In every instance I have shot an animal with a muzzleloader I have never once said " I wish I would have used a smaller bullet".

I use a 460 gr bullet for everything, even varmints. When I hear the words " thor is the ultimate when it comes to conical " I kind of wonder how many game animals have you killed, and how many with each conical to compare them all? With the elk I have killed and helped guys get I have seen about 40 head of elk cross the rainbow bridge. I have seen things go wrong and things go right. I have never lost one. My comfort level is three part. First is accuracy, next is weight, a third would be a wide meplat to give some shock. I won't give up accuracy for weight. I do use the heaviest weight that is accurate in my rifle.

Does bullet weight make up for poor placement? Lest say you have a large bull quartering away. You have to aim farther back. You see in your mind the path the bullet must take. In some cases you might have to aim at the last rib to push the bullet into the lungs and heart. That is a case for a large well constructed bullet. The extra weight will be what helps push the bullet farther into the vitals.

Now a guy can go out and kill an elk with w 22 LR but it doesn't prove it is an elk rifle. Ron