-> DA>-> Now that's the way to do it -- you can never go back and
-> re-shoot DA>-> that first deer, so it pays to do it right.
->
-> DA>I've decided that my first deer will be taken with a 12 ga slug or
-> round DA>ball that I cast and load myself.
->
-> I recommend the round ball route -- it's more traditional, and you
-> get to hunt earlier in the season.  Besides, it's easier to make a
-> muzzle loading rifle shoot well than it is to develop an accurate
-> slug load.
-> I'd suggest looking at the Lyman Plains Rifle in .54 caliber if you
-> go the round ball route -- it's a good rifle for the money, and I
-> heartily recommend using a BIG round ball for deer.
Uh, I meant "12 gauge slug or 12 gauge round ball."   I did come upon
one load for 12 ga round ball that gave me 1" groups at 25 yards, but it
used Pyrodex instead of smokeless.  Oh well, as they say "If it's stupid
but it works, it's not stupid."
The Lyman .690" round ball fits nicely in a WAA12R wad and shoots fine
in cylinder bore shotgun.  The key is to lay the flat sprue on the base
of the shotcup.  When using a choked shotgun, Lyman's .662" roundball
will fit in a shotcup and still pass through a choked barrel.
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