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hanshi said:Anything bigger than .62 (20 ga) is much too lead hungry.
Actually, no. That's the beauty of muzzleloaders, and in fact the advantage of larger cals. I regularly shoot 7/8 oz loads from my 12's and get better patterns than my 20's with the same charge.
Sure the capability is there to use heavier charges, but there are lotsa reasons not to. I read accounts on here of guys using bigger charges in their 20's than I'll ever shoot in a 12. Their guns and their shot, but I'm betting they could get similar performance with lighter charges in a 12.