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    invest arms hawken

    oops skinner, these loades are max loads.start at 50gr 2ff and work up till you get a good group.my gun groups at 75 yds with 60rg 2ff with a 245gr ball-ett. hope this helps, the grizz
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    invest arms hawken

    hey skinner i own one of these guns and the owners manual say's 90gr 2ff for round balls,and 80gr 2ff for conicals.i have a post on this site with some loading info. thanks the grizz
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    hunting loads and blown patches

    hey tc, i've been talking to greg and he said that they have a match in january,the 18th i belive.i will try to make the match and meet some more frontiersman.maybe you can make this shoot.i do have a box of .095 balls that i am going to try my next trip to the range.i also got some .020 patches...
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    hunting loads and blown patches

    howdy tc, i see's you be a texas boy tooooo :thumbsup: .as for the blown patches and no groups,i started the build up process with a new hot shot nipple from dgw.i had no blow back of the hammer but lots of blown patches that looked like confetie.the 1st and 2nd round were ok,but after that...
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    hunting loads and blown patches

    hey zonie , i suspect you are may be right.not much activity in the local stores for muzzeloader supplies since texas done away with our muzzeloader deer season :( :( .i am going to try a few of the remidies i have read and will let ya'll know how this works out. thanks the grizz
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    hunting loads and blown patches

    hey greg, i filed some more on the site and was able to get a good site picture out to 75 yds off the bench :thumbsup: .i think i am still going to send you a s.a.r.e. so i can look at the t/c site.be talking to you soon thanks the grizz
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    hunting loads and blown patches

    what size wade should i look for,i have looked for 50 cal wades but cant find them in any of my resorces thanks the grizz
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    hunting loads and blown patches

    the oxyoke patches are pre lubed with wonderlube 1000 thanks the grizz
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    hunting loads and blown patches

    howdy folks, got my 50 cal investarms shooting good with a 65gr 2ff pyro and a 245 gr ball-ett,dead on out to 75 yds.the question,is this load ethical for hunting deer size animals.the max load for this gun is 80 gr for a conical bullet. also while i was working up a load for round balls i...
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    investarms 50 cal rear sights

    HELLO GREG, I DIDNT KNOW THAT THEIR WAS A CLUB IN BRADY.I WOULD BE INTERESTED IN MEETING SOME OF THE MEMBERS HERE IN SAN ANGELO.I ALSO WOULD LIKE TO COME TO SOME OF YOUR SHOOTS AND MAYBE JOIN THE CLUB.DO YA'LL HAVE A WEB SITE WITH INFO ON YOUR SHOOTS?I AM GOING TO SEND A PM ABOUT THE T/C SIGHTS...
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    investarms 50 cal rear sights

    HELLO TG, I HAVE NEVER TRIED TO FILE A DOVETAIL BUT I SAW A JIG FOR A 3/8 DOVTAIL IN DGW WISHBOOK.MABE I WILL LOOK AT THIS IF I CANT FIND A SREW ON THAT WILL WORK. THANKS THE GRIZZ
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    investarms 50 cal rear sights

    HOWDY R.M. I HAVE FILED THE SIGHT ,BUT I THINK I GOT IT TO WIDE .I CAN SEE THE FRONT SIGHT BUT I CANT SEEM TO GET IT CENTERED.I WAS AT THE SHOP THIS WEEKEND AND LOOKED DOWN THE BARREL OF A T/C HAWKIN AND I LIKED THE FLAT TOP BLADE WITH THE CUT SQUARE SIGHT PICTURE. :thumbsup: THANKS FOR THE...
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    investarms 50 cal rear sights

    Hello Folks, i am pretty new to smokepole burning but really like burning blakpowder.the problem or question i have is that i need a better open rear sight for my 50 cal.the original sight was to low or blurred to allow a good sight picture,@ 75yds i can't focus on the target.i am considering a...
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