ORIGINAL: ihuntbuck
Well hello there everyone i was looking for a place to ask a few beginer questions and from what i have seen so far i have found the right place. alright i just bought my first ML a tc omega i have read the manual and watch the video but still have a few set up questions. let me first tell you i am a illinois hunter have been hunting with a slug gun for 15 years.i am confident in my slug gun out to 130 yards. so i am looking for a setup for deer that will pick up where my slugger drops off am basically looking for a 200 -225 yard set up . does anyone have any suggestion on a powder bullet combo for deer at long range also have been looking for a scope i have a leupold vx-1 3-9x40 on my slugger and absolutely love it it has to be the clearest scope i have ever looked thru and does awesome in low light conditions. but since i am trying to increase my effective killing range was not shure if i should try out a different scope.was looking at the nikon omega but wasnt shure how it would stack up versus a leupold also was wondering how everyone liked the bdc reticle.thanks for any help in advance...
Read this article on differentbullet drop from 100 to 200:
http://www.hpmuzzleloading.com/Technical.html
You may also want to consider the Parker Balistic Extreme, the Barnes TMZ and the Harvester Scorpion PT, all 3 have ballistic points and are extremely accurate. In my new Savage the 300g SW shoots excellent with a 5 hole group of about an inch. If you shoot the shockwave for deer use unbonded, if you use them for elk use the bonded. I like the 300g because they tend to shoot thru deer, which I like, 240 and 250g bullets tend to expand and be on the off side on a lung shot.
As for scopes if you intend on shooting 200 a lot, then I would go with a 4-12 instead of a 3 to 9. You like your Leoupold, I would stick with that since they make a good product and you are happy with it. If you want to spend only $250 look at a Bushnell Elite Firefly 3200.
I think you will like your smoke pole, they are fun.
Chap Gleason