Black powder bullets

[tikybear]

Hi what is the best kind of 50 caliber bullets to use on deer. Something that do es not cause so much damage like 250 grain Hornady pistol bullets. Thxs guys

[Dean2]

Really depends on what you are shooting them out of. With a sidelock percussion or flint, a round ball is hard to beat. In a inline ML, swaged/cast 50 Cal is well worth a try. They are accurate, penetrate real well and kill effectively. If you want more speed than 2100 fps you will need to shoot a sabot round and those have lots of bullets choices. Barnes mz expanders 45/50 bullets for 50 caliber sabots are both very accurate and have good terminal performance.

[saskbooknut]

Shot through the ribs and both lungs does not damage significant meat.
Damage equals dead.
You want less?