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Offline tlmbowhunter

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Factory 454 loads for deer hunting
« on: August 17, 2005, 06:31:43 AM »
What is a good factory load (I do not reload) for a 12 inch Encore
in 454 ?

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« Reply #1 on: August 17, 2005, 08:09:04 AM »
Deer are easy to kill, you don't need any special load to get the job done.
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« Reply #2 on: August 17, 2005, 11:49:10 AM »
I would have to agree with Dusty Miller, deer are not that hard to kill. But you will  have to try several different loads to see what works best in your particular gun. What works well for me, might not work for you.  :D
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« Reply #3 on: August 30, 2005, 07:01:08 AM »
Are you kidding? I chalenge you find a 454 load that wont work well on deer :lol:

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« Reply #4 on: September 01, 2005, 10:56:51 AM »
Quote from: timothy
Are you kidding? I chalenge you find a 454 load that wont work well on deer :lol:


I was talking accuracy.
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