ORIGINAL: IL-Cornfed
I would seriously look into wether of not you can use an inline muzzleloader during the "rifle" season. You'd get much more impressive ballistics and trajectory and a far more impressive maximum range (200+)!
I agree, but I think he already has his mind made up.
One thing that I am kinda "worried" about is your statement "I don't wanna gun that won't make a good blood trail.....".
Any gun/caliber will made a great blood trail. Its not the gun/caliber is the shooter and shot placement.
You can wound just as many deer with this caliber as you can 300mag if you don't know how to shoot.[&o]