'Twas a Hawken day
12-19-2015, 01:06 PM
#1
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Join Date: Dec 2008
Location: Boncarbo,Colorado
Posts: 9,186
'Twas a Hawken day
Well, with it being 56* t-shirt weather, I took advantage and had a blast today for a while. One thing I've learned. When you can reloading a sidelock like you're shooting BH209, You sometimes forget to load powder! 
First 3 shots I was extremely happy, then I started to play around with my patches and noticed one side had a deeper - rougher texture to it. I started to load that against the rifle and noticed tighter restriction during load. I'm not sure if that deeper fabric was wiping the bore better or not but the group shrunk drastically on the next 2 shots.
Originally was sighted in with shockeys gold, but today I switched to dirty goex 2fg for these 7 shots. 70 grains 2fg goex, .020", .570 round ball and my buckskinner's patch lube. No swabbing between shots was needed throughout the entire shooting session.
Now with the rifle center, I reloaded a few tubes with my 100gr goex 2fg hunting load and took 3 more shots. X'd out hole was the older hole. Stickers were knocked off after the first shot.
Overall, I am extremely pleased with the accuracy and consistency. It just felt nice to get out and make some thunder in the valley.
Now to clean the rifle and then set up some new loads so I can get her completely dialed in for some hog hunting.
First 3 shots I was extremely happy, then I started to play around with my patches and noticed one side had a deeper - rougher texture to it. I started to load that against the rifle and noticed tighter restriction during load. I'm not sure if that deeper fabric was wiping the bore better or not but the group shrunk drastically on the next 2 shots.
Originally was sighted in with shockeys gold, but today I switched to dirty goex 2fg for these 7 shots. 70 grains 2fg goex, .020", .570 round ball and my buckskinner's patch lube. No swabbing between shots was needed throughout the entire shooting session.
Now with the rifle center, I reloaded a few tubes with my 100gr goex 2fg hunting load and took 3 more shots. X'd out hole was the older hole. Stickers were knocked off after the first shot.
Overall, I am extremely pleased with the accuracy and consistency. It just felt nice to get out and make some thunder in the valley.
Now to clean the rifle and then set up some new loads so I can get her completely dialed in for some hog hunting.
12-19-2015, 02:35 PM
#2
Boone & Crockett
Join Date: Jan 2004
Location: Eastern PA
Posts: 12,746
I just love my .58 GM barreled sidelock. The last time I had it out I punched 5 shots into a 1 1/2" ragged hole at 100 yards. My load is 100 gr of Goex FFg under a .575" RB and olive oil .020" patch.
12-19-2015, 03:38 PM
#3
Nontypical Buck
Join Date: Jul 2003
Posts: 2,922
