I love my new .54
 

You guys know I got a GM 1:70 twist 54 for my Hawken stock. I had previously posted some 50 yd targets that were pretty impressive. Well I installed a T/C tang peep on it and this morning before it got too hot I took her out again. This time I shot at 75 yds. (At this range, the front bead just about covers the 6" bull.) Using my 90 gr charge of FFg, .530 RB and Pillow tick patch the rifle still cluster the PRB into a nice little group. And surprisingly, I also tried 90 gr of Pyro RS and it hit the same POI.
I also shot the GM LRH SS 50 cal this morning so I could alternate between rifles. Because it shot 250 gr SWs well, I wanted to try some 240 gr .429" Nosler soft point bullets I had on hand. They shot pretty well and show promise but damn, I hate those fiber optic sights. I think I am going to get another peep for this rifle. I seem to shoot much better with the peep than with std open sights.

Just in case you guys think I am BSing I figured I better post the target. One more thing. Before I left, I shot a 1/2 watermelon at 50 yds that had been in our frig before we left for FL and it was going bad. The 54 PRB did an excellent job of exploding the rind into nice fist sized pieces and vaporizing most of the red juicy part.

That is some impressive shooting. I should have never sold my .54 caliber. It was just a great shooter.

I love my new .54

Me too and its going to take a custom build to make my feel differently. Mines a little brush gun but i love the 54cal. I probably wont get a 54 for PRBs anytime soon but that Cabelas Hawkens carbine still tempts me sometimes. :D

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I love my new .54

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I knew you would. Fun, accurate, cheap to shoot, mild recoil, effective for deer at 100 yards. What's not to like?

Even though I have a new .54 kit coming, I still want to get one of those round ball barrels. It looks like you have yours shooting darn well. Now, put a scope on it.

Pluckit - ARE YOU INSANE! AND FALL INTO THE DARK SIDE LIKE SEMISANE? No way.
There is only one sidelock that I am putting a scope on. But it is a replica scope (36" brass - 3/4" tube). It is at the shop now getting drilled and tapped. Pictures will be forthcoming when I get the barrel back.

I'm going to have to take a chance and possibly sin for the first time in my life. When I finish putting my traditions .54 caliber side lock together I'm slapping a scope on it for sure.

It gets easier after the first time Pluckit. The old slippery slope theory, ya` know. :biggrin:

I have been to the dark side:



And I love it. It took some getting used to it, but after a while it was vey comfortable to shoot.

Nice set up. I sure would like to see some paper that one punched holes in.

I have only shot it once since we put the scope on. I will be giving it a work out soon. She will be going into the woods this year. She has already knocked down game, but not with the scope. My eyes need every bit of help now-a-days. Will post my results.

I normally use Barnes Expander sabots and R.E.A.L bullets. Will shoot both and maybe some others for fun.

rafsob - THAT is perfectly acceptable. Its the mounting of modern scopes like on Semisane's sinful sisters.

Ya know Bronko, everyone in life has a quirk. And putting modern scopes on traditional BP guns is Semi's quirk. But we still call him pal. If he was kin, we would just need to practice tough love with him. I honestly think we can make progress with him and turn him around.

Not!!!!!!!!!!!!! :bash:

rafsob

You must quit posting pics of those 54 fast twist carbines. :p Those are like the ONLY 1-24 54cal i can find and i have a bunch of BlackMZ on back order. Its a good thing they are not SS with BlackIce.

I DONT NEED ANOTHER SUB GUN!!! :biggrin:

Oh man, Semi, you really come off with some good responses. And rafsob, I'm sorry but I am afraid there is no hope for semi. He has been down the dark side for far too long.
BTW, I was at Cabelas today. Was checking out a Kodiak Express Double rifle in .50 cal. Price was $1199. Went back to the bargain cave and there was one there with a price tag of $634. But alas, it wasn't a .50. It was a .72 cal. What a monsterous bore! Even though it was a "rifled 12 gauge", it looked mighty awesome. But a .72 double rifle is a bit more than I care to use.

Had it at the range yesterday and it was so humid, it was disgusting. I did have fun shooting though.

I could not get it to shoot my R.E.A.L bullets to save my life. But she still can shoot those Barnes Expander sabots:



It turned out to be about 1.668" @ 100 yds. Now don't even ask about the RE.A.L bullets. Some of my groups were as much as 4 to 5". I could get two shoots to group fairly close and then the flyer!!!

I did shoot another bullet, Buffalo Bullet co., it was a 425 gr. monster, that shot very well. It was mimicking the Barnes sabots. Now the only problem is I think the company is out of business. As usual, that is my luck.