Happen to have a 24 inch 94 Win and I would use it to shoot deer out to a 100 yds or so But I would use heavier bullets for certain. I use 170 gr cast bullets out of a M-64 32 Sp at about 1800 FPS. A.357 should do as well I would think. My FIL shot deer with his Marlin 44 Mag with some 200 gr handloads. That little carbine was pretty rough on him with 240 gr loads as he was taking blood thinners...so I fixed a load that worked for him. fot yhe next gew years He shot his last deer in 99 at 100 yrs old,,,But not for lack of trying in the next year or so.