Finally got it dialed in - The Firearms Forum

armedandsafe · 10-09-2006, 12:32 PM

We finally got the TC Hawkens dialed in, yesterday. We had to go to 18thou patches, drop to 90 grains of RS, reset the front sight to the left and work on the rear sight elevation.

Son #3 is now plunking balls into the center of a paper plate at 75 yards with marvelous consistency.

My old CVA Hawkens is still throwing the 295 PowerBelts pushed by 100gr of RS into center just fine, thank you very much.

Pops

LIKTOSHOOT · 10-10-2006, 10:39 AM

Sounds like the deer should be nervous........

LTS

DWARREN123 · 10-10-2006, 02:25 PM

Nothing like getting dialed in, makes you happy.

polishshooter · 10-10-2006, 08:07 PM

Have you tried the Buffalo Ballets?

My son's CVA Frontier Carbine .50 Hawkens shoots NICE groups at 100, with anywhere from 85 to 95 grains FFFg Goex...and they are only 245 gr, so recoil was a lot easier to handle for him when he was 12 when we built it, and I was so happy with the accuracy it is all we shoot in it.

He got his buck with it when he was 13, used 85 grains, shot it moving pretty fast quartering away from his stand from about 40 yds, it jumped a fence and ran about 30 feet farther and died...traveled a total of about 50 feet. From the upper back of the rib cage, it went through diagonally and down and exited the far shoulder. caught both lungs, and went completely through a rib and the shoulder, I was pretty happy with the penetration.

They look like two balls back to back, combined into one projectile, with the bottom one hollow, so you don't patch it, it loads and fires like a minie ball.

(I steal it when he's not looking and it's raining out too much for my flintlock.....

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armedandsafe · 10-10-2006, 08:28 PM

I haven't tried the ball-et, yet, because it is about 250 miles round trip to find them. I keep meaning to order some, but haven't found my round tuit. I have heard good reports on them, though.

Pops

southernshooter · 10-10-2006, 09:37 PM

Sounds like your new toy is ready to hunt

polishshooter · 10-11-2006, 10:51 AM

Yeah, they used to sell them at Walmart, but got out of them, in fact the last box I bought was 50% off on clearance at my local Wally world...

But I KNOW they still make them, Dixie still lists them in their catalogue, and I see them at shows.

But EVERY place I go that carrys ML stuff I'm alsways LOOKING for them "just in case."

armedandsafe · 10-11-2006, 09:46 PM

http://www.chuckhawks.com/buffalo_bullet_king.htm
https://www.jedediah-starr.com/buffalo.pdf#search='ballet%20buffalo'
http://www.thunder-ridge-muzzleloading.com/buffalo.htm
http://possibleshop.com/ball-bullet.htm (scroll down)
http://www.gunnersden.com/index.htm....ll-bullet.html
http://www.eders.com/Buffalo-Bullet-...3,426,429.html

Yes, I'd say they are still available.

Pops

10-09-2006, 12:32 PM	#1
armedandsafe Former Guest Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Moses Lake, WA Posts: 10,344	Finally got it dialed in We finally got the TC Hawkens dialed in, yesterday. We had to go to 18thou patches, drop to 90 grains of RS, reset the front sight to the left and work on the rear sight elevation. Son #3 is now plunking balls into the center of a paper plate at 75 yards with marvelous consistency. My old CVA Hawkens is still throwing the 295 PowerBelts pushed by 100gr of RS into center just fine, thank you very much. Pops -->

10-10-2006, 10:39 AM	#2
LIKTOSHOOT Advanced Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2001 Posts: 9,367	Re: Finally got it dialed in Sounds like the deer should be nervous........ LTS

10-10-2006, 08:07 PM	#4
polishshooter Advanced Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2001 Location: Indiana Contributor Posts: 7,879	Re: Finally got it dialed in Have you tried the Buffalo Ballets? My son's CVA Frontier Carbine .50 Hawkens shoots NICE groups at 100, with anywhere from 85 to 95 grains FFFg Goex...and they are only 245 gr, so recoil was a lot easier to handle for him when he was 12 when we built it, and I was so happy with the accuracy it is all we shoot in it. He got his buck with it when he was 13, used 85 grains, shot it moving pretty fast quartering away from his stand from about 40 yds, it jumped a fence and ran about 30 feet farther and died...traveled a total of about 50 feet. From the upper back of the rib cage, it went through diagonally and down and exited the far shoulder. caught both lungs, and went completely through a rib and the shoulder, I was pretty happy with the penetration. They look like two balls back to back, combined into one projectile, with the bottom one hollow, so you don't patch it, it loads and fires like a minie ball. (I steal it when he's not looking and it's raining out too much for my flintlock..... ) __________________ The problems we face today are there because the people who work for a living are outnumbered by those who vote for a living.

10-10-2006, 08:28 PM	#5
armedandsafe Former Guest Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Moses Lake, WA Posts: 10,344	Re: Finally got it dialed in I haven't tried the ball-et, yet, because it is about 250 miles round trip to find them. I keep meaning to order some, but haven't found my round tuit. I have heard good reports on them, though. Pops

10-10-2006, 09:37 PM	#6
southernshooter Advanced Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Deep South Mississippi Posts: 5,943	Re: Finally got it dialed in Sounds like your new toy is ready to hunt __________________ Only you can see this

10-10-2006, 02:25 PM	#3
DWARREN123 Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: BETWEEN TN & KY Posts: 764	Re: Finally got it dialed in Nothing like getting dialed in, makes you happy.

10-11-2006, 10:51 AM	#7
polishshooter Advanced Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2001 Location: Indiana Contributor Posts: 7,879	Re: Finally got it dialed in Yeah, they used to sell them at Walmart, but got out of them, in fact the last box I bought was 50% off on clearance at my local Wally world... But I KNOW they still make them, Dixie still lists them in their catalogue, and I see them at shows. But EVERY place I go that carrys ML stuff I'm alsways LOOKING for them "just in case." __________________ The problems we face today are there because the people who work for a living are outnumbered by those who vote for a living.

10-11-2006, 09:46 PM	#8
armedandsafe Former Guest Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Moses Lake, WA Posts: 10,344	Re: Finally got it dialed in http://www.chuckhawks.com/buffalo_bullet_king.htm https://www.jedediah-starr.com/buffalo.pdf#search='ballet%20buffalo' http://www.thunder-ridge-muzzleloading.com/buffalo.htm http://possibleshop.com/ball-bullet.htm (scroll down) http://www.gunnersden.com/index.htm....ll-bullet.html http://www.eders.com/Buffalo-Bullet-...3,426,429.html Yes, I'd say they are still available. Pops