Originally Posted by
ADVWannabee
I have a hard time believing that a muzzleloader can shoot that far. I assume the man who fired the gun was Amish too? If so, he was probably using a sidelock traditional style gun with patch and ball and maybe even real blackpowder. I don't see it shooting that heavy of a bullet with sub-optimal shape that far. But maybe it did? Time will tell when they get the bullet out.
I have known a lot of Amish, and they use pretty much the same hunting equipment as "The English" as they call the rest of us. It easily could have been a modern inline with a pointy bullet, BH209, etc. Just shame....