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Hey Dads,
Welcome to the board. I am assuming that most of the guys on here think you are a newbie to the hunting/gun scene if you are asking about hunting whitetails with a 9x19. I understand that you are not a novice, but I have only ever seen a single guy try to hunt deer with that round and we pretty much laughed at him all day, especially after he took 3 shots at a deer way too far away and only managed to scare it away from another hunter. Needless to say, he wasn't invited back the next year.
If you keep your shots very limited in range, I am sure the cartridge would get the job done on a broadside, perfectly placed shot. However, at that range you might want to think about using a bow or crossbow too.
Look at some reloading manuals and see how much energy the cartridge carries to certain distances, and then look at the recommended energy to kill a certain type of game. Most reloading manuals provide this information. My manuals are over my parents' house or I would provide you with the numbers myself.
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