38 super

[benjaminw7528]

 would a 38 super do good on a deer at around 60 yards that's what I sight in on and can split a milk jug in to

[SharonAnne]

with what load?

[Lone Star]

...that's what I sight in on and can split a milk jug in to.

Split a milk jug in to what? 

Seriously, we'd have to know the load - bullet and velocity, and the size of the deer you are hunting.  Splitting a milk jug is no big deal, it has very little to do with killing a deer.  The .38 Super is less powerful than a .357 Magnum, and typically uses lighter bullets at a lower velocity.  Most experienced handgun hunters consider a .357 Magnum the minimum for hunting deer.  You can kill a deer with a .22 short, but that hardly makes it a good deer cartridge.


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[benjaminw7528]

 125 grain +p win silvertip 1130 fps at 50 yards and the size of deer is smaller doe

[SharonAnne]

sorry, I am of the opinion that if you are not VERY close to matching the 125/357 load at 1450fps you shouldn't do it.

[Redhawk1]

Can it kill a deer, yes, is it a round most hunter's would consider a hunting round, no. Personally I would not even consider it at all.

[Mikey]

"would a 38 super do good on a deer at around 60 yards" - No! Sorry!

The 38 Super, with the right loading, is adequate for smaller game like fallow or jungle deer, Javelina, Koti, small monkey, and people.  It does not carry the power of a 357 magnum unless it is loaded to 1400'/sec+ with a 125 gn bullet and even then you can not expect it (the 9mm bullet) to perform on game as the tougher 357 slug does.  That being said I have used the 38 Super, with a Col. Askins loading, to take Jaguar, but do not recommend it................

I would suggest the 357 for whitetail and the 38 Super for something else.  JMHO.  Mikey.