TheWall
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I had a good day at the range with my T/C Hawken, .58 caliber.
I shot three targets freehand from 25 yards -- here are two of the targets:
I also shot a number of rounds seated at 50 yards. Here is that target:
Throughout the day I used 65 grains of Goex 2F, followed by an ox-yoke wad, then a Hornady .570 round ball in a pillow ticking patch.
I fired well over 20 rounds and only swabbed out the barrel once. The wad did a nice job of keeping the barrel clean of fouling.
I made sure to tap the barrel several times after pouring in the powder. No misfires. Everything went fine!
Last winter, I switched to a musket cap nipple and use musket caps with this rifle. Again, no misfires, no problems.
I shot three targets freehand from 25 yards -- here are two of the targets:
I also shot a number of rounds seated at 50 yards. Here is that target:
Throughout the day I used 65 grains of Goex 2F, followed by an ox-yoke wad, then a Hornady .570 round ball in a pillow ticking patch.
I fired well over 20 rounds and only swabbed out the barrel once. The wad did a nice job of keeping the barrel clean of fouling.
I made sure to tap the barrel several times after pouring in the powder. No misfires. Everything went fine!
Last winter, I switched to a musket cap nipple and use musket caps with this rifle. Again, no misfires, no problems.
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