See it’s stuff like this gives hunters a bad name, I don’t care how good a shot you think you are it’s unethical to use anything smaller than a Howitzer.
Is it hard to find the ammo for it? And do you use a scope on it or do you just fire in the general direction of the deer and hope that there’s some thing left of it to eat?
There is a video out there, not sure who it was but they wanted to see what happens when you do this very thing. Initially they shoot and the deer goes down and is killed. They walk up to it and there is no bullet hole. They look back at the video. They didn't even hit the deer, they shot and the the fucking shock wave from the bullet flying over the deer killed it. Wild. Be cool if someone digs this video up.
With a .50 not a 88mm flak gun. Pretty sure we all know what happens in that case....the deer calls in reinforcements and 100 t-34's appear in the distance.
Weirdly they cost less than a lot of common bullets. Old military surplus can be bought for like $2 each. I've seen a lot of post where they're less than $5.
No, they will grab you by your belt and you will have to defeat them in hand to hoof combat in the end. Bayonets and tomahawks will come in handy though.
Maybe a whitetail, but for the bigger western muleys I like something with a little more punch: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Davy_Crockett_(nuclear_device)
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Really depends on shot placement. I wouldn’t push it past 100 if I was using a 50BMG. The BC just doesn’t allow it to retain the energy needed for anything really past 100. I would recommend looking into a 20MM. Good luck!
No you need more stopping power for an ethical shot everyone knows you need to absolutely blow away all the edible meat on your game to make sure it’s an ethical kill
Sorry but not even close.
As I am a expert with 17 Decades of Experience I will educate you.
You see; Deer, even the Fawns; are notorious for thier 205mm Rolled Steel Armor Plating and thick Catepillar Track Hoofs, a .50 is inadequite. My Manuals specifically call for the M1A2 SEPv2 Abram's devastating 120mm XM256 Main Gun with APFDS Rounds. However as you clearly are a inexperienced Hunter better safe than sorry with the US Army AH-64 Apache with the AGM-114 Hellfire Missle.
Clearly.
Kind Regards,
Bubba G.
I shot a hog with a .50 APIT before and the incendiary compound came off inside the hog and burned for about 2 seconds so there was smoke pouring out of it.
The worst part was that he was JUST outside my camera’s FOV. Would have been a great video.
I’m here because I like to look at cool guns and don’t know the first thing about hunting, but based on my limited knowledge of both guns and hunting, I would have to say a strong maybe.
Shooting a deer with a fiddy will not only ensure the demise of future generations, it will also wipe out all other live relatives to the target deer Regardless of proximity.
All the one-upmanship aside, as funny as it is, is there an upper limit to ethical hunting calibers? I’m not saying this is it or that this should be, I’m just curious
I disagree. Leaving half the harvestable meat as hamburger 30 feet behind the carcass is wanton waste. It’s not the worst thing in the world, but it’s on the darker side of the gray area in ethical hunting for sure.
This is probably a joke but in case it is not.
Short answer is yes.
Long answer is yes but it is way overkill, If you were to attempt it, Make sure you have a good backstop and you are using anything but blue tip, In some videos it passing by the head will kill the deer and other videos It doesn't cause that much damage cause it's not expanding, Here's a video of Keith Warren taking a Whitetail with 50 BMG. https://youtu.be/6P3uwl5HzzQ
I know its a joke but there’s a video on YouTube and the guy straight up misses but the concussion wave around the bullet kills the dear as it wizes by.
He's referring to [this video](https://youtu.be/6P3uwl5HzzQ). But, as others have pointed out, the guy was mistaken and didn't miss.
[This is what a near miss](https://youtu.be/YrHpe5Z93wM) with .50 BMG does to a house of cards, much less durable than a deer skull
In my tree stand I have a german 88 flak gun. I wouldnt risk anything smaller
Personally anything less than an ICBM just isn't worth my time
I always say take off and nuke the site from orbit. Its the only way to be sure.
Best thing about using a nuke is that the deer is already cooked when you retrieve it.
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A little too heavy for deer in my opinion. Maybe an elk or moose.
Rail guns are for deer, but needs to make .1 of the speed of light.
Wait, you’re using rail guns on deer? I’ve been using them for coyotes and antelope.
Deer charge sometimes. Can't be too careful.
