Traditions Hawken .50 cal

[straight-shooter]

I just run across a couldn't refuse deal on this pristine Traditions Hawken .50 cal muzzleloader. I've got quite a bit of time and experience with black powder pistols but this is my first muzzleloader rifle. I was always debating between the newer inlines and these replicas of the olden days. When this deal presented itself i couldn't turn the other way!

I've ordered a round ball mold for this seeing how i'm going to cast my own round balls. With this gun having a 1 in 48 twist I'll also venture into conicals to see what exactly this gun likes. Word has it this type of gun likes either 240gr or 300gr XTP conicals over 90gr of real black or pyrodex loose. Anywho we shall see ....

OH, did I mentioned i picked up this beauty for $120 ?

 

[sonier]

id buy it from you for 130 what a smoking deal though. congrats on your find

 

[Ratdog68]

Yum !!! Ya done GOOD !!! Very fine choice with going Traditional too. These modern offerings... "got no heart".

 

[mykeal]

Nice buy. Keep your loads reasonable; Traditions rifles are entry level guns, and the locks are especially unforgiving of heavy loads.

 

[straight-shooter]

Yep, no magnum style loads here. Gonna keep it between 70 - 90 grains. Accuracy before recoil and noise.

 

[online247]

Congrats

She sure is pretty! Sounds like you got a good deal too.

 

[Ratdog68]

I must be losing it !!! Initially... I'd swear I read that you said it was a Thompson Center... now, I plainly see it's a Traditions !!

I've got one just like it that I bought new last year. I sure didn't get THAT kind of a deal on mine. Sheesh... I haven't even shot mine yet. I keep grabbing my T/C .54 Renegade.

 

[sonier]

yea i love hawkens i have 2 .50 cal TC hawkens, i double loaded one of them once on accident off course, powder patch leadball and powder patch leadball, yes that sounds bad huh lol i got a stout bruise for a week and a perfectly working gun still

 

[higene]

Sonier - Wildcat

Again - 257 Ackley Improved is the perfect Wildcat. -

See Current edition of Handloader Magazine.

 

[straight-shooter]

Something tells me you have your loading rod marked for position of one load now

 

[sonier]

hhhahha all the above and been looking into that wildcat