I've enjoyed one of the older .44 Mag auto carbines for many years and it's taken a truckload of NC deer.
Mine came from a co-worker who had shot lots of soft lead bullets in it and it began to have feeding issues. I traded him even with a well-worn Ruger Security Six that I had $150 in.

A really good cleaning of the gas system and she never balked again. Put on a sling and a Weaver 1-3x scope and found a pretty warm load of Sierra 240 gr. JHC, and later, Hornady 240 gr XTP's. Back in the 90's I did take a 6 pt. Albino buck at ~150 yds with it, one of the more memorable trips with it.
Hope to get it out again this Fall. In my new location, very thick woods are the norm, it should be perfect.

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