Pard,IMHO the 45's seem to come into their own with bullets of 500g or better. The Old Dead Guys and Sharps Rifle Co. stated that heavy bullets and heavy charges were the recipe for long range shooting. You ain't totally skrewed yet!! Wait'll me and the boys get ya blasting paper patched slugs!!!!

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