1. How many of you shoot magnum powder charges for hunting?
2. What rifle(s) do you shoot these magnum powder charges out of? ie; brand, model, barrel length
3. What projectile are you shooting when using magnum charges?
4. What ignition system are you shooting?
5. Is this a scoped rifle?
6. What animal are you hunting?
7. Do you feel this is a benifit with the magnum loads or is this the powder charge that gives you the best accuracy?
8. What do you feel is the max range you would be willing to shoot, if all things were perfect in relation to the shot?
9. Have you ever taken game with this load?
10. Have you ever missed with this load on game?
11. If you do not shoot MAGNUM CHARGES, what is the average non magnum powder charges, you do shoot in your rifles?


1. I have never hunted with a magnum powder charge.
2. Knight Disc Rifle 24" barrel 120 grain of Pyrodex RS
Green Mountain 1:28 Renegade Stock 28" barrel 120 grains Pryodex RS
3. Knight Disc 250 grain Shockwave
Green Mountain 1:28 200 grain Hornady XTP 10mm
4. Knight orange disc primer system with Remington Kleenbore 209 Primers
Green Mountain 1:28 Barrel RWS 1075 #11 caps
5. Knight Disc - yes scoped with a Millet Gold Buck
Green Mountain 1:28 no scope
6. The dreaded paper bulls eye in both rifles. Again, never hunted animals with these loads
7. No real opinion as to the benifit. I would like to shoot a deer with either of them to see the effect.
8. Max range at this time would be limited to 100 yards with either rifle. I am not comfortable enough with the charges to shoot further then that.
9. NO
10. NO
11.Average inlines vary from 70-100 grains of powder. Tradtional range from 70-110 depending on rifle.


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Sabotloader, your answer was really something I was looking for. I have followed your posts and know the kinds of animals you hunt. Also I am a little familiar with your collection and it just amazes me that you do not see the need for magnum loads, even when huntng elk. This information of yours, tells me volumes of what works and what does not. Also I am aware of your experience with different bullets, sabots, etc so this is very good information to consider these questions.

After all they love to compare the inline to center fire rifles. Ballistically speaking, what center fire would you compare your hunting load muzzleloader to then?