First Outing with T/C Hawken .50

[CWKNOX]

Good morning to all. There was a break in the rain here Saturday so I went out for my first time shooting a ML. I had make a batch of caps the previous week and secured some Hornady .490 balls and some 3F BP. I set up at 50 yds and and fired a couple rounds off just to get a feel for how it shot and experience the recoil. Than I began experimenting with different charge weights and accuracy. The patch was a Bore-Tec .22cal cleaning patch measured at .010 lubed with Ballistol. I placed a dry patch over the powder charge as the lubed patch was fairly wet. Here is a photo of my last six shots, the last 3 were the 70 grain loads. I swapped the barrel between each shot.

 

[Bad Karma]

Good morning to all. There was a break in the rain here Saturday so I went out for my first time shooting a ML. I had make a batch of caps the previous week and secured some Hornady .490 balls and some 3F BP. I set up at 50 yds and and fired a couple rounds off just to get a feel for how it shot and experience the recoil. Than I began experimenting with different charge weights and accuracy. The patch was a Bore-Tec .22cal cleaning patch measured at .010 lubed with Ballistol. I placed a dry patch over the powder charge as the lubed patch was fairly wet. Here is a photo of my last six shots, the last 3 were the 70 grain loads. I swapped the barrel between each shot.View attachment 190619

Nice shooting for a first outing with an unfamiliar rifle! Now you can start the grand experiment called load development… enjoy it. It’s maybe the best thing about shooting muzzleloaders!

 

[TDM]

Congratulations on your shooting! Not bad at all.

 

[UndeadPoet]

I’m just jealous you got to go out and shoot… Nice shooting!

 

[OldSmoky1967]

Good morning to all. There was a break in the rain here Saturday so I went out for my first time shooting a ML. I had make a batch of caps the previous week and secured some Hornady .490 balls and some 3F BP. I set up at 50 yds and and fired a couple rounds off just to get a feel for how it shot and experience the recoil. Than I began experimenting with different charge weights and accuracy. The patch was a Bore-Tec .22cal cleaning patch measured at .010 lubed with Ballistol. I placed a dry patch over the powder charge as the lubed patch was fairly wet. Here is a photo of my last six shots, the last 3 were the 70 grain loads. I swapped the barrel between each shot.View attachment 190619

A bit thicker patch and an over powder wad might tighten it up even further. Not bad though!