Another range day with the .54 T/C Hawken - still mediocre

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Which No. 11's? They're not the same size. Remingtons are significantly shorter than CCI's.

Ah, interesting. I'm using CCI's, of course. That's what's available down the street.

I hadn't considered M75rlg's idea about securing the caps. That's a good technique to know about.

I sure like the idea of simple PRB's. And a mold would be cool to have. Tho I'd thought it would be more efficient to get a good all-around .45acp mold and only cast one bullet to satisfy autopistol, hawken, and any future .45colt revolver that might come my way...

Ammo availability around here is limited, tho of course I can order online.
They might have some new Hornady RB's down the street, however. I saw some new boxes the other day. Those might actually work with my pillow ticking, vs. the CVA balls I have which strike me as expensive and are somehow too fat for my 0.012 ticking.

You should keep an eye out for a mold and make your own. I got one at the Northwest Mountainman Trade Show for $20.

hahaha, Shipchief, I'm so envious. I'm halfway between New York City and Boston.

Fyrfytr, the sabots are expensive for a bag of plastic pieces, but when piggy-backing on pistol bullets I already stock, it's kind of a wash compared by buying/stocking extra stuff. I DO like the idea of not being dependent on some manufacturing technique that I can't duplicate at home. That's the biggest appeal of PRB's to me. Sustainability. And yeah, less litter too.

-Daizee
 
This scan is a favorite of mine. It just goes to show that a round ball is capable of taking down the largest game on the planet. It also shows that there is no hard and fast rule about which powder granulation should be used in a given caliber gun.

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That's quite impressive. 5-bore? That's gotta be like a golf ball.
Let's calculate the free recoil of that rifle. Wait.... let's not.

If I've gotta go that big to take a deer with a round ball I'm in trouble!! ;-)

-Daizee
 
To revive the earlier question about choosing a projectile...
I have these three available already All .452:

1) 230gr hard cast LRN
2) 230gr less-hard cast LRN
3) 200gr Hornady XTP/HP

I'd been shooting #1 and #3 with good results. Mainly I shoot #1 instead of #2 because #1 is too hard for a non-"magnum" pistol load. It leads like hell, but in a sabot no problem.

My concern is that #1 is too hard for hunting.
The secondary concern is that #3 is too soft - it's designed for controlled expansion at handgun velocities.

What's the difference between #2 and #3? um... blue vs. green lube? Otherwise they look identical. How to check.... hmm....

I took one of each, put them on the concrete basement floor, and whacked them each with a hand-sledge several times. Sure enough, the blue (less-hard) deformed more quickly than the harder ones. They're not soft, but definitely softER. I'm going to use those as my hunting bullet, and the harder ones for practice if I get a chance to verify that they shoot the same, but from all external cues, they're nearly identical.

I really liked the RNFP profile they took on after a couple whacks. Gave me some ideas...


-Daizee
 
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