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I have not hunted with a ML but as I know, .50 IS the normal round used and someone can correct me if wrong but whats allowed around the states isnt much smaller.
 
as always keep distances reasonable a 75 yard max and good shot placement , and yes it has probably taken a million+ deer

a 50 cal 385 gr conical will punch a deer end to end and I would not hesitate to take a bullalo with one at reasonable distance

deer are not buffalo a round ball is plenty sufficient at around 50 yards
 
I’ve taken more then one with a .50, have known people to take some with .45. This century its been .62 till this year a .54, but in those cases from smoothbore. My very first ml deer... infact my fist deer was a .50, all with round ball.
 
No hesitation at all with a 50 or 45 cal. LRB. Keep a well placed shot at reasonable range (<75 yards) and you will have a dead deer.
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!
 
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