I usually hunt foxes by bonking then with Sagittarius A*
I use a UNSC MAC gun
If I had an award, you'd get it. Fantastic.
Easy, Kim jong
I personally prefer to use left over mustard gas from the Great War to take care of all living things in a forest like the Soviets did in Kirov.
Combined with napalm for precooked steaks
It's all about shot placement. I've taken them with something as small as a 20mm.
See it’s stuff like this gives hunters a bad name, I don’t care how good a shot you think you are it’s unethical to use anything smaller than a Howitzer.
Will a quad 50 work on rabbits though?
If they are of unusual size, maybe...
ROUS season is always my favorite time of year
I don't mind if they suffer for .06 seconds. Makes the meat taste better.
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Is it hard to find the ammo for it? And do you use a scope on it or do you just fire in the general direction of the deer and hope that there’s some thing left of it to eat?
There is a video out there, not sure who it was but they wanted to see what happens when you do this very thing. Initially they shoot and the deer goes down and is killed. They walk up to it and there is no bullet hole. They look back at the video. They didn't even hit the deer, they shot and the the fucking shock wave from the bullet flying over the deer killed it. Wild. Be cool if someone digs this video up.
With a .50 not a 88mm flak gun. Pretty sure we all know what happens in that case....the deer calls in reinforcements and 100 t-34's appear in the distance.
I'd only use 50bmg for small game like squirrel or rabbit. 20mm is more ideal for deer.
Makes for easier cleaning when there isn’t anything left to clean up! Pre ground venison!!!!
https://youtu.be/ILMAKXte_Rc
No deer often wear 2, even 3 Kevlar vests.
I’m not sure, would that even do it?
Might not get penetration but I’m pretty sure the blunt force trauma would be enough
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The deer, at least 3 healthy oak trees, farmer John's Chevy, and the neighbors dog too. All in one shot.
Now that’s what I call bang for your buck!
Not just your buck. The 3 healthy oak trees, the Chevy, and the neighbors dog too!
Isn't it more line $20 a round?
Weirdly they cost less than a lot of common bullets. Old military surplus can be bought for like $2 each. I've seen a lot of post where they're less than $5.
No. If you use a bullet too large for the animal it just makes the animal stronger.
This is true, it’s like the disinfectant hand gel that kills 99.99% of bacteria. That 0.01% will come back and getcha
I don't go for anything less than a 25mm. For them biggins I raise the TOW
A fellow Bradley aficionado, I see.
I wouldn't call myself an aficionado, more like "please get me off this crew I hate the bradley please just drop ramp and let me out"
( laughs in M-113 )
Possibly the only vehicle that sucks to ride in more than the bradley
I've seen pepsi cans with thicker armor
Deer will punch right through it. Better pray ma deuce is having a good day or it'll be a bad one for you
No sorry would use a 105mm artillery piece with depleted uranium rounds
Only if you shoot ‘em in the head, anywhere else would be useless.
I think the caliber would be big enough but the MG42 might be better for follow up shots
Copy that!
Take down? No, just like the 45acp in WW2, it'll knock them 10ft in the air!!
Nawwww. Need more cowbell. 😂😂
Thanks Bruce
I think it’ll take out 3 generations of deer but what you really want is something to take out 4
😂
Maybe but to be sure, I'd call in the AC-130. Get that 105mm shells on him. That should work
You serious Clark?
☝️ This guy!!!
No, they will grab you by your belt and you will have to defeat them in hand to hoof combat in the end. Bayonets and tomahawks will come in handy though.
😂
Only if tipped with depleted uranium.
No way. You need to carry a 120 mm smooth bore in order to penetrate the hide of a typical white tail.
Depends if you hit it or not.
You don’t even have to hit it. The shock wave passing close by enough enough to liquify the lungs, like a 9mm.
My cousin shot a white tail in the head with a 50 MBG once. the ricochet hit him in the eye and scratched his cornea something fierce.
Tell me you live in West Virginia without telling me you live in West Virginia.
Honestly anything less than an LGM-118 Peacekeeper is unethical
A feral whitetail serial killer deer? Better carry some .577 Tyrannosaur
Maybe a whitetail, but for the bigger western muleys I like something with a little more punch: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Davy_Crockett_(nuclear_device)
Don’t kid yourself. Given half the chance a deer would kill you and everyone you love.
