I've killed lots of whitetail bucks and mule deer over the years....all with centerfire rifles. Forty years back I bought a T/C Hawken percussion rifle in .50 caliber but at that time I was awfully busy with my aviation business and I just didn't have or take the time to pursue the ML world! Now....I've got as much time as the Good Lord is gonna give me. I've got my .54 Hawken shooting really well and I finalized the cut down of the front sight today such that it's putting the shots pretty much dead on at 100 yards. All of you have more experience in taking game using these rifles than I do so I'd like to know the maximum range at which you feel confident in making a killing shot on a whitetail under good conditions? And by good conditions I mean with plenty of light; not extremely early or late when most game moves. I'm specifically talking about with the use of barrel sights and using patched roundball!
Thanks!
Got it centered up pretty well at 100 yards!
https://www.flickr.com/gp/61286670@N08/R44Zcx
Thanks!
Got it centered up pretty well at 100 yards!
https://www.flickr.com/gp/61286670@N08/R44Zcx