50 cal - rifle for game animals

[KHickam]

Just wondering what is the biggest animal you would feel comfortable hunting/shooting with a 50 caliber rifle shooting PRB?

 

[wattlebuster]

Depends on the range. If 50 yrds or less I would'nt hesitate to take anything in the usa :thumbsup:

 

[Bill Hall]

A few posts down, one of our members killed a big bull elk with a .50 round ball. I wouldn't do it myself, but if you are confident in your abilities, it can be done. Bill

 

[Stumpkiller]

I would take on an elk or moose with a .50 patched round ball. But all would have to be just so.

That said - I prefer a .54 for whitetail and keep my shots under 85 yards. I like a margin for error.

 

[B.Habermehl]

White tailed deer, I prefir .58 for deer even. Why? Because my .58 leaves a nice exit hole when a deer is hit close to broad side, leaving a blood trail a blind man can follow. A .50 will do just fine, but often will not leave much of a blood trail. Adding the difficulty to recovering the animal. Sometimes the smaller calibers like .45 and .50 will kill like thunderbolts. But some times I have had deer that took grid searches to find with several helpers to find due to non existant blood trails. I'll stick to my .58.

 

[Idaho Ron]

A few posts down, one of our members killed a big bull elk with a .50 round ball. I wouldn't do it myself, but if you are confident in your abilities, it can be done. Bill

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[hanshi]

Elk, no problem.