RE: 100 vs. 150
My Knight prefers 90 grains Pyrodex R-S or 90 grains Goex FF...I'm 2 1/2 high at 100 yards and 3 inches low at 150...I have killed deer out to 143 yards with this load behind a 250 SST...The 45/70 accounted for plenty of deer, bearand buffalo...It shot a 45 grain bullet and 70 grains of black powder...In my .54 flinter my normal loading is 80 grains of FF...With it I have killedover 30 whitetails and this is with a patched round ball, when you go to a saboted bullet you go to a higher ballistic coefficient and can take longer shots....I have used up to 125 grains in it and it is much more pleasant to shoot at these levels than a modern inline with 150 grains...I just don't see the thrill of killing a deer with a muzzleloader at over 150 yards...Most deer with centerfire rifles are still killed within 100 yards, just setup for this type of shooting.