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She is deadly accurate. She is capable of printing cloverleaf patterns at forty yards from the bench on those sporadic occasions when I do my part correctly. A very nice rifle. No buyer's remorse what so ever.
My only complaint was the epoxy like brown coating on the barrel. It's a very durable finish but not traditional, so I stripped it off and gave it a proper browned finish.
Nice job on the browning, Tacitus, a lovely rifle. You did good; very subtle. As you can see in my post above yours, I special ordered a blued barrel for my 54 RMH, as I thought Pedersoli's brown plumb didn't look authentic. My rifle really likes 60gns FFG (Wano), a soft round ball cast from a 530 Lee mould, with pillow ticking spit patch (square). I use it to hunt. It is a heavy rifle, isn't it? Settles nicely over a rest though. I don't use it as my match rifle as I find it too heavy for prolonged off-hand; I don't have the strength to maintain consistency over a 39 shot match - the Pedersoli Tryon is used instead.

Pete
You have a nice specimen there, Aussie Pete. it's true they are heavy, like a proper Hawken. Helps tame the recoil and make for a steady hold. I use the same load as you, 60 gn Swiss FF, .530 ball, pillow ticking patch for general shooting and 80 gn FF for hunting. They are great rifles not to mention beautiful eye candy also.
 
She is deadly accurate. She is capable of printing cloverleaf patterns at forty yards from the bench on those sporadic occasions when I do my part correctly. A very nice rifle. No buyer's remorse what so ever.
My only complaint was the epoxy like brown coating on the barrel. It's a very durable finish but not traditional, so I stripped it off and gave it a proper browned finish.
very nice. U DA MAN
 
an oldie but ,to me, a goody. .40 and a dream to shoot, I used red maple and a bit soft, but that's what I had at the time, it was a bear to carve and shows all the little dents and dings of a well used rifle, I call them character flaws, Hah!
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Beautiful rifle! Nice work!
 
Pedersoli Rocky Mountain Hawken, 54.
I have owned one of these for nearly 20 years now. It is my opinion that this is the top mass production gun made in both quality and in the effort to look like an actual Hawken. Mine is extremely accurate beyond 100 yards with both PRB or a short hollow based conical. Higher priced...yes...but very much worth it in the realm of mass produced rifles.
 
My bestest most favoritest target rifle, built in 1885. Still shoots great!
That's a beaut, Uncle Miltie! Wonderful lines for such mass. You go to the gym much, in the lead up to squirrel season ;)? That sure must go to sleep when sitting on the bench. How much does 'favoritist' weigh?

Kind regards, Pete
 
That's a beaut, Uncle Miltie! Wonderful lines for such mass. You go to the gym much, in the lead up to squirrel season ;)? That sure must go to sleep when sitting on the bench. How much does 'favoritist' weigh?

Kind regards, Pete
It weighs 35 pounds, less bullet and powder which weigh 977 and 160 grains respectively.
 
I'm not up on these heavy target rifles, so curious be as to caliber and to just what kind of accuracy is attainable with something like that. Also, PRB or conical?
It is .56 caliber with a 1/18" uniform right hand twist. Shot this target last July at 220 yards in a match at Canal Fulton. While the group is not great, the score was pretty good.
 

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Pedersoli Rocky Mountain Hawken, 54. I special ordered a blued barrel as I wasn't fond of the usual plumb brown offering.

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I didn't even know that was an option!

I have a RM hawken, It is a great gun though she wears my little arms down after a while of offhand shooting! I bought a Missouri River Ped hawken in maple, they're beautifully made and beautifully aesthetic guns.

My only gripe is the dowel ramrod, for the money they really should be providing a decent hickory rod.

What loads are you using in that? I've never put enough work into mine and haven't had great results. Torn between selling it, boring it out to 58 or just concreting the barrel and having it as a display piece.
 
This is my BP herd, although it's changed since then. I sold the pedersoli trade gun and bought a GRRW 12G parts gun.

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Pedersoli Missouri River maple 50 cal 1:24"
Pedersoli Rocky Mountain walnut 54 1:66"
Pedersoli Jager walnut 54 1:66"
Centermark Fusil de chasse cherry 20G
GRRW leman trade rifle maple 54 1:66"
Pedersoli trade gun walnut 20G
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GRRW 12G parts trade gun maple
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what kind of wood is that.
Hi Frankie. You didn't mention whose post you are referring to, so I'll assume your question is related to my Brooks Colonial.

The wood is hard maple. The forestock is fairly plain with only minor curl. In the lock area through the wrist it starts some transition with more curl and the "interesting" pattern which intensifies in the buttstock.

If someone knows for sure what causes this pattern I'd love to know. I've examined a lot of online pictures and can't find anything that matches. Best I have come up with is crotch wood and/or in combination with spalting and/or burl.
 
I didn't even know that was an option!

