Thanks Val. That is a lot of help. I have yet to shoot anything other than targets with my 3840. Maybe someday I will though.

I understand what you mean by the reaction to that frontal shot. I shot a small Book a few years ago with a 54 flintlock. Had the same sort of angle issue that you did but was much closer and using a load that moved at about 1800' per second. The buck did not rear up per say, he just rolled backwards in a reverse somersault. It was like a TV shooting where the bad guy goes flying backwards.

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