Originally Posted by BarHunter
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I have to disagree. I read his early books too. He recommended 1 gr of powder for every gr of bullet wt. So, a .50 cal PRB was 170gr. He said to use 170gr of powder. A .54 220 gr of powder. He backed off a bit on larger calibers, but the loads were still huge.
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Woa. I took most of my deer this season with a 490 grain .451 conical...

I cant image what a near 500 grain load of BP would be like underneath a 500 grain projectile. Then again, maybe it'd just spit out the unburned powder. I dont intend to find out.

Originally Posted by Archerhunter

Quit giving in inch by inch then looking back to lament the mile behind ya and wonder how to preserve those few feet left in front of ya. They'll never stop until they're stopped. That's a fact.