Between myself and regular hunting friends we have used all of the following: Recall two deer lost 6.5x55 and 45-70 go figure. All of the rest have been one shot and at most a 50 yd trail job. All std cup & core bullets or cast.
243 257 robts 250 sav 6.5x55 270 7x57 30-30 308 30-06 303 44 mag 45-70 577-450 450-400 577 martini 50 cal rb 54 cal cal rb 58 cal rb