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Posted: 3/23/2012 9:05:39 AM EDT
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I have a .54 cal. TC half stock Hawken that I used extensively 1995-2001 in informal competition and deer hunting while I was stationed at St. Louis. My house was about 5 miles from Daniel Boone’s last house and possible grave. It was quite a thrill killing a deer along the Femme Osage Creek (where Dan’l would have hunted) in an outfit that would not have caused him to bat an eye. However after that, I was stationed in Germany for five years and since returning to CONUS I have had limited hunting for health reasons, till now. Bottom line, I have not fired it since 2001.
I can’t remember or find any of my records of what powder charge I used. I’m looking for suggestions for a starting level. I use GOEX powder with a patched round ball. Can anyone help this pilgrim? |
| I run a .020 patch, .530 ball, and 110 grains of Goex FFFg for hunting, a fairly stout load. Plinking around I generally use a bit thinner patching and go with 60 grains FFFg, shoots to pretty much the same point of aim at 50 yards, I have successfully barked squirrels with this load, works well. |
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I'm not sure I'd START with 100 grains. When I found my gun's sweet spot, I started looking around 80 grains, and worked up from there. Starting at 100 doesn't give you much room to go up. Correct answer above, also as you develop a load look at the crown of the barrel and just inside about 1/4" when you see small RED droplets you have achieved what is considered a perfect burn and pressure curve with you powder, ball, patch combination, you should see the results downrange as well. |
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