RE: Round ball for deer hunting
 

tipping my hat to cayugad for stating up front the facts about a roundball/ deer taking capability with out putting a salespersons pitch with it;)

RE: Round ball for deer hunting
 

When I bought my first ML rifle, I asked the same question of the old gentleman who had made the gun, a Hawken type with a slow-twist RB barrel. His reply was "Remember, almost all of the game in North America that was here originally was killed with a round ball! He was right.

I use 90 grains in mine, but seeno reason why 80 grains would not be just as good. The reason I use 90 is that this load turned out to be the most accurate in my rifle.