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Muzzleloader Hunting
Had some fun on the range
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<blockquote data-quote="FrontierGander" data-source="post: 1998448" data-attributes="member: 26439"><p>Not bad! I had rebarreled my Traditions St.Louis Hawken about 1 1/2 months ago and ended up using a CVA Hawken .54cal barrel.</p><p></p><p>Today I finally sat down and took my time, swabbing the bore between each shot, letting everything cool down, seating the patched round ball consistently on the powder. I even went as far as using a drop tube to keep the powder off the walls of the bore.</p><p></p><p>Using 90gr 2fg Gearhart - Owen black powder, .020" patches and .530" home cast round balls, I produced this nice little group. Im not sure if I want to touch that rear sight though. Sometimes just the tiniest amount moves it over a few inches.</p><p></p><p>Next time out, I'll up the charge to 100 and 110gr and see how the group holds up. Very happy with that new barrel!</p><p><a href="https://postimg.cc/rDbfM2F1" target="_blank"><img src="https://i.postimg.cc/9fXKPc6n/20201012-103440.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></a></p><p><a href="https://postimg.cc/s1R0MzPK" target="_blank"><img src="https://i.postimg.cc/SQX0tNn0/20201012-125007.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></a></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="FrontierGander, post: 1998448, member: 26439"] Not bad! I had rebarreled my Traditions St.Louis Hawken about 1 1/2 months ago and ended up using a CVA Hawken .54cal barrel. Today I finally sat down and took my time, swabbing the bore between each shot, letting everything cool down, seating the patched round ball consistently on the powder. I even went as far as using a drop tube to keep the powder off the walls of the bore. Using 90gr 2fg Gearhart - Owen black powder, .020" patches and .530" home cast round balls, I produced this nice little group. Im not sure if I want to touch that rear sight though. Sometimes just the tiniest amount moves it over a few inches. Next time out, I'll up the charge to 100 and 110gr and see how the group holds up. Very happy with that new barrel! [url=https://postimg.cc/rDbfM2F1][img]https://i.postimg.cc/9fXKPc6n/20201012-103440.jpg[/img][/url] [url=https://postimg.cc/s1R0MzPK][img]https://i.postimg.cc/SQX0tNn0/20201012-125007.jpg[/img][/url] [/QUOTE]
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