LOL, I've blown fist sized holes in deer with 7STW's, 300 Mags and such, and yes, they bolt, I have to believe the high speed bullet impact must spool up the nervous system, they have such an adrenaline dump they bolt.
Have shot all sorts of game with slow Sharps rifles and have had several boom flops, or boom slow walk trot to a fall, I guess a calmer more polite kill if you will? I don't know.
Don't know about any 50 cal AR's save the Beauwolf? cartridge.
I've shot quite a bit wiht the 50 beowulf. Not a single dropped on the spot. No biggie though.
And for the comments of a socom being a 100 yard cartridge, I've shot things out to 280ish with the 50... you just have to know what you are doing, thats general for life though.
I'd not go the 50 at this point, I'd lean to the 458 socom myself due to bullet choices... but I'm not trading in since I have what I have.
