On the Hague Convention, yes, but the goal of an army is to render the other army's soldiers incapable of fighting. This does not neccesarily mean dead. A destroyed leg, arm, foot, hand...And a wounded soldier is a greater drain to a civilized opponent than a dead one.

FWIW, two of my buff required only one shot, but both got a total of three for insurance. The third I hit too far to the rear while huffing and puffing, should have passed on the shot. This one required some tracking and killing.

I'm actually in the camp of soft first, at least for most angles, solid thereafter. I shoot a double so would have the instant choice. But the PH wanted all solids and I deffered to his experience and wishes and found they worked just fine, and certainly better than I expected.

JPK