I got your pm and relied.
The deer cooperated tonight...
I had rain, hail, lightning and thunder, sunshine and extremely high winds. But stuck it out. I saw two. The biggest stopped at 30 yards, and I lined up the crosshairs and squeezed that trigger. All I heard was "pffffft" the doe quickly leaped into the brush.
Part of late season muzzleloader I suppose. I pulled the breech plug, and completely reloaded and waited out the rest of the night.
It was a fun four days of hunting. And I'm thankful to have gotten an opportunity, even if it didn't work out.