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One thing to consider is how much gun do you need and if you are going to be reloading. A 44 mag is pretty much at its limit and you can't push it much more when reloading. a 45 colt on the other hand can be loaded to well surpass the 44 mag in a good quality gun like the marlin or in Rugers. The flip side is with the 44 ammo is actually easier and cheaper to find nowadays. I shot a deer a few years back with a 45 colt cowboy load at around 40 yards. Just a plain old 250gr Lead RNFP. Nothing fancy. He dropped like I had hit him with a cannon. What more do you need? It will do that with cowboy loads out to 70+ yards easy. With hotter loads it will surpass the 44 mag at 100+ yards. With a 45 colt Hornady 300 gr XTP mag at even moderate veolicties will stop a rabid mutant whitetail like no tomorrow. I still prefere lead.
If reloading 45 Colt will give you much better power and variation for hunting.
If not 44 mag.
Both are great rounds in that gun.
GoodOlBoy
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