Jim C
45 Cal.
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MSW said:I would suspect that the settlers carried whatever they had - that is, few of them could afford to upgrade to a bigger bore, and stand the additional expense of extra powder and increased cost- per- shot. I might well be wrong about that.
personally, I'd be hesitant to take down a white tail with my .40, but if it was all I had and my family was hungry, I'd take the best shot I could get. now, those humongous mule deer they have in the Lone Star State, well I suspect that trying a .40 would just irritate the deer ... dunno ...
as a 'small game' caliber, I think the .40 is the cats' meow, but that's just one guy's opinion and it's completely free.
no doubt well worth the cost!
in any event, I wish you well, and Make Good Smoke!
Mine is so dad blame accurate that if Wa state allowed it for deer I wouldn't hesitate to take head shots out to 50 yds for an instant one shot kill, and never look back.