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Front stuffers are kind of poorly understood in today's world of high velocity, small bore, light bullets. Their "paper ballistics" are not all that impressive. They kill in a different way, however - bullet mass and diameter. They penetrate like no one's business. Their pure lead projectiles simply do not break up, no matter what they hit.
The only exception, in my mind, is the round ball. I've hunted enough with them to have determined we should probably not hunt with them. Unless they are really big - like 12 bore and up. Even the .50's and .54's are very marginal with the round ball. I have never had one exit - even on a broadside shot. They are just too light for caliber and lose velocity like a badminton shuttlecock - use a conical bullet if you are going to hunt with a muzzle loader. They maintain velocity much better, and penetrate better as well.
Oh, and yes - if you really want to learn to shoot, pick up the flint lock. You will find no more demanding task master.
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Jeff
'72 911T 3.0 MFI
'93 Ducati 900 Super Sport
"God invented whiskey so the Irish wouldn't rule the world"
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