Let me start off by saying that I have never hunted deer with a revolver before, and I have no idea what I might need to make a clean kill as far as velocity. That being said I purchased a Ruger Blackhawk with a 4 5/8" barrel about six month ago, and have fired 100 rounds from it every week since it came home. Three bullet molds and several powders later I now have a load that is scary accurate. It consists of a rcbs 45-255-swc (266 grains from my alloy) loaded over 6 grains of green dot. I know that groups shrink on the internet, but I put three of these through the same hole at 25 yards, right before I got excited and turned it into 4" group with the next three. This load consistently shoots very small groups right to point of aim.
Needless to say the accuracy that I am getting is very confidence inspiring, and I would like to use this for my hunting load. My concern is that this load is not exactly in the high velocity range, I am without a chronograph so do not know the velocity that I am actually getting. My question is, is this load enough for deer, or should I try to put together something with a little more velocity? All shots taken would be within 50 yards. Thanks
Jake