Im a middle of the road 44 mag guy. My SBH loves a 250gr Keith clocking out of her 7.5 inch tube at around 1100 fps. Thats a mild loading for the bullet but its what I like and my SBH loves it and it has always put down deer and hogs. Still waiting to try it on bear (havent gotten lucky enough to get a shot on one yet) and elk (havent figured out a way to rig the tag drawing in my favor). But if my past experiences are accurate then Im sure it will do the job on them too.