Quote Originally Posted by T2C View Post
I don't hunt with patched round ball, but a few locals I shoot with do. On a deer a .50 caliber round ball flattens out as it enters the deer and creates a decent would cavity. Penetration is good as well. None of the hunters shoot at a deer any farther than 80 yards.

At what distances are round balls ricocheting off deer?
I never got distances, but guys were claiming that round balls can deflect off a rib and skim the chest cavity between the hide and rib cage, doing little terminal damage.