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Round Balls have been used in battle to kill Humans. Why it wouldn't take down a squirrel, I don't know.
Indeed. As I have said, I did, in fact, kill a squirrel long ago with my .54 with a full throttle big game load. Its been many moons the best I remember the shot was no more than maybe 20 yards max. The squirrel was hanging on the side of a large tree. Round ball went in and out doing little damage to the squirrel. Hit it up front near the shoulder area. I still have a picture of me holding that squirrel. I would have sworn the squirrel would have been vaporized but it never. Good powder, short distance.Round Balls have been used in battle to kill Humans. Why it wouldn't take down a squirrel, I don't know.
I don't know, but I would look at it from an energy problem. You created the energy, so where did it go? Look for ways a round ball would lose energy.
Start by eliminating those things you know are not true.
Was the powder wet?
Could the ball have been slowed down by brush?
Was the distance a factor? (was it over 50 yds? Over 80 Yds?)
Things like that...
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