Well the weather finally cooperated today and I got out to shoot my sleeved Hawken flinter barrel.
Shot some 250 gr SWs with Harvester blk CR sabots (left target) and some 300 gr Sierra JSP .451" with same sabots.
Loads were 80 gr of FFFg & FFg. Both loads from each bullet were pretty similar. Range was 50 yds. The 2 Sierra groups measured 1.6" and the SWs were 1.7". However with the SWs, I have 4 bullets in that ragged hole on the left target. I need some more time to tweek a load but the barrel does show promise. I had to change flints mid shoot but other than that, had a fun outing,
Note: the 2 holes on the right target at about 8 O'clock were my first 2 shots at 25 yds to see where it was sighted in.