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ive killed many a deer with a t/c hawken .50, percussion, with a patched ball.
ive also killed a few more with my knight wolverine, inline .50, shooting saboted .44 bullets.
where i grew up it wasnt uncommon for people to use cap & ball revolvers to take deer.
some states require that a flintlock, or a minimum caliber be used, or it might be shotgun/muzzle loader only for gun season.
my dad has killed 2 small black bear(200lb, 310lb) with his muzzle loader, and one of his buddies hunts deer with a single shot .50 black powder pistol.
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There is only one tactical principle which is not subject to change. It is to use the means at hand to inflict the maximum amount of wound, death, and destruction on the enemy in the minimum amount of time."
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