RE: How many shots?
"What is that second shot accuracy? That is the real hunting accuracy we need to know."
Not in my humble opinion. Deer and hogs seldom stick around after the first shot misses.My shots are picked very carefully i ain't missed a shotwith a muzzleloader in many years. Only one animal has required a coup de grace in five years and that was delivered from 10 feet away.
My CVA's shoot the first and second shots to the same point of aim-dead center. My Encore has issues with 777 and the second shot but i do not use it for hunting; opting instead to use JSG.