Those of you with "the sickness" will understand when I say I stumbled across what appeared to be an unfired .50cal TC Hawken Flintlock at an estate sale, priced so low I HAD to buy it....standard TC Hawken with 1:48" twist.
I upgraded the lock with the new style parts and went to the range this morning in the rain...just got back.
Began breaking it in with 40 target loads of 50grns Goex FFFg, pillow ticking, & Hornady balls, and it just ate out the center of the bullseyes at 50yds.
Then before leaving, I decided to try a couple groups at 100yds using my full power hunting loads I normally use in my 1:66" round ball barrels as follows:
90grns Goex FFFg (3F)
Oxyoke wonderwad (.54cal in a .50)
TC .018" prelubed pillow ticking
Hornady .490
Cleaned the barrel, shot the two groups off the bench and measured the holes from center to center...one was 2+3/8" and the other was 1+7/8"...not too shabby for an off the shelf TC Hawken 1:48" barrel with max round ball hunting loads.
Life is good...
:redthumb:
I upgraded the lock with the new style parts and went to the range this morning in the rain...just got back.
Began breaking it in with 40 target loads of 50grns Goex FFFg, pillow ticking, & Hornady balls, and it just ate out the center of the bullseyes at 50yds.
Then before leaving, I decided to try a couple groups at 100yds using my full power hunting loads I normally use in my 1:66" round ball barrels as follows:
90grns Goex FFFg (3F)
Oxyoke wonderwad (.54cal in a .50)
TC .018" prelubed pillow ticking
Hornady .490
Cleaned the barrel, shot the two groups off the bench and measured the holes from center to center...one was 2+3/8" and the other was 1+7/8"...not too shabby for an off the shelf TC Hawken 1:48" barrel with max round ball hunting loads.
Life is good...
:redthumb: