Bottom line, shot placement.
Running happens and then it doesn't... I shot one of mine center lungs with my 50 bmg... never a drop of blood, ran 200 plus yards, found with a grid search.... in a THICKET.....
I have shot quite a few with 45 TC and round balls. Move that up to a maxi ball and it kills better, but we never had an issue with the round ball not doing its job either.
I often wonder what it is about moving up in caliber one step that makes folks think it makes all the difference in the world, when it rarely does.... kind of like saying a 30-06 is much better than a 308..... much would not be my choice of words....
That being said I generally take 1-2 every year with a 32-20 and a 90 XTP bullet, not going all that fast... thats much less than my 45 anyway...
