sounds like a lot of work just to kill deer...the new muzzle loader will shoot 200 yards...plus most Indiana guys dont shoot past 100 yds at deer...encore in 460S&W/480 ruger will do also
agreed. i had hard data on my prohunter out to 300. @ 300 i would not have hesitated if i could not stalk closer or there were no other options. obviouslyif i couldget within 100yds that is what i did, but i hunt alot of open fields so long shots weresomtimes your only option. my longest kill with a muzzleloader was 240ish.
this year im building a 358. the main reason is im just ready for a change of pace. ive hunted soley with a bow and muzzleloader for 20ish years. i abandoned shotguns long before inlines were all the rage.
for me its just somthing new. ill probably go back to muzzleloaders in5-10 years