Barrel twist for deer hunting

[nkbj]

Get a second hand flintlock Traditions Deerhunter and get good with it. They have good rifling. Mine has a lock on it that's so reliable it causes percussion guns to weep. Shoot hollow based bullets, round ball and Lee REAL's. Then if you decide that you like flintlocks, sell the Deerhunter and spend the big bucks on a piece with the aesthetics that catch your eye and really makes your heart sing.

 

[Patched]

personally, I think there ain't a dimes worth of difference between 1-48 to 1-72,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,

Yer right…no difference if yer ringing steel plates at 40 yds using 40 grs of powder….
A 1-72 twist will allow you to use 3 times that 40 grs charge without “skipping” the rifling thus preserving your accuracy and energy at 100yds+….
Deer and even elk don’t necessarily need a heavy whalloping but it’s gotta be in the right place…the 1-72 twist “heavy” load gives a flat trajectory … making the right place so much more likely to be hit so much more often.
(I tried those dept store 1-48 guns in my youth…great fun for targets….all my serious killing guns are 1-72 to 1-75 54s)

 

[kansas_volunteer]

Yer right…no difference if yer ringing steel plates at 40 yds using 40 grs of powder….
A 1-72 twist will allow you to use 3 times that 40 grs charge without “skipping” the rifling thus preserving your accuracy and energy at 100yds+….
Deer and even elk don’t necessarily need a heavy whalloping but it’s gotta be in the right place…the 1-72 twist “heavy” load gives a flat trajectory … making the right place so much more likely to be hit so much more often.
(I tried those dept store 1-48 guns in my youth…great fun for targets….all my serious killing guns are 1-72 to 1-75 54s)

Are we to infer from this Sam and Jake didn't make serious killing guns?

Exactly how do you know balls skip over 1:48 rifling with heavy charges. Please cite a primary source.