Originally Posted by
slowr1der
I sight my muzzle loaders in at 100 yards. I can sometimes get shots longer than that and I just aim high with holdover. If I get a shot closer than that I hold under or on depending on the range. This works fairly well for me.
Not me i simply aim center of chest.
sabotloader' post shows this will result in a dead deer at any range out to 180 yard. It is the Keep It Simple System (KISS) that works for me. No holding high, or holding low, center of chest it is.
There was once when i had a long shot out on the prairie, at a sleeping deer. There was no wind, and i was on my belly. There was no range finder in my pocket. Knowing the ballistics of my Gold Dot load had me try the shot, which resulted in a dead deer and a mighty long drag. Guessing like that, and holding high, had me nearly shooting over the top of the deer, but luck prevailed. The GPS say it was 231 yard. The strangest part of this tale, is the bullet hit no vitals. The Gold Dot snuck through the chest, above the lungs, and below the spine. The deer was temporarily paralyzed, but was starting to move by the time i was able to drop down through a ravine, and walk over to it. Cutting it's throat was required to kill it. If i could have reloaded lying on my back, i could have shot another, but luck prevailed again, and stopped me from having to drag 2 deer, which probably would have come near, to causing my demise.