.50 cal round Ball

[Art Caputo]

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As others have said a well placed shot from a .50 cal. ball will drop a deer in its tracks and so will a .22 bullet. Have you ever wondered why the ML,s made for the Civil War were .58 cal.? The truth is it does a better job on marginal shots!

Yes, thought about it often. The big balls make a big difference in “disabling* the enemy in battle conditions where +95% of the shots fired were expected to be marginal. IMO, marginal shots at deer whether 45 or 58 usually end poorly.

 

[hanshi]

I've taken many deer with .50 rifles including two at 100+ yards, but many more were killed with .45s up to 75 yards. All were one shot kills and quite a few were DRT. Even after 55 years of deer hunting with prb I have seen little to no difference in the two calibers.

 

[LME]

I've taken many deer with .50 rifles including two at 100+ yards, but many more were killed with .45s up to 75 yards. All were one shot kills and quite a few were DRT. Even after 55 years of deer hunting with prb I have seen little to no difference in the two calibers.

I have seen the difference! I also have shot .50Cal and 54 . The difference is very obvious and you really know it is so as well!

 

[Kansas Jake]

I wonder if a dead deer knows the difference.

 

[sussexmuzllodr]

NAH!