actually those light loads and a roundball make an excellent small game load. When you hunt small game with a muzzleloader it is head shooting you're doing anyway, so a lot of power is not needed. When you work up a short load as we call them around here, we pick out a squirrel or bunny and let fly. It is a great way to hunt. Even if you do not get as many as you might with a shotgun or scoped .22 caliber rifle....