bullet with a mild powder charge certainly won't do, just as a varmint bullet in a miniature won't do, but arguing against that big hole doesn't make good sense to me, and that's backed up by my experience shooting deer with a variety of cartridges from 6mm to 50 caliber.

Sure but long shots are going to be tough Heavy bullet is going to drop quickly .. lose a lot of the hitting power as well. do a bit of research .. you might want to but the 30 30 and skip the 45 all together. I have a 44 mag lever gun . and would pass it up for a deer hunt . 30 yards or so no problem with a 45 LC

well just picked up a circuit judge 45/ 410 already have nice 410 so im only using it in 45 colt. after plinking with it a while i started thinking. it would be perfect for those white tail swamp hunts!!! im going to try it on a white tail this friday wish me luck. i prefer my ruger 308 but its tight in the swamp so something slower like my 30/30 is usually used. or a good old 12 gauge. i think the 45 colt is more than enough as long as i have good shot placement.

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Yes it would be a nice weapon. But if you needed that second round to stop an attack you will only have about four seconds to reload for the second shot to stop near certain death.. With luck you take it down with the first round. BUT ? What if that does not do it and now it's pissed ? If you do go with that but keep a 45 cal. pistol on your side. Never count on one shot with a bear or it just may be you that is the hunted. I prefer a 30.6 for bear. 100 yard shot with that gun.

9mm luger, .38 Spl, .45 ACP all been pretty disappointing rifle rounds since the mid 1980s when they first came out. .44 mag would be better, .45-70 would be way too much .300 win mag would be better, even a .270 mag. And depending on distances you are shooting and what, exactly, you are hunting, even the lowly .243 could work.