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Old 10-06-2013 | 03:56 PM
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With all this talk about Traditional guns and hunting lets pick one to hunt with and explain your reason for choosing the one you did.
Your choices are :
1. Lyman 54 cal 1:60 twist GPR
2.Lyman 54 cal 1:32 twist GPH
3. Tc Hawken 54 cal 1:70 twist GMB
4 TC Hawken. 50 cal. 1:24 twist Sharpshooter barrel
5. TC Hawken 58 cal 1:70 twist
6. TC Hawken 50 cal 1:48 twist
7. Renegade 45 cal GMB 1:28 twist
8. Renegade 50 cal 1:48 twist
9. White English Sporting Rifle. .451 1:20 twist Douglas barrel
10. Pedersoli's Rocky Mt Hawken 1:65 twist
11. Pedersoli Kodiak double barrel 58 cal 1:48 twist
12. Pedersoli's Gibbs .451 1:18 twist

So which one and why ?
 
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Old 10-06-2013 | 04:10 PM
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I would pick #9 because I know how accurate that rifle is and I like shooting heavy lead conicals. I would love to get a traditional rifle with a quality fast twist barrel.
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Old 10-06-2013 | 04:12 PM
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Originally Posted by 1874sharpsshooter
With all this talk about Traditional guns and hunting lets pick one to hunt with and explain your reason for choosing the one you did.
Your choices are :
1. Lyman 54 cal 1:60 twist GPR
2.Lyman 54 cal 1:32 twist GPH
3. Tc Hawken 54 cal 1:70 twist GMB
4 TC Hawken. 50 cal. 1:24 twist Sharpshooter barrel
5. TC Hawken 58 cal 1:70 twist
6. TC Hawken 50 cal 1:48 twist
7. Renegade 45 cal GMB 1:28 twist
8. Renegade 50 cal 1:48 twist
9. White English Sporting Rifle. .451 1:20 twist Douglas barrel
10. Pedersoli's Rocky Mt Hawken 1:65 twist
11. Pedersoli Kodiak double barrel 58 cal 1:48 twist
12. Pedersoli's Gibbs .451 1:18 twist

So which one and why ?
What animal might we be hunting... that would possible make a difference for me...
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Old 10-06-2013 | 04:17 PM
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Originally Posted by sabotloader
What animal might we be hunting... that would possible make a difference for me...
You can pick both gun and animal
 
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Old 10-06-2013 | 04:20 PM
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Originally Posted by flounder33
I would pick #9 because I know how accurate that rifle is and I like shooting heavy lead conicals. I would love to get a traditional rifle with a quality fast twist barrel.
Doc has one right now. I talked to him last week and it has a 1:18 twist barrel and a 3x Malcolm scope . He hunted with it last month , got a fat doe but never saw the buck he was after . It was out of my budget but I'm sure it's still available with or without the scope. If interested contact him or pm me and I can give you the details
 
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Old 10-06-2013 | 04:34 PM
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I'd take #10 with a PRB for muley's and elk.

The reason is I always wanted one, and it's the closest one on the list to a real Hawken.
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Old 10-06-2013 | 04:44 PM
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I don't know because I'm in a similar predicament I'm deciding what to use for my early ML season here in PA. I narrowed it down to two but undecided between my Accura V2 or my Renegade with the .58 GM barrel.
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Old 10-06-2013 | 04:56 PM
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Originally Posted by bronko22000
I don't know because I'm in a similar predicament I'm deciding what to use for my early ML season here in PA. I narrowed it down to two but undecided between my Accura V2 or my Renegade with the .58 GM barrel.
Go with the Renegade , save the Accura for rifle season
 
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Old 10-06-2013 | 04:58 PM
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I don't believe I can hunt with any of them, don't have any percussion caps........
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Old 10-06-2013 | 05:03 PM
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Originally Posted by nchawkeye
I don't believe I can hunt with any of them, don't have any percussion caps........
You don't have the gun either.
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