Got my Hawken out today

[FrontierGander]

A horrible day to choose as it was 90* and the sun was just beating down on me. 5 shots total, 3 for the group and 2 more 15 minutes later once I adjusted my sight, reloaded my tubes and then went back outside. The only thing I can say about shots 4& 5, I noticed the sun was behind the clouds and I was able to make out my rear sight a lot more clearly. I will leave it 2" high for now.

110gr goex 2f

.020" moose milk lubed patches

.562" homecast round ball

100 yards.

 

[Brisco Darlin]

cool. my kind of rifle. been wanting to get my flinter out but i hate shooting my mz when it's hot outside.

 

[Rubberduck270]

Looks like she's 2" low to me :grin:

Great shooting for iron sights. Makes me want to dig my TC New Englander out and fling a few Maxi Hunters...

 

[FrontierGander]

I use 6 o clock hold which means the tip of my sight is directly under the entire 8" bulls eye. I can see my entire target without covering it up this way.

 

[Deer Assassin]

good shooting

 

[TennesseeJed]

I have a .58 Green Mountain drop-in barrel for my Renegade. That is one fun gun to shoot. I was so used to shooting my .40 at that time, it was unreal to see the impact of a .58 caliber ball. I was using an end piece of a cross-tie as a backstop and it would knock it flat every single shot.

 

[Wobblyshot1]

Not to bad for iron sights at 100 yards. FG you're being too hard on yourself. Looks like minute of deer to me.

 

[Grill-n-man]

Glad to see the real smoke poles are coming out. Waiting for it to cool off a liitle bit then the ole Lyman great plains 54 cal will be coming out along with a TC 45 cal I picked up this spring. Not shot a 45 side lock before and really looking forward to it.

 

[GOODWIN]

Frontier- good shooting! See you live in CO. You ever shot an elk with the patched round ball? My Dad drew a MZ tag and we will be headed out in a few weeks. He's currently shooting a .54 round ball. Just curious as to your results? He torn between this and a Great Plains conical.

 

[FrontierGander]

Yes, I took my first muzzleloader elk in 2008 with a 54 cva mountain rifle with a .530 round ball and 80gr pyrodex rs. I got her at 140 yards with a single shot to the lungs. I'd recommend more powder, especially if shooting out to 150 yards. I think my load was really pushing it but hey, its a ball, it kills by boring a hole through the vitals, not so much by expansion.

 

[GOODWIN]

Yes, I took my first muzzleloader elk in 2008 with a 54 cva mountain rifle with a .530 round ball and 80gr pyrodex rs. I got her at 140 yards with a single shot to the lungs. I'd recommend more powder, especially if shooting out to 150 yards. I think my load was really pushing it but hey, its a ball, it kills by boring a hole through the vitals, not so much by expansion.

Wow 140 yds! That's a long poke with iron sights! I believe he is shooting 100gr black powder.

 

[Brisco Darlin]

i use 90 gr with iron sights. 100 yards is about max of what i feel comfortable with using irons.

 

[TennesseeJed]

That's not a real Hawken...

saw that thread at mlf...