75 yards and under and it is dead meat. 100 yards is about as far as I want to shoot, but I prefer to make it less than 50. 25 and under is interesting. Closest was about 7 yards. Best shot was a 65 yard head shot, offhand. Not too far of a tracking job was required.

T/C Thunderhawk in .54 cal. Taken a number of elk (6, I think), lots of blacktails (maybe 9), and a pair of mule deer. Add in a bunny or two, a coyote, and a half dozen grouse. I may upgrade this year to the Knight Bighorn, also in .54.

Prior to alternative powders I used Pyrodex, 110 grains. Now I use 777, same 110 grain load. Ragged hole at 75 yards.

Hornady Great Plains semi wadcutter hollow point in the 390 grain weight. They expand out to over an inch and I usually find them under the hide on the far side. Every bit of energy is left in the deer or elk. Moving slower it also damages less meat. Usually I cut out about a cup or so.

Great way to hunt. No crowds.