I found a gun shops locally that has several tc hawken for around 100 to 150 and it has got me thinking about one I been wondering what was the twist rate I thought it was 1-48 how would this twist work with conical or sabot or would it be too slow? Thanks
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I have a .50 cal. caplock T/C Hawken and it has a twist rate of 1:48. That twist rate will work quite well with a patched round ball and such conicals as the T/C Maxiball or the R.E.A.L. bullet. It has been my experience that it will not work with any of the modern plastic sabot bullets. These bullets are simply not stabilized by the 1:48 twist rate and they are wild as all get out. They are all over the paper and some not even on the paper. So, forget using them. Stick with patched round balls and you will have an excellent hunting projectile as well as a good target projectile.
BTW, if those T/C Hawkens are in good shape (good bore, good functioning lock, etc), grab all of them because you can re-sell them for around $350 any time. Clean them up, check them out, lube where necessary and put them up for sale on this forum for $350. Many have sold for that on the forum. If one has a bad bore, don't pay more than $100 for it and then send the barrel off and have it re-bored for a larger caliber. If it is a .50 (which is common for a T/C Hawken) have it rebored to a .54. It will cost around $100 to rebore it. You will have $200 in the gun and you can sell it for $350. That's a tidy profit. Wish I could find a deal like that.
BTW, if those T/C Hawkens are in good shape (good bore, good functioning lock, etc), grab all of them because you can re-sell them for around $350 any time. Clean them up, check them out, lube where necessary and put them up for sale on this forum for $350. Many have sold for that on the forum. If one has a bad bore, don't pay more than $100 for it and then send the barrel off and have it re-bored for a larger caliber. If it is a .50 (which is common for a T/C Hawken) have it rebored to a .54. It will cost around $100 to rebore it. You will have $200 in the gun and you can sell it for $350. That's a tidy profit. Wish I could find a deal like that.
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Most T.C.'s had a 1/48 twist, ,1/48 will work with hollow based mini's or prb. I myself never got good results with the T.C. maxi. But that is just me! :idunno:
Grab one of the guns. I have a .50 Hawken with standard barrel, I think 1-48 twist, and the shallow rifling. I tried it with the TC bullets with the plastic sabot and a heavy charge (90 gr 777). It stacks them on top of each other at 50 yards. I think those .45 caliber bullets are pretty easy to stabilize. I tried it with PRB with a lighter charge (60 gr 777). It shoots groups less than 3" at 50 yards. I think those TC engineers actually got it about right on this one. I have not tried the Buffalo Bore and the Maxie bullets I got with it. I have not healed from testing it with the unmentionable bullets and that is probably what I would hunt with anyway.
We don't discuss sabots or bullets with plastic parts on the Muzzleloading forum.
I'm sure you will understand.
I'm sure you will understand.
My TC's always worked well with round ball and Maxi-hunters... but the Maxi-ball was a no-go.
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