This explains why I lean toward the .54 and .58 when using round balls for deer. Though I've never hunted deer with round balls in a .45, many folks do with good results.

Something goofy is going on here. The picture in the OP isn't showing up for me. But the Photobucket code is correct. For a test, I posted it on Modern Muzzleloader's Sidelock/Traditional forum and it shows up there just fine.

Is the picture above showing up for you? If not, can you see it by clicking on it?

I have to click on it myself. PB pics have been doing that a lot lately I have noticed.

Seems to do it most when trying to post up a doc rather than a pic.

Your follow-up suggestion worked fine for me.

I too had to click on it to open it. But then it opened fine.

I have to agree that a larger ball is a much better hunting alternative then smaller. Yet many prefer the smaller ball. An old friend of mine has hunted deer for years with a .45 caliber Kentucky model round ball twist rifle and has never had a problem harvesting deer with it. But remember, where we hunt, shots are close and we pick out shots. Still, he shot a huge buck one year, right through the heart and he claimed he only tracked it 50 yards.

I like the .54 caliber. I have yet to harvest a deer with the .58 caliber. Only because I never liked to carry that pipe around in the woods. If the deer ever return to my area, I might have to give that a try.

Opened fine for me to Semi. I'm sure glad I have big balls! And hopefully I will be unloading them this coming week!!!! (early ML season here in PA)

Not getting any photos, but five different ballistic charts!?!?!?

It is a jpeg image. Photobucket is just goofy sometimes. Try using the IMG tag when posting instead of the HTML tag.



Weird, it shows up when i edit the post

I did use the IMG code. Tried it several times. As I said, the picture shows up properly on Modern Muzzleloader, but not here.
http://www.modernmuzzleloader.com/fo...p?f=15&t=27557