What can you hunt in general with a .50 cal muzzle-loader within it's effective range ? I will most likely be using Power Belt Bullets. I won't take shots grater than 150 yards. Can a .50 cal muzzle-loader in general take Safari Game such as Water Buffalo, Lions, and possibly Elephant ?
If you hunt dangerous African game with a gun that has one shot,you're either crazy,suicidal or very very confident in your abilities. You won't catch me hunting any dangerous game with one besides maybe wild hog. Also,muzzle loaders are more prone to not firing than a modern gun.
I have hunted deer with mine but KW12G has a point about not always firing . There are ballistic tables to compare your 50 cal with modern firearms . Should help with a comparison . Dangerous game with a muzzle loader, sounds very scary .
ANY north american big game animal can be taken with a .50. They are really too big for small game. For AFRICAN safari hunting, while they COULD take the game, in many cases they are not LEGAL for use on some animals, especially dangerous game. As to not firing, in more than 20 years of using caplock and flintlock, I have NEVER had either fail to fire. A lot depends on doing things correctly as they are NOT forgiving of loading errors.
If you hunt dangerous African game with a gun that has one shot,you're either crazy,suicidal or very very confident in your abilities. You won't catch me hunting any dangerous game with one besides maybe wild hog. Also,muzzle loaders are more prone to not firing than a modern gun.
How can I find out if 50 cal springfiled hawken muzzle-loader is a kit?
