Chap,

I've been keeping myself busy. Yes, I consider it very good load. As good as any actually. I've also hunted extensively with 7mm Rem Mag and never got performance which remarkably exceeded the performance of a heavy all-lead hollowpoint impacting at an appropriate velocity. Of course the 7 Mag is point and shoot out to 250 yards. That's the major difference. Up close, a muzzleloader, even with a powerbelt, is a formidable weapon.