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I'm not trying to insult your intelligence, but waiting for a good shot and putting the bullet in the right spot usually mitigates the amount of damage done to the meat. I would think that the wound channel from a high velocity .30 cal rifle bullet would do more damage than a much slower muzzleloader bullet just because of the trauma of a mach 2-3 shockwave.
I'd recommend a .50 cal gun, since there's a lot of versatility built into one. As far as accuracy, most modern inline rifles are capable of sub 1" groups at 100 yards, provided you find a bullet/load that suits your gun. Bullet selection really depends on what you plan on shooting at, and the rifling twist of the barrel. The faster the twist, the longer/heavier the bullet the gun will like to shoot. Check out this link
http://www.prbullet.com/question.htm
It contains a lot of really good info about bullet selection and other topics.
Good luck,
Mike
Gun control means putting the second bullet through the same hole as the first- Ted Nugent
NRA Member