what to use ....................1-48
01-29-2007, 10:11 AM
#11
Nontypical Buck
Join Date: Oct 2004
Posts: 1,085
RE: what to use ....................1-48
Weren't T/C maxiballs designed with the 1-48 Hawken in mind..??..
In any case, they seem to shoot very well in most any Hawken I've seen..
Also, in my 1-48 .50Hawken, the No Excuses 460 shoots very well...I know that this bullet is considered on the ragged edge of being too long for that twist, but it stabilizes well in my barrel, loads very easily and is very accurate... And it knocks the s*** out of critters that you hit with it...
In any case, they seem to shoot very well in most any Hawken I've seen..
Also, in my 1-48 .50Hawken, the No Excuses 460 shoots very well...I know that this bullet is considered on the ragged edge of being too long for that twist, but it stabilizes well in my barrel, loads very easily and is very accurate... And it knocks the s*** out of critters that you hit with it...
01-29-2007, 07:11 PM
#12
Nontypical Buck
Join Date: Dec 2005
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RE: what to use ....................1-48
ORIGINAL: Pygmy
Weren't T/C maxiballs designed with the 1-48 Hawken in mind..??..
In any case, they seem to shoot very well in most any Hawken I've seen..
Also, in my 1-48 .50Hawken, the No Excuses 460 shoots very well...I know that this bullet is considered on the ragged edge of being too long for that twist, but it stabilizes well in my barrel, loads very easily and is very accurate... And it knocks the s*** out of critters that you hit with it...
Weren't T/C maxiballs designed with the 1-48 Hawken in mind..??..
In any case, they seem to shoot very well in most any Hawken I've seen..
Also, in my 1-48 .50Hawken, the No Excuses 460 shoots very well...I know that this bullet is considered on the ragged edge of being too long for that twist, but it stabilizes well in my barrel, loads very easily and is very accurate... And it knocks the s*** out of critters that you hit with it...
Chap Gleason Va
02-07-2007, 06:53 PM
#13
Giant Nontypical
Join Date: Dec 2005
Location: PA.
Posts: 5,195
RE: what to use ....................1-48
my tc hawkins .50 cal will only shoot the 370 maxi-ball well..i never tried sabots..
the powerbelt 295/348 also shoot great..all shot best at around 80 grs of 2f..
on hawkins, factory said you should use a long bullet..dont use maxi-hunters ,they are too short..
as for roundball,i never could get them to shoot until ROUNDBALL helped me on here..at 60 grs of 2f,at 50 yards,.490 ball,i can shoot in same hole with my RMC sights..i gave up on roundballs years ago in my hawkins but now, i use them all time..they shoot great out of 1-48 twiist..
the powerbelt 295/348 also shoot great..all shot best at around 80 grs of 2f..
on hawkins, factory said you should use a long bullet..dont use maxi-hunters ,they are too short..
as for roundball,i never could get them to shoot until ROUNDBALL helped me on here..at 60 grs of 2f,at 50 yards,.490 ball,i can shoot in same hole with my RMC sights..i gave up on roundballs years ago in my hawkins but now, i use them all time..they shoot great out of 1-48 twiist..
