logo
 

Go Back   HuntingNet.com Forums > Firearms Forum > Black Powder

Black Powder Ask opinions of other hunters on new technology, gear, and the methods of blackpowder hunting.

Reply
 
Thread Tools
Old 07-02-2011, 04:56 AM   #1
Fork Horn
 
Landngroove's Avatar
 
Join Date: Feb 2005
Location: Vermont
Posts: 121
Default Green Mountain Barrels

Thinking about getting a GM 1 in 70" twist 32" round ball barrel for my T/C .54 caliber Hawken. How is the fit, and most importantly how do they shoot? If anyone uses these barrels, I would appreciate any feedback.
Landngroove is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 07-02-2011, 05:31 AM   #2
Boone & Crockett
 
cayugad's Avatar
 
Join Date: Feb 2003
Location: Wisconsin
Posts: 17,921
Default

There is some minor adjustments you sometimes have to make. But they normally fit perfect and they are fantastic roundball shooters.
__________________
"Life should NOT be a journey to the grave with the intention of arriving safely in an attractive and well preserved body, but rather to skid in sideways, a total wreck, screaming Yahoo, with a big smile on your face."
cayugad is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 07-02-2011, 05:57 AM   #3
Typical Buck
 
Pioneer2's Avatar
 
Join Date: Feb 2007
Location:
Posts: 661
Default

I have one on a .54 Renegade and it shoots tennis ball sized groups at 100 yards with 100gr of real BP FFG and a hair larger with 110gr dose.Complete pass throughs on Alberta WT's broadside..018 patch and .530 ball.........Harold
Pioneer2 is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 07-02-2011, 10:18 AM   #4
Giant Nontypical
 
Join Date: Jan 2004
Location: Eastern PA
Posts: 6,233
Default

Hello friend. Wow, you are new in here. Just about everyone of us has at least one GM barrel. I own several. And I just purchased the same barrel you did. I am still waiting to get home and shoot it.
__________________
PLEASE NOTE THAT DUE TO THE RISING COST IN AMMO PRICES I WILL NO LONGER BE FIRING A WARNING SHOT.

A government big enough to give you everything you want is big enough to take away everything you have.
I'm not as good as I'm gonna get - but I'm better than I used to be.
"Life without God is like an unsharpened pencil - it has no point."
bronko22000 is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 07-02-2011, 03:31 PM   #5
Giant Nontypical
 
Semisane's Avatar
 
Join Date: Apr 2007
Location: S.E. Louisiana
Posts: 7,090
Default

Mine shoots "pretty well" Landngroove. This is from my Renegade with a GM .54 1:70 twist barrel (with a 4X scope).

50 yards.


75 yards.


100 yards. (I expect I can get this a little tighter with more load development.)
__________________
My wife says I'm totally nuts, but I think I'm Semisane.

Things I've Learned:
(1) It's not possible to please everyone, but quite easy to piss everyone off.
(2) If you love animals as I do, then you're not a vegetarian.
(3) There's no need to act stupid, even if you're very good at it.
(4) If you eat right and exercise, don't smoke or drink, you're going to die anyway.

Last edited by Semisane; 07-02-2011 at 03:47 PM.
Semisane is online now   Reply With Quote
Old 07-04-2011, 05:35 PM   #6
Giant Nontypical
 
Join Date: Jan 2004
Location: Eastern PA
Posts: 6,233
Default

Boy Semi, that is hard to swallow getting groups like that at 50 and 75 yds then have it expand that much at 100 yds. I would have tried another group at 100 to see if it wasn't operator error.(even though I know you are a 'crack shot'). Could have been your eyes were getting a little tired or you got smoke in them.
I'm hoping to get out and shoot my 54 this weekend with PRBs. I am going to start with 80 gr of FFg and work my way up. I had to order a cleaning jag and need to get that in before I start shooting.
__________________
PLEASE NOTE THAT DUE TO THE RISING COST IN AMMO PRICES I WILL NO LONGER BE FIRING A WARNING SHOT.

A government big enough to give you everything you want is big enough to take away everything you have.
I'm not as good as I'm gonna get - but I'm better than I used to be.
"Life without God is like an unsharpened pencil - it has no point."
bronko22000 is offline   Reply With Quote
 
 
Reply


Thread Tools

Posting Rules
You may not post new threads
You may not post replies
You may not post attachments
You may not edit your posts

BB code is On
Smilies are On
[IMG] code is On
HTML code is Off
Trackbacks are On
Pingbacks are On
Refbacks are Off

 

All times are GMT -8. The time now is 07:04 PM.