longcruise
70 Cal.
For hunting, I don't do a lot of load development. I decide on a caliber that is suitable for the game. Usually deer and elk so elk adequate is the objective. For me, that's a ball and a 54 minimum. No such thing as too big though. Usually load up at about 90 grains. Both my 54s shoot that load with better than adequate accuracy. So a single sight in that's about 2" high at 50 is workable out to 100. The possibility that I'd shoot at 100 is very slim but if everything is perfect a slightly above center hold on the chest is going to work.
I know guys who adjust powder charges for distance and they seem to do well with it. Think it comes down to the gun. One of my 54s shoots the same group size at 50 grains and 90 grains. Not the same POI though. I might try shooting it at five or ten grain increments to see if it remains consistent for target shooting.
I know guys who adjust powder charges for distance and they seem to do well with it. Think it comes down to the gun. One of my 54s shoots the same group size at 50 grains and 90 grains. Not the same POI though. I might try shooting it at five or ten grain increments to see if it remains consistent for target shooting.