PowderShooter1836 said:
Stumpkiller said:
Worst part is you'll have to learn to hunt instead of just shoot. ;-)
Range isn't much more than 100 yards . . . but it's worth it!
What do you think is the hottest yet safest and accurate powder load you can put in for hunting and maximizing effective kill range (for roundballs not conicals)?
The balistic coeffecient is such that it dosnt really make much differance... I would feel safe up to 125 - 130 grains of FFg in my .54 but the extra 15 to 20 yards extended in range on a gun Im still using open sights on is just not that much more then the 90 graisn will do in the same gun. These are just 100 yard guns for hunting like a bow is a 40 yard tool.. Yah some can do it further but ethically in the field there are just limits.
The sights, in my opinion, are the MOST limiting. open sights on a 7mm Mag is still a 100 - 125 yard gun not a "400 yard (plus) gun" as it might be with a quality scope