Does this sound logical?

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bullfrog99

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Not really sure where to post, so i picked the area with the most traffic. Where i hunt, shotguns and muzzel loaders are all that is allowed during the firearms deer season, and there is a special season for just muzzel loaders. I have an NEF bull barreled 12 ga that can do 2 inch groups at 100 yards with $9 a box(of 5) sabot ammunition that kicks harder than most midbore magnum centerfires. I baught my father a muzzel loader "Austin & Halleck" 420 with a nice full figured stock. His gun will do 2" at 200 yards with $9 for a box (of 25) sabots(300 grain barnes mz at 2100 fps) and it kicks like a .303 lee enfield with the full wood. Since you can use either muzzel loaders or shotguns during the firearms deer season, i'm thinking of retiring my shotgun and getting a muzzel loader like my fathers new one. is this a crazy idea, it seems to make too much sense to me, so i wanted to figure out if perhaps i am too caught up in my own excitement to see the flaws in this plan. Is this level of accuracy unique to this particular example of the Austin Halleck or is this common.
 
I hunt with a single shot shotgun, so it will still be a one shot per deer thing, I doubt i could re-load my single shot nef quick enough for a fallowup shot.
 
I think the reference to a follow up shot was not regarding a second shot on a clean miss, but rather on a non-perfect shot. I'm no expert (but I am logical) ... I'd think that if you are disciplined enough to only take "certain kill" shots, then there is no flaw in your plan. Don't forget, though, that it is a LOT easier to reload a single shot shotgun while on the move and without taking your eyes off of the target than it is to do the same with a muzzleloader.
Hope that helps,
Saands
 
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