I've got an old Thompson Center 50cal Hawken,would it be OK to shoot these new type sabots.All I've ever shot out of it is round balls and patches.Killed the biggest Deer I ever shot last year with this gun and the round balls.
T/C Hawken Question
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Buccaneer
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T/C Hawkins and Renegades, in both .50 and .54 caliber were designed to shoot Maxi-Ball projectiles. I have a Renegade in .54 and it shoots fantastic with 100 grains loose Pyrodex RS and T/C Maxi-Hunter bullets over a wonder wad. I have killed too many deer to count with this combo. It shoots patched round balls just as well and I killed a double one day with full penetration through both deer standing broadside. The T/C Hawkin and Renegade are some of the best black powder rifles ever sold.
like bucc said they have a twist rate for maxi's and round balls.
make'em strut
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T/C Hawkins and Renegades, in both .50 and .54 caliber were designed to shoot Maxi-Ball projectiles. I have a Renegade in .54 and it shoots fantastic with 100 grains loose Pyrodex RS and T/C Maxi-Hunter bullets over a wonder wad. I have killed too many deer to count with this combo. It shoots patched round balls just as well and I killed a double one day with full penetration through both deer standing broadside. The T/C Hawkin and Renegade are some of the best black powder rifles ever sold.
I will agree with you but thiers is one more in my book i dont own a hawkens but i do have a T/C newenglander the only diff in the renegade an hawkins is the fancy bronze plates on them
I will agree with you but thiers is one more in my book i dont own a hawkens but i do have a T/C newenglander the only diff in the renegade an hawkins is the fancy bronze plates on them
