In the 45 LC, when you go to full power house factory ammo like Cor-Bon and Buffalo Bore ammo (not the standard anemic factory loads), and compare that ammo to the standard 44 Mag loads from like Remington, Winchester, Federal, etc., the gap will actually narrow a little more. A deer at 50yds or so, isn't going to be able to tell the difference, that's for sure. SOLDWinchester 94AE 44 Mag FTF San Antonio,TX SOLD Ive got an excellent condition 1894 Winchester AE 20 saddle ring carbine chambered in 44mag. Metal shows near new, very nice saddle ring carbine. 44 magnum, 16 inch round bbl., blue finish, walnut stock. .44 REM MAGNUM WINCHESTER MODEL 94AE MAG, 18 BARREL 18 INCH ' BARREL Lincoln City, OR 97367: Used: : View More Sold.
44 Magnum Excellent Winchester Model 94AE Wrangler Saddle Ring Carbine - Serial No.6192494. So, as you can see the 45 LC pretty much can do anything the 44 Mag can do. Winchester Model 94AE Wrangler Saddle Ring Carbine. The two when loaded to near max or max, are very close to ballistic twins.
100yds.0 & 820 FPE.0 & 840 FPE.0 & 700 FPE.0 & 700 FPEĪs you can see there is a little difference, with a slight edge to the 44 Mag, but there is not a 22LR worth of difference between the 2 in terms of FPE, less than 1" in trajectory, and approximately 100 FPS difference in velocity. The 44 Mag vs the 45 LC stacks up like this with a 100yd zero(I am using ballpark figures out of common reloading data books here, not my personal load data which may be a tad hotter):
The 45 Colt can be loaded up to 1,450-1,500 FPS range with 250gr bullets and 1,200 FPS with 300gr bullets.
The 44 Mag can be loaded up to around the 1,500-1,550 FPS range with 240gr bullets and in the 1,300 FPS range with 300gr bullets. For a somewhat apple to apple comparison, I will use the 44 cal (.429") 240gr and the 45 cal (.452") 250gr Hornady XTP, since that is a popular bullet for handloads and factory ammo.