I am really trying to work on a reliable deer hunting load for this fall. I have a CVA Optima .50 and here in Indiana it is rare to have a open shot beyond 125 yards. Right now, I am using 80g 777 pellets until I get the hang of it.

I assume at that range there would be very little difference between the groups of either the 250 or 300g speer? There isn't much difference with the hornady at least with my Optima.

As all of us, when I take a shot at game; I have an obligation to put them down as quickly as possible. I did see your pics of the recovered speers and they were impressive. Being new to muzzleloading, maybe I made an assumption about hornady that came premature.