muzzleloading shotgun advice

tactical870 said:
A lot of the reading I've done recommends a greater volume of shot to powder sometimes up to 2:1 yet you guys seem to shoot more powder and less shot....
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The Lyman BP Handbook lists 68 grains pushing 7/8oz at only 950 - 1010FPS @ the muzzle. I wouldn't want to shoot at game with much less velocity than that.

For example: #5 shot traveling @1135FPS @ the muzzle will be traveling 715FPS @ 40 yards (taking .1365 of a second to arrive on target) and each pellet will have onlt 2.92FP of energy left.
 
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