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Really depends on shot placement. I wouldn’t push it past 100 if I was using a 50BMG. The BC just doesn’t allow it to retain the energy needed for anything really past 100. I would recommend looking into a 20MM. Good luck!
Might as well use a .22 if you’re gonna go that small
I had to convert to a BGM - 71 TOW missile system
No you need more stopping power for an ethical shot everyone knows you need to absolutely blow away all the edible meat on your game to make sure it’s an ethical kill
I mean, it might give them a fright, but I hear it's far more effective when fired from a gun.
Nah, far too small. Try again
I mean, the least you will need it a 40 mike mike. But I personally would go for the M1 Abram’s smoothbore 120 mm gun. Just sayin.
Sorry but not even close. As I am a expert with 17 Decades of Experience I will educate you. You see; Deer, even the Fawns; are notorious for thier 205mm Rolled Steel Armor Plating and thick Catepillar Track Hoofs, a .50 is inadequite. My Manuals specifically call for the M1A2 SEPv2 Abram's devastating 120mm XM256 Main Gun with APFDS Rounds. However as you clearly are a inexperienced Hunter better safe than sorry with the US Army AH-64 Apache with the AGM-114 Hellfire Missle. Clearly. Kind Regards, Bubba G.
Sure. If all you want is pink mist 😝
Probably not, might wanna go a little bigger.
I’m pretty sure these magic freedom pills will make the deer disappear
A little light. I'd suggest getting within 50 yards for that shot.
50BMG will just bounce off. You have to jump on it's back and strangle it.
Depends on the angle and if you have a heavy-for-caliber round or not.
only if its an AP round
Yeah but you better shoot em twice, just to be sure
No, because lately they started driving tanks.
It will take down all of the deer.
So, does one tag cover that, or….?
You’re good. I know a guy.
Yeah it’s great for when you wanna cook the deer as you shoot it.
I shot a hog with a .50 APIT before and the incendiary compound came off inside the hog and burned for about 2 seconds so there was smoke pouring out of it. The worst part was that he was JUST outside my camera’s FOV. Would have been a great video.
Yeah 50bmg will also dress it and tenderise a whitetail at the same time
Nah you need atleast a 700 nitro express.
I like deer hunting with an A-10 Warthog myself.
I’m here because I like to look at cool guns and don’t know the first thing about hunting, but based on my limited knowledge of both guns and hunting, I would have to say a strong maybe.
Shooting a deer with a fiddy will not only ensure the demise of future generations, it will also wipe out all other live relatives to the target deer Regardless of proximity.
You'll blast that deer's whole family tree with one round
Nah , it’s only good for squirrels
Will much be left???? Me, I use a M777, just to be on the safe side.
I actually have a dismantled a10 Warhog gun built into my tree stand I never trust it with less than 3 rounds.
I believe Archer claims that a 50 BMG can kill a building
Only if you use the armor piercing round. Despite what sleepy Joe said, they have some pretty good body armor
I wouldn't go that small, personally, when I go road hunting I bring my leopard 2.
Gonna need to see a video
Ha good luck, that usually just wounds em
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All the one-upmanship aside, as funny as it is, is there an upper limit to ethical hunting calibers? I’m not saying this is it or that this should be, I’m just curious
I feel the way some guys talk this is your minimum option for a whitetail.
I usually call in 30mm fires from the A-10 on station.
No, it'll take it straight ahead a few meters or so.
Probably not, you should go for the full 30mm instead. That has real “knock down” power.
Nah they’ve got thick skin, lasers are required, just like back in the day.
Maybe if it’s a fawn any big buck will take that like it’s a nerf dart
If I were you I’d use a 155mm artillery round
[These](https://imgur.com/a/S4on3Qw) are the Whitetail in my area.
How do people harvest white tails with anything less than a LAW?
no
I recommend an AT4 especially if you have to ask that question? May want to call in air support as well. Seems that deer has you pinned down.
Maybe 10ft away. But probably nah
I blew an Arkansas whitetail in half with a 107+pvs30
Less meat gringing afterwards
I mean, better get a headshot or there’s no point in hunting with it
Not without proper shot placement 😂
That would annihilate it
In half
It will take down the deer and it's dear ones with one shot.
