1st Range Trip, New GM Barrel

[john s mosby]

Took my new Green Mountain 54 cal. barrel TC to the range today.
This is with a .015 patch, 60 grains of 3F, .530 ball, and shooting from the bench at 25 yards.
I found it took a short starter to get the ball started, it wasn't really hard to push it down with the range rod once it got started. I ran a damp patch down between each shot. After making a few small sight adjustments I shot 5 rounds at this target.
I want to try some other powder charges but it's looking like it's going to shoot a whole lot better than I can hold it.

 

[cayugad]

It looks like you have a real shooter there.. Nice shooting. The barrel only gets better ..

 

[Pittsburghunter]

Nice!! Is that a Renegade or Hawken you got the barrel for? Great shooting.

 

[roundball]

:thumbsup:

 

[john s mosby]

It's an old TC Hawkin I got at a local gun show, I refinished the stock and got a GM Barrel for it. I'm really pleased with it so far. I think I have about $300 in it and I plan on selling the 45 cal barrel it came with.

 

[wolfers]

Hi Mose. Wow nice group. Looks like a real winner. Makes my shooting look like I am throwing rocks. Good one.

 

[Cherokee]

Way to go. I really like Green Mountains product.

 

[john s mosby]

Hi Wolf

Good to hear from you.

It's the new barrel, it's not anything I did. I just held it as still on the bench as I could. All the credit goes to the new barrel. Too bad I can't shoot ofhand that good. I did try a few shots ofhand from 50 yards, I managed to get them in the black.

 

[patch knife]

I've been using .530 rb , .018 patch and 80 grns. 3f Goex in mine , with good results . I've got some .535 rb's I'm gonna try with a .015 patch and see how they do .