I have a RM hawken, It is a great gun though she wears my little arms down after a while of offhand shooting! I bought a Missouri River Ped hawken in maple, they're beautifully made and beautifully aesthetic guns.

My only gripe is the dowel ramrod, for the money they really should be providing a decent hickory rod.

What loads are you using in that? I've never put enough work into mine and haven't had great results. Torn between selling it, boring it out to 58 or just concreting the barrel and having it as a display piece.
I use this rifle for hunting and fun shooting off the bench, Bushfire. Like you, I find it too heavy for a match rifle; we shoot three rounds of 13 in a comp here, and I get fatigued with the RMH. I have a Pedersoli Tryon for competition matches.

It took me a while to get a good load in the RMH, but it sure was fun getting there. While it shot well enough with Pedersoli's recommendation of .535 ball and a .010 patch, I felt it could do better. I have finally settled on a cast 530 round ball and .018 pillow ticking spit patch (60gns of FFG Wano real black) . I also found a greased over powder wad tightened the groups too. I'm at a consistent two-inch group, centrally, at 50 metres. I say two inches truthfully, as sometimes I can shoot a clover leaf of five shots, but realistically more often than not there are two or three that get a bit out of centre. The lads who advise they are getting inch and a half groups with open sights and round ball at 100 metres leave me scratching my head :rolleyes:. I sure like shooting the Hawken when just relaxing, enjoying the pure joy of such pieces and the processes of delivering the shot to target.

That's a nice stable of arms you have there. My collection consists of the Hawken and Tryon, both Pedersoli 54's, and I have two Parker Hales as well, 1858 and 1853 rifled muskets (two and three band). These four keep me well satisfied.

Pete
 
I use this rifle for hunting and fun shooting off the bench, Bushfire. Like you, I find it too heavy for a match rifle; we shoot three rounds of 13 in a comp here, and I get fatigued with the RMH. I have a Pedersoli Tryon for competition matches.

It took me a while to get a good load in the RMH, but it sure was fun getting there. While it shot well enough with Pedersoli's recommendation of .535 ball and a .010 patch, I felt it could do better. I have finally settled on a cast 530 round ball and .018 pillow ticking spit patch (60gns of FFG Wano real black) . I also found a greased over powder wad tightened the groups too. I'm at a consistent two-inch group, centrally, at 50 metres. I say two inches truthfully, as sometimes I can shoot a clover leaf of five shots, but realistically more often than not there are two or three that get a bit out of centre. The lads who advise they are getting inch and a half groups with open sights and round ball at 100 metres leave me scratching my head :rolleyes:. I sure like shooting the Hawken when just relaxing, enjoying the pure joy of such pieces and the processes of delivering the shot to target.

That's a nice stable of arms you have there. My collection consists of the Hawken and Tryon, both Pedersoli 54's, and I have two Parker Hales as well, 1858 and 1853 rifled muskets (two and three band). These four keep me well satisfied.

Pete

What type of hunting do you do with your muzzleloaders?

That's good shooting my friend and thanks for the tip, I might give a similar load a try with it. I will probably end up selling the rifle but I'd like to know it can shoot well before passing it on. currently it does about 4" at 50m off the bench and I'm sure that's not representative of its capabilities.

The tryons are beautiful rifles, I really like them.

I need to thin my guns out at some point. I bought the jager on a whim second hand and have only fired about 10 shots through it. It's a lovely gun but at some point I need to accept its just taking up space!

The only guns I've hunted with in the past 12 months are my GRRW .54 and my Fusil 20G, if I'm being honest with myself that probably tells me enough!
 
What type of hunting do you do with your muzzleloaders?

That's good shooting my friend and thanks for the tip, I might give a similar load a try with it. I will probably end up selling the rifle but I'd like to know it can shoot well before passing it on. currently it does about 4" at 50m off the bench and I'm sure that's not representative of its capabilities.

The tryons are beautiful rifles, I really like them.

I need to thin my guns out at some point. I bought the jager on a whim second hand and have only fired about 10 shots through it. It's a lovely gun but at some point I need to accept its just taking up space!

The only guns I've hunted with in the past 12 months are my GRRW .54 and my Fusil 20G, if I'm being honest with myself that probably tells me enough!
Hunting with muzzleloaders I usually employ two methods. First, still hunting, or 'walking them up' as we say around here; walking in a scouted area until a target animal is spotted, then commence a stalk. Second, stand hunting or concealed in a hide. This matches well with my other joy, birdwatching. The benefits of this, is I get to observe what birds come into an earth tank or dam and often get to while the day away with a good book and a camera under a shady canopy. Also, when in a hide, appropriate ethical ranges are known right to the water's edge, certainly no more than 50 metres, often as close as 20 metres. The target species at the block I frequent are chital deer, feral pigs and wild dogs. I have spotted the occasional rabbit, but I have never been able to add one to the pot.

Pete
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