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. So, as you can see the 45 LC pretty much can do anything the 44 Mag can do. The two when loaded to near max or max, are very close to ballistic twins. This Like New in the Box Saddle Ring Carbine is chambered in. This Model 94 is in great condition and features a 20' barrel with an excellent bore and a 'saddle ring' on the. According to Winchesters records this Model 94 was manufactured in 1969. 44 specials out of it, but they never fed correctly in the long action. For sale is a Winchester Model 94 Saddle Ring Carbine in. When I started in CAS, I used a Model 94 in. 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 Winchester 94 is a nice rifle, but not really suited for cowboy action shooting due to the long action, which is designed for rifle cartridges. 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.