I want to hear more about each of these beauties...Calibre, Load Development, Accuracy, Field Experience (
if any).
top one is a Pedersoli Mortimer 54. 50g fffg and prb .015 patch. it will shoot 1 inch groups at 50 yards. i can't. I lied about the 4 months Frankie.
this one the wife bought me last year. USPS broke the stock in transit and i fixed it, only to drop it and break it again. fixed double good now.
second one is a .32 cal southern mountain with a G.R. Douglas barrel i found as a raw stock blank and barrel in a friends shop. unbuilt for 30-35 years. Loves a load of 35-35 g fffg and .018 patch. i made a funky peep sight for the rear and it works so well i have never replaced it. Built it after i got out of hospital in September.
third one is a Tennessee mountain classic .50 i just finished. likes a PRB with a .007 patch over 60g fffg. still putting coats of finish on it.so far it shoots to point of aim at 25 yards.
fourth is my Whatzit build. a fellow came on the forum wanting to trade or sell a bunch of parts and the stock. metup with him and traded a percussion TC .50 i had for the stuff.
it had been started and was cut from a full length to Hawken length. RR hole was off and sundry other problems. fixed what i could.
it is a .50 with a Nesbitt barrel. shoots alike a dream but it is what it is i guess.
fifth. a TC Hawken .45. this is one i bought a new old stock, stock and then two barrels. one a .45 and the other a .50 Green Mountain.
the Green Mountain has the vent liner almost buried behind the rear of the pan but still shoots great.
the ..45 is fast becoming my favorite. it shoots 45-55 g fffg with a prb and .015 patch into one hole. with someone besides me behind it
as far as load development i just start with the same grains of powder as the ball size and work a ladder from there. finding the sweet spot is the fun of shooting.
now i am building some pistols. or at least trying.
