Shooting
my friends rifle that I built for him. Traditions St.Louis Hawken
.50cal 1:48 twist. 70gr 3fg Goex, .490 cast ball .020" patch lube with
an experimental patch lube, no swabbing. 50 yard 3 shot group. Average
velocity of 1,579.
Earlier I
was trying to shoot for groups with 60gr 3fg Swiss ( Most accurate )
and just had to laugh at the 3 1/2 - 4" groups WHILE SWABBING BETWEEN
SHOTS! It got worse with no swabbing. That 3fg Swiss is a joke.
I
still have to file a bit more off the front sight to bring impact up a
good 3 1/2" or so, but today I just wanted to experiment with powders
and figure out what she likes most. Goex was the winner by a long shot.
Same load I use in my st.louis hawken and my dads hawken as well.
She
also puts the 395gr lyman plains bullets that I cast, into a nice tight
little cluster! Recoil isn't to bad with 70gr 3f either, but it will
get your attention.
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