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Not sure anybody else has had this experience, but this year I threw down on a nice Mulie Buck with my 50cal inline. I hit him square in the shoulder and he lurched, then proceed to leave the area at near light speed, leaping over a fence up hill in the process. I searched for him until we lost the light and never saw a drop of blood. WTFO?

I used a 150grain charge and the 260grain bullet speer tip. Is this bullet junk or what? I pulled one from a sand bank and it was totally fragged...after the above experience.

I'm done with them, they shoot well but other than that, I think they're crap!

I have a 12 bore double, but I can't use it in CO during ML season. So I'm on a quest to build a really big bore single for Elk, Moose and Deer ML hunting.

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I would not go too large. The 69 is big enough for about anything even large bears and the 54 is suitable for most game if used right though its little light for Elk sized or larger if heavy bone is encountered.
62 is an excellent compromise.
Willam Drummond Steward used a 62 (20 bore) and Ruxton 58 caliber (24 bore) back in the day. Stewart claimed his 20 bore killed more game on less powder and lead than any rifle at the 1833(?) Rendezvous.
If you contact Ed Rayl he makes a bore size that will use a .662 ball. This is near perfect since it weighs 437 grains in pure lead.
I shot a Mulie buck in the shoulder with a .662 last fall at about 90 yards and he went down in his tracks.

Dan