mnbearbaiter
40 Cal.
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I was drawn for CO elk Unit 71 this fall, and have been working a load up for it! I normally shoot 85gr ffg Triple7, over powder bore button, .018 pillow ticking patch with a .530 rb for my deer hunting! I wanted to see what the gun(54cal T/C Renegade) was capable of with a hotter load! Well, i have hit 95gr of ffg Triple7 and the group size is still very acceptable as far as elk go, and the fouling and recoil arent bad either! Is there a place where i should stop? Ive heard that a hot load in the low elevations is off the mark by alot in the altitudes, something to do with burn rate of the powder maybe :idunno: Also, with all that powder behind that ball, it actually would make the ball expand alot at closer range, hindering penetration in my mind?