Conicals or PRB?

[bigcountry]

I used to use maxihunters with limited success. I kept my distances to 50 yards with a tc hawken. Which do you prefer out of a 1/48 twist? Its been over a decade since i used a PRB.

 

[flaming canvas]

At 50 yards, PRB should be more than adequate in a 50 or 54.

45 would be on the light side for elk or something that could hurt you.

 

[cayugad]

Out of the 1:48 twist, even though it can shoot both, I still like the patched roundball .....

 

[Rebel]

Patched round ball.

 

[Tahquamenon]

Either and both.
I'd get some conicals in the 350-450gr department as well as some .490 Ball, .018 pillow ticking patches (you lube these with bore butter) and some Ox-Yoke Wonder wads and work up effective loads for both. Use the wads with both.

Conical's will give you more down range power out to about 125 yards or so with the right worked up load.

PRB's will work fine out to 100 yards for deer.

:thumbsup:

 

[Old Charlie]

My TC Hawken works real good with REAL 320 grain bullets.
OLd Charlie

 

[Howard]

Patched roundball, although it depends on the conical. Some 1-in-48s are very good at stabilizing conicals.

 

[harryo]

My TC Hawken works real good with REAL 320 grain bullets.

I have a T/C Renegade, in both .50 & .54 cal, with 1:48" twist barrels. Both shoot patched roundballs very well, with the right load. They also both shoot REAL conicals very well. I also have a Rengade and Hawkens rifles with 1:70" twist barrels, which also have deeper rifling than T/C's 1:48" barrels, and they are most definitely better ball shooters, especially with higher powder charges.

 

[Slamfire]

I use Buffalo's Ballettes in my .50 and PRBs in my .36. :winking:

 

[freetrapper20]

I have two T/C Renegades, 1:48 twist, both flintlocks. One cost me $75 and the other was free. I usually keep my distances to 50 yards also. Haven't shot anything out of 'em but PRBs. On deer size game they work fine for me.

 

[Rebel]

Wanna sell one of them? ::