I was wondering if any of you shoot a .45 cal muzzleloader or have had any experience with one. I would assume it has less knockdown but is the range better than the .50?

i just got one for christamas i got a 50 to a tc omega the 45 in a cva magnum i hear it shoots flatter andf farther but still gettiin almost eh smae knock down power if u use 3 pellets i tihnk nyturkeyduster uses one

Yes, I do use one. To answer the knockdown power question, I've never really experimented with that. I always go for lungs shots and I always get passthroughs. I only use 100 grains of powder and a 195 Powerbelt sabot and it does fine.

I can tell you there is plenty of punch behind that bullet to drop any deer you shoot at.