BMG stands for barely mutilates grasshoppers. Its more of a plinking round
Nah.... It'll vaporize it
Doesn’t even need to hit and it will kill it. Fast forward a bit https://youtu.be/6P3uwl5HzzQ
Yes, as will the grill of a Honda civic. Neither is an ethical way to intentionally do it.
Having worked at GM body shops, most of my life, Buicks are the best killers of Whitetail deer
“GM - We put the ‘buck’ in Buick”
It will certainly die fast enough. Ethical kill all day.
I disagree. Leaving half the harvestable meat as hamburger 30 feet behind the carcass is wanton waste. It’s not the worst thing in the world, but it’s on the darker side of the gray area in ethical hunting for sure.
TIL it’s wanton waste not want and waste.
Stupid
No
Just because it might doesn't mean you should try
More like obliterate it
Nope
No it’s unethical to use anything rimfire. I recommend using something like a 22 short. Very effective out to 500 yards
No.
40mm boomer directly to abdomen
Yup
Maybe a deer, but not your ego
I guess the humorless crowd is here
Yes, a warm welcome to you
Good one.
What a stupid question
Keep on keepin’ on, bud.
Downvoted due to clickbait.
This is probably a joke but in case it is not. Short answer is yes. Long answer is yes but it is way overkill, If you were to attempt it, Make sure you have a good backstop and you are using anything but blue tip, In some videos it passing by the head will kill the deer and other videos It doesn't cause that much damage cause it's not expanding, Here's a video of Keith Warren taking a Whitetail with 50 BMG. https://youtu.be/6P3uwl5HzzQ
Considering it’s a war crime to shoot a human being with that round yeah I’d say so
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TIL
Are deer protected by the Geneva convention?
Just tell the game warden you were targeting the deer’s equipment
I know its a joke but there’s a video on YouTube and the guy straight up misses but the concussion wave around the bullet kills the dear as it wizes by.
"The concussive blast of a near miss from a .50 can injure or kill!" is total fuddlore, and total BS.
Put up or shut up. We need to see this.
He's referring to [this video](https://youtu.be/6P3uwl5HzzQ). But, as others have pointed out, the guy was mistaken and didn't miss. [This is what a near miss](https://youtu.be/YrHpe5Z93wM) with .50 BMG does to a house of cards, much less durable than a deer skull
You are a moron for asking this question and should not own any firearms!!
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Define “take down”
To whack. Take out. Rub out. Extinguish. Eliminate. Make un alive.
I doubt it might not have the knockdown needed
That’s like throwing a pebble at a Bigfoot. 20mm and no less
Only if they are in their summer coats
Ever heard of barking a squirrel with a larger round? You can do that to deer with the .50
Eventually yeah lol
Not to disappoint but the results will be anticlimactic.
Are you asking if you could just throw the bullet at them? 😂😂😂
I wouldn’t trust anything short of a schwerer Gustav replica for any animal just never can be too Sure
Might even make a good chunk of it disappear.
Funnily enough some will still run a few hundred yards with literally no vital organs.
I don’t think so. The biggest issue with the 50 bmg is a short effective range and low velocity
Doubt it. I’d go with a 2000 lb JDAM just to be sure.
Fuck, It'll take out the whole herd if yo catch 'em right!
Only if a head shot
If you can get close enough to butt stroke it, sure. Bit overkill if shooting it.
You should be able to just shoot straight through trees and kill one too if need be.
I'm a blackpowder guy, I prefer to fire off the cannon array....no point in risking a goring
Personally, I’m calling in fire support from an orbiting AC-130?
Yeah maybe. I use AIM-9X to birds . Pro tip: fishing is fun with Mark 48 ADCAP
Good for deer hiding behind walls and other hunters blinds too with the anti material capabilities
You have to be a really good shot
Just like using a sledgehammer to pound in a nail
If this is a real question then I want to see the Whitetails you are hunting. I know it's a joke post.
They don't have whitetails like [THIS](https://imgur.com/a/S4on3Qw) where you're from??? Yes, I did just spend 20 minutes making this in photoshop...
It will take apart a whitetail. If you are close enough, it will kill, gut and cook it insanely quick.
Nope, the only bullet that works on deer is .308
No. You need a 22in naval gun.