After reading Mike's entry hole thread with the doe he shot, it got me thinking about results with muzzle loader bullets. Lundy had some info that made me wonder. I realize Mike was using a shotgun, but muzzle loader season (or seasons haha) are coming up. Ohiosam recently posted some stuff which made me scratch my head. Said he didn't like the results from some of the bullets shot out of his muzzle loader.
With this said, the doe I shot last weekend was not the biggest. However, it went thru the near side just behind her shoulder and exited thru the off side shoulder. The shoulder was fragmented to the point that I didn't even try to salvage the meat. Tons of fragments in there. The curious part about this is the fact there was also an exit hole. She was at 65yds. Should I expect a pass thru shot with the muzzle loader normally? (This is the first blood I have gotten with a muzzle loader.) Do you guys like to see exit holes when using a shotgun or ml? Do you expect it? WHich bullets have produced the best results? I am only concerned with which bullets are going to be the most lethal.
With this said, the doe I shot last weekend was not the biggest. However, it went thru the near side just behind her shoulder and exited thru the off side shoulder. The shoulder was fragmented to the point that I didn't even try to salvage the meat. Tons of fragments in there. The curious part about this is the fact there was also an exit hole. She was at 65yds. Should I expect a pass thru shot with the muzzle loader normally? (This is the first blood I have gotten with a muzzle loader.) Do you guys like to see exit holes when using a shotgun or ml? Do you expect it? WHich bullets have produced the best results? I am only concerned with which bullets are going to be the most lethal.