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Great reading and info - thanks for that. There is always something to learn.
Some years ago, my BIL gifted me a used "Hawken-style" .50 cal CVA percussion rifle that somebody else had built from a kit (looks to have been built in the early '80's). He has a few black powder rifles (Pederlosi and Lyman, I think) and shoots in friendly competition with his friends in Colorado.
I don't hunt but do enjoy putting holes in paper. I thought he was kidding the first time I tried a 100 yd shot and he told me to aim ~20" above the target. I can group OK at 50 yds; I'm happy just to be on paper at 100 yds. It certainly gave me an appreciation for how difficult it was to effectively hunt with one of these; it surely is a test of skill.
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