traditions fox river 50

[gordy]

This spring I found this percussion 50 cal.
The stock was black painted wood, It looks like pine. I redid the stock with a walnut stain. Took some time to get used to it ,But I do like the way it turned out.
Over the summer I have come up with a load I will use in the Minnesota BP deer season. 70 grains of 777 powder(no pellets in this muzzle loaded) with a 295 grain power belt HP. At 40 yards it shoots dead on the sights and out to 50 not much drop.
Fired over my crony it pushes right at 1465 fps, that will kill a deer.
I have a traditions pro inline, but I like this percussion better.
It has been told to me that they were made for Gander mountain in the 80's
Anyone else have one of these rifles?
If so what do you think of it?

 

[mykeal]

As it happens, I do:

It's a nice little gun, unfortunately too small for my dimensions. Light, easy to shoulder, accurate, nicely finished and fitted. Bit of a recoil with moderate loads due to it's light weight, but not painful. I don't have a 'favorite' load. I've used a .490/0.015" patched round ball over 65 gr fffg Goex and had acceptable results at 50 yards. Might do better if I took the time to work up the best load.

 

[arcticap]

I have a Fox River .50 youth model that was purchased from The Sportsman's Guide. It's a very reliable and solid carbine. My son loved to plink at silhouettes and paper targets with it when he was growing up.

 

[gordy]

Like I said before the stock on mine was painted black and the ram rod is black fiberglass or plastic.
Mykeal the one you pictured here is very nice looking.
I am not sure if I can put a photo of mine on here. My computer and my digital camera can't or wont function together. It could just be me I think. I could use my wife's camera.
I have fired mine from my ground blind and from a climbing stand and I really like the smallness of it. I am looking forward to using it this BP season.

 

[arcticap]

Some of them did have black wood stocks, and were also available with nickel barrels and in .54 caliber too.
Mine has a stained hardwood stock like Mykeal's and a brown plastic ramrod.
If it had an adjustable rear sight [set] like the Traditions Deer Hunter it would be more versatile for shooting a greater variety of ammo which could increase its effective hunting range.