For what it's worth, you'll enjoy your Sharps much more with traditional loads. You won't be lacking in power, millions of Bison can testify to that.
Amen. For deer and such, I'd think about a Gould bullet at from 1400-1800 tops.
Pappy has it right. Shot that very load for many years. Nothing walked away. A 400lb boar was a little hard to tip over though. You need 405s for something like that
