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.54 for Bear?
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Slenk:
 :tup:
Sound like you have it figured out pretty good .
Good Luck.
Slenk
Opportunist:
Have you shot two patched round balls at the same time? A friend of mine swore by it. He's a little on the wild side but he said they grouped well. I know he was shooting an old sidelock. Not sure the barrel length and twist.

Just a thought, I know I would want a little more knockdown than a patch round delivers, to shoot a bear.

I wonder what load Jeremiah Johnson shot griz with?
Slenk:
If you shoot 2 patched round balls you want to make sure you shoot only the top ball with a patch . Other wise you can bulge your barrel or worse yet rupture it. Saw it happen a couple of times.
And ya I've done it they hit about 4" apart at 50 yrds.
Slenk
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