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What load to use drop a deer ?

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Old 11-23-2011 | 02:13 PM
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My son dropped one in it's tracks at 90 yards using 70gr fffg behind a 250gr bullet last Saturday.

My normal hunting load is 80gr fffg behind a 250gr bullet.
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Old 11-23-2011 | 02:19 PM
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I would use 150gr pellets and a PB
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Old 11-23-2011 | 02:22 PM
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Old 11-23-2011 | 03:07 PM
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Say what? I don't understand the question. Sort of like trying to dig half a hole!
I would say in a .45 or .50 cal, 70 gr of FFFg would be my minimum load to use for deer. Probably could use less but humanly I would not go lighter.
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Old 11-23-2011 | 03:41 PM
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I use 2 50gr Pyrodex pellets. Can't vote though cause you don't have 100gr as a option....
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Old 11-23-2011 | 03:57 PM
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Why jump from 70 grains to 120 grains? It just so happens most of the loads in my seven guns (.45 to .58 caliber) fall into the 85 to 105 grain range.
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Old 11-23-2011 | 04:24 PM
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100gr equivalent of black mag 3 and a 260 gr nosler will drop em every time when I put the shot in the correct place. I would not attempt a 50 grain though. The poll needs 100gr for a choice.
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Old 11-23-2011 | 06:01 PM
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my Knight rifle cant shoot over a full load which is 100 grains of powder so i put a half a load which is 50 grains of powder but most people put in between half a load and a full load.
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Old 11-23-2011 | 06:06 PM
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50 gr is too light for hunting. What are you hunting?
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Old 11-23-2011 | 06:09 PM
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i am hunting whitetail deer
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