Some of the old hunter's wisdom are strange at best. Now I have a book written by an old flintlock shooter that writes that 50 grains of powder and a roundball is a great deer load. His theory was put the ball in the deer and let it expand and release all its energy there. He was not worried about pass through.

So what is enough powder for a good hunting load... well that depends on the kind of shots you are going to encounter, the animal you are hunting, and what you want the bullet to accomplish. My rule of thumb is 70 grains of better of powder with a roundball, and I like 80 with a sabot. But then remember, I shoot very close range hunting shots.

I've never tried the hand/projectile/cover with powder. It might be interesting to do a few and see just how much powder you pour by volume...