kkmemmott
32 Cal.
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I have always believed that knowing your gun well and where it hits at given ranges is the key to bringing down game, large or small, in the quickest possible manner. That is one reason I have hunted for several years with one flintlock. It is a .62 caliber Virginia style rifle with a 42" Rice barrel. It has Forsyth rifling with a 1:95 twist. This beast likes 160 grains of Swiss 2f and a .610 ball. The target below is a three shot group that shows what this rifle will consistently do. My dilemma and question is: I am interested in building another rifle that will handle game from Mule deer to squirrel and won't be as expensive to shoot. Would a .40 or .45 roundball fall into this category or would you suggest some other caliber? My max range is 100 yards.