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    St Louis Hawken Barrel

    My son has a Traditions 'Springfield Hawken' with a 1:66 barrel, that will hold about 3 MOA with Lyman's 385 grain "Great Plains" bullet pushed by a healthy dose of Pyrodex. http://www.thesixgunjournal.net/traditions.html
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    Traditions Springfield Hawken

    I'm not exactly recoil sensitive but this'un knocked the hell out of my cheekbone until I put a leather 'boxing glove' on it. 'Course that was with a 385 Great Plains and lots of 777. Poor stock design, though.
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    Traditions Springfield Hawken

    We've got one and it's a fine shooter...target is a 3 shot group at 100 yards. http://www.thesixgunjournal.net/traditions.html
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    Impossible Pistol Shot

    Whoever wrote that is clueless. The round ball from a properly-charged BP pistol will kill easily at 100 yards.
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    Advice Needed

    Roger that.
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    Weighing charges

    You saved me a bunch of typing, Zonie. "Plus One" on all you wrote from this camp.
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    Manufacturer ID help?

    This might help. http://store.bluebookinc.com/Info/PDF/POWDER/MBPProofmarks.pdf
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    200 yard group

    I believe you nailed it Zonie and thanks for your input. With patches that shot well, the primary difference was 'one loads harder than the other'. Otherwise, seven shots fired with patches of both thicknesses shot into just over nine inches at 200 yards- including a flyer. It makes sense that...
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    200 yard group

    Just a quick note to the thread... Since the rifle had shown a preference for 0.010 patches, I picked up 100 'Ox Yoke' prelubed with '1000 Plus'...at six cents apiece they should do all they advertise and mow your lawn too. I was expecting good things since they loaded easy, looked to be the...
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    ? for Lyman 54 Plains Pistol Shooters

    That's what I was lookin' for right there...0.010 and 0.530 works great in ol' Santa Fe and I intend to keep/cast just one size of patch & ball. Thank you all again, gents.
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    long-range pistol

    Great pics, mykeal. The 3rd Dragoon has always been my favorite of the big Colts and I looked at another one yesterday...all I could do to keep the plastic money in the possibles bag ;)
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    ? for Lyman 54 Plains Pistol Shooters

    Thanks, gentlemen. Much appreciated. I haven't bought the pistol yet but wanted to make sure .530 would give good results in both 54's, when I did.
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    Traditions Prospector

    I've shot traditional sidelocks for years and I don't pull the locks/triggers unless there's something wrong in there. Otherwise, maybe once a year I'll put a drop of oil on the sear & pivot points.
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    ? for Lyman 54 Plains Pistol Shooters

    What ball size do you use for good accuracy in these guns? Reason I ask is because I have a tight 54 rifle that needs .530, and I'm considering a mold.
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    .54 cal heavy skirted Minie projectile from Dixie

    I don't know anything about those specific bullets, but I'm glad you raised the topic anyhow. I'm looking for a short Minie or 'Ball-et' style bullet that runs about 0.526 - 0.528 tops, for a tight-barreled Santa Fe Hawken.
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    200 yard group

    I drug old Santa Fe out for some 200 yard work today. My back sight is a little loose and until I tighten that up or replace it, I'm not worrying much about zero... so the object was to just get it on paper at 200 yards so we could see how she'd shoot Hornady .54 ball at that distance. The...
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    200 yard group

    You're doing fine. Early results at 100 with this gun are right in line with that. I do have a place to shoot 200 and once I get my loose sights sorted out, I'll shoot a couple of groups and report back. This is going to be fun.
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    pedersoli hawkin

    Beautiful rifle, Mule. Y'all are making me want another one with pretty fiddle-back wood on it.
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    pedersoli hawkin

    It was a stroke of luck for me, Davy. I've drooled over the Pedersoli's like this one, JMB Mountain rifles and the Dixie Santa Fe; but the fact is that I simply couldn't have dropped a grand on one. I don't mind that fact that it's 'worn in' either, as long as it shoots- and this one does...
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    pedersoli hawkin

    I think I have just the rifle you describe although mine was previously owned by a mountain man buff, who let it 'go natural' long ago. He may have also filed the markings off the barrel for authenticity's sake. I "Santa Fe" up at a pawn shop last week for a song. Early indications are...
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