Originally Posted by
bronko22000
Whatever. However he said his whitetails can go up to 200 lb. And a whitetail IMO is harder to anchor than an elk. A whitetail seems to be just a tougher animal despites its diminutive size compared to an elk. And by the way, I like the old stuff too. I have Winchesters in .405 and 4 or 5 .45-70s. But your question just goes back to my quote. Why do you always insist on good enough when there are better things out there. You just keep on insisting we should all use either PRBs or some other kind of all lead bullet in our MLs. And that jacketed saboted bullets have no place in ML.
So like I said earlier, if you want to use so-so bullets, that yes, will get the job done, then be my guest. We, who experiment with different loads, bullets, barrels, etc will use what we think is best to kill an animal, regardless of size, in a quick, clean and ethical manner which will not put a stain on the reputation of muzzleloading.
A whitetail is harder to stop than an elk. Good one.
btw..If you can't stop a whitetail at 50 yds with a 250gr sabot. You need to learn where to put the bullet. I see no reason to recommend a 300gr bullet. The 250 gr should blow right through a deer, and leave a blood trail Stevie Wonder could follow.
I always thought tracking an animal after it was shot was part of being a good hunter? The mentality now seems to be if you don't kill the game on the spot, you need more gun.
