Don't shoot them much anymore, used to shoot them alot. Even won a few matches over the years.

My favorite match rifle was a TC Cougar in .45 cal, my favorite hunting rifle was a TC Renegade in.50 cal.

I always laugh when some know it all or gun writer says something along the lines of the .30-30 is obsolete and .30-06 is barely good enough to take a deer or elk.

A BP .50 with a round ball will take any deer and a maxi-ball will take elk easy enough. The best shot I took with my .50 was about 75 yards at a nice 2 point. Hit him through the ribs and in to the lungs. Found the ball splattered on the far side rib it was about the size of a nickle. That deer didn't go far and neither did any of the rest.

Its all about shot placement.

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Mike
USMCR 84-87, USAF 87-07