I know that when Ive hit dingos and roos with my 458 with 500gn woodleighs (Its what I had when we came across the dingo),it didnt make as much mess as if hit with my 308 with 125 Balistic tips, less than my 44 mag with 200 bullets. I suppose the bullet didnt open up on such a small animal. It still made it very very dead though.