Big daddy's are easy to kill after the early game. So for early game kills it is just hacking, electricity, and running around the environment. Just avoid the charging and you should be fine. In the fishery area you can even get into grates under the floor and shoot big daddy's while being directly below them. More @Wikipedia
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