kuduae,
thanks for the information!

Daryl,
your considerations again point out that those Germanic round balls were slooow.
"Wenig Kraut und viel Lot schiesst weit und schiesst tot"
Old-time German hunting wisdom, way before "Magnum" was invented....
But hunting skills and a well-trained Schweisshund (tracking dog) were highly regarded.
Little powder and much lead shoots far and shoots dead.

fuhrmann