A round with with those characteristics, while far from preferable as a weapon (not at all a "reliable" or "clean" kill) remains capable of killing in a very un

A round with with those characteristics, while far from preferable as a weapon (not at all a "reliable" or "clean" kill) remains capable of killing in a very unlucky shot or causing a serious but nonlethal injury. One doesn't refrain from hunting deer with 22LR because the 22LR (at about three times this energy) isn't dangerous, but because it is difficult to get a shot that produces an instant kill with > 90% probability, and one is more likely to chase and possibly lose a deer that is slowly bleeding to death. Hunters that are insensitive to the deer's suffering and willing to give chase will accept a 50% probability and brag about it later.