I wonder if hunters were able to kill deer back in 1859 before henry came out with their repeaters. Or Im absolutley suprised that that you could even hunt deerin 1894, seeing that the 30-30 was too weak. (And thats why .300 win mags have to be used now in their stead in 2006)I guess what im trying to say is... at whatextreme do hunters need to go to to kill whitetail deer? Sure the 50 cal bmg. will killdeer, and it might even be interesting for someone to see what it would do.

I like what james b said..."great stuff for young hunters to read" About 9 years ago I went into dick's sporting goods thinking that I needed a 30-06 to kill deer. It wasn't till I got home that everyone was telling me that the 300 win mag would have been a better choice because it would be more effective than my 30-06. I actually believed them and thaught I was undergunned. It wasn't untill I started researching for myself thatI foundthat there was a time when men worewool, red and black ,checkered hunting outfits and funky hats with a cock feather sticking out of it. And It was also an even bigger suprise to find that these men used calibers like .243, .250 savage,.300 savage and 6mm to harvest whitetails and did it effectively for decades. If the calibers worked then why wouldn't they now?

I also found that JACK CONNORS hunted grizzly bear with a cartidge thatVERY FEWwould even attempt to go out and hunt grizzlies with anymore. (30-06)

And also TEDDY ROOSEVELT harvested just about everything on this planet with his winchester 1895 in .405 win., another cartidge that hunters today would think foolish to bring on a cape buffalo hunt.

Its fine if you want to use the bmg...blast away at them....maybe someday I will hunt with one....I dont know when or for what, but maybe.

GOOD HUNTING, I TRUST YOUR JUDGEMENT