I did help, thank you!.50 cal rifles mostly use a .490 ball with .015” patches. Some use a .495 ball but then a thinner patch.
Be aware though that a few .50 cal marked rifles actually have a bore diameter greater than .50 cal and as such require the use of an actual .500 (or slightly larger) ball.
However, your TC Hawken will likely love a .490” ball and .015” patch.
Hope this helped.
Walk
It gets confusingFYI there is also a .498 round ball mold offering from some companies. I'm not sure if these are not meant for a very thick patch and some of the rarely seen but existing .52 caliber rifles.
LD
490 seems to be the most advised. I greatly appreciate it.Like most, I would suggest.490 for the first box of balls. Trying different patch thickness and materials is next on your list. Again, using .015 as a good jumping off point. Powder charge will likely be 80 to 100 grains volume of ffg...
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