Excellent results! The .54 is a nice bore size...........

I shot my Thompson Center .50 caliber Hawkins today which is also a flintlock. All the shooting was done at 50 yards. I shot group #1 and was pleased but made a slight sight adjustment and shot group #2 It was then I realized I was out of Goex 3f powder in my horn. So back in the house for another pound and... I was totally OUT!! My next case is not due until tuesday.



So I got some Goex 2f in my other horn and thought I would try that. While the Goex 2f shot a little different (lower left corner)it was not all that bad.

I knew I had some Swiss 2f and decided to try that (upper left corner). The Swiss powder did not shoot as well as I expected, of course Swiss is amuch stronger black powder, so perhaps if I took the time I could figure out the right powder charge..

I think I will just wait until my Goex 3f gets here to shoot some more....

The lower right corner bull since I ran out of good powder to shoot the Hawkins Flintlock, I got out an old Tradition's Pioneer .50 caliber sidelock with a williams peep sight. I got out some Pyrodex RS and began throwing ball down range with a moosemilk patch as fast as I could without any swabbing. I stopped, when I ran out of ball to shoot.

I now remember why I dislike Pyrodex RS. The Flintlock was a piece of cake to clean out the Goex. That Pioneer kept throwing filthy water patches. I finally scrubbed the barrel with some Birchwood Casey #77 for a few patches and then it started to come clean...

Nice shooting!!!

Cayugad - Good shooting. In your experience, have you found cleaning after using Pyro P to be as "difficult" as using Pyro RS?

Reading this board for months now, I've noticed you mentioning Pyro P quite a few times (especially when the subject of shooting conicals comes up), but never Pyro RS. Why?

Do you use Pyro RS for any particular purpose...other than when you run out of your preferred propellant?

Thanks.

Yesterday shooting Pyrodex RS was fun until I cleaned the rifle. Then I remembered how much I hate Pyrodex RS. Today, I was shooting a different rifle, a CVA Stalker Carbine .50 caliber with a 21 inch barrel and a 1-32 twist. I used 75 grains of Pyrodex P for sending the 370 grain Maxiball down range.



Needless to say cleaning the Pyrodex P was a lot easier then cleaning the Pyrodex RS. Also 75 grains of Pyrodex P is like shooting approximately 85 grains of the RS so you get more bang out of each pound of powder. Also you get faster ignition I still say, although I'd hate to live on the difference.

The reason for the faster powders that I use, like Pyrodex P, Goex 3f, and Triple Se7en 3f when shooting conicals is ... I think I get better accuracy when I can really accelerate that chunk of lead from the begining. The finer grain powder do that for me.

Today I wanted to see how the rifle reacted with one wad between the powder and the maxiball VS two wads or in other words, 1/16th of a wad compared to 1/8th of a wad in thickness. They both shot good groups, but the double wad shot a little higher then the single wad.

All this was done at 50 yards with open sights and using CCI Magnum #11 caps. This little CVA Stalker Carbine is a good shooter.. but it broke today. Looks like it has to go back to the factory for another repair job.[:@]. At least no one was hurt which is the main thing.

those maxi-balls really make hole, ha.

yes they do. I was using my homemade castor oil/bees wax lube and the maxiball I get from Black Jack Hill. They really shoot well out of a lot of my rifles.

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great shooting cayugad...the whole "being retired thing" cracked me up...i cant wait to start my career and get my own house. i can only hope to have a range in my backyard. if i do ill be shootin as much as possible! i havent shot in a LONG time. i havent put a hole in a target in a LONG time with ANY gun. i cant wait to get out and punch some holes with the flinter. probably be a while. my buddys house is where i do most of my shooting. and right now as long as i can see the field to shoot i got groundhogs to clean out of the field. they let me shoot and hunt any time i want so i return the favor by getting rid of the groundhogs. this year they seem to be everywhere. i didnt get to hunt much last year for them so i gota play catch up! they started making holes in the middle of the fields which i REALLY gota clean up..you know i like to use the flinter for them but most are 150-200yds out. i cant do that with a flinter with much success so i gota use the 3006. a couple more hunts and i should have them cleaned up pretty good!

Cayugad - Nice shooting with the Stalker Carbine and thanks for your responses to my Pyro P vs Pyro RS questions. Talking detailed notes of what others have experienced.

By the way, I noticed in the Stalker Carbine right target that there is a bit of light showin through some of the conical holes. No fess up, did you blast through another hardened steel plate ?![&:][&:]

Sheez, stop shootin' those lead hunkers