Thanks for posting. When I looked up MAV it showed a different rifle. Pretty much the same gun but with a different patch box. That box looks like what Investarms uses. What stamps are on the barrel? If it's an Investarms they do make a pretty good rifle. I've had a few and they were all fine guns. I found a website a couple years ago where you could buy parts for them but don't remember who it was. If that's what yours is I'll see if I saved that site on my computer.
They are in Italy, muzzleloaders_dot.com is their Us distributor for guns and parts.
Depends on the twist. Good chance it is 1:48 so will shoot balls or other. All the investarms guns I've had shot ball very well. Can't attest to any other bullet design as I've only shot round balls in my years of doing this.
I still have not been able to verify the model # but from what I have found it does have a 1:48 twist.
Ill post a picture of the stamp on mine after while and we'll see if yours has the same stamp. Mine is a trade rifle, not a Hawken, but they should have the same stamp. The serial number should indicate what year it was made but I don't know how the do date codes.
The 1:48 twist is kind of a compromise. If you wanted to shoot nothing but bullets you'd want a fast twist like 1:20. Round ball only you're looking at slow twist like 1:66. The 48 was meant to handle both so you should be able to go either way. I guess it would be a medium twist.
Mine is different but I will have to take a pic tonight to show.
Thanks for all of your insight as I am lost in this ML world right now.
