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I have decided to have a custom .45 smokeless built (haven't decided on the builder yet, but pretty sure I have it narrowed down). I will be going sabotless with this rifle in order to maintain legality in IL with a .44 diameter/greater projectile. I have never shot bullet to bore before, but know that taking the sabot out of the equation will help somewhat with accuracy. I have one goal in mind for this rifle and that is taking some fine whitetails. With a new box blind that we built on one of our properties I now have the possibility of 300yrd plus shots. That being said, I could shoot one at 30 yards out of the same stand. So my question is "what bullet to use"? I am guessing I would be looking at Parker or Pittman bullets with those awesome BC's at those longer ranges, but do they perform just as well at closer ranges with a smokeless load shooting around 2500+ fps? I am sure whoever I finally decide on to build the rifle will have plenty of info for me, but I am interested to hear what you are all using. Again, keep in mind that this rifle isn't meant for target shooting, but some hard-core hunting, and trekking through some potentially rough terrain with a great variation in shot distances.