Small conical for the Hawken
#1
Typical Buck
Thread Starter
Join Date: Sep 2009
Location: Kansas
Posts: 921
Small conical for the Hawken
I have a TC Hawken 50.
While I'm working on my PRB accuracy, I know it shoots Maxiballs well. The problem with Maxiballs is two fold.
1) They are expensive.
2) They pack a wallup I fine disagreeable for range shooting.
Can anyone suggest a lighter conical which will shoot well for hunting paper targets and not bust the bank?
Thanks in advance,
JSO
While I'm working on my PRB accuracy, I know it shoots Maxiballs well. The problem with Maxiballs is two fold.
1) They are expensive.
2) They pack a wallup I fine disagreeable for range shooting.
Can anyone suggest a lighter conical which will shoot well for hunting paper targets and not bust the bank?
Thanks in advance,
JSO
#2
Nontypical Buck
Join Date: Dec 2009
Location: Yucca Valley,Ca
Posts: 2,496
I have a TC Hawken 50.
While I'm working on my PRB accuracy, I know it shoots Maxiballs well. The problem with Maxiballs is two fold.
1) They are expensive.
2) They pack a wallup I fine disagreeable for range shooting.
Can anyone suggest a lighter conical which will shoot well for hunting paper targets and not bust the bank?
Thanks in advance,
JSO
While I'm working on my PRB accuracy, I know it shoots Maxiballs well. The problem with Maxiballs is two fold.
1) They are expensive.
2) They pack a wallup I fine disagreeable for range shooting.
Can anyone suggest a lighter conical which will shoot well for hunting paper targets and not bust the bank?
Thanks in advance,
JSO
#5
Try some of the REAL conical bullets. Don't put a lot of powder behind them. Normally 60-70 grains is all you need. Sometimes they shoot better with a wad. It all depends on the rifle. They come in two weights. I find that both shoot well but the lighter one tends to shoot a little better in my 1-48 twist rifles.
#6
Typical Buck
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Join Date: Sep 2009
Location: Kansas
Posts: 921
It's a 1:48 twist.
Was shooting the 370 Maxi. 65 -80 grns of powder.
I'm having trouble with PRB accuracy and my patches keep getting blow to bits. I've tried several different patches with different lubes.
It is a barrel that I saved ( or at least thought I saved ) from the rust heap. It looks pretty good now if I don't say so myself.
I was thinking of giving up on the PRB's but perhaps I can make another run at them.
Was shooting the 370 Maxi. 65 -80 grns of powder.
I'm having trouble with PRB accuracy and my patches keep getting blow to bits. I've tried several different patches with different lubes.
It is a barrel that I saved ( or at least thought I saved ) from the rust heap. It looks pretty good now if I don't say so myself.
I was thinking of giving up on the PRB's but perhaps I can make another run at them.
#7
Nontypical Buck
Join Date: Dec 2009
Location: Yucca Valley,Ca
Posts: 2,496
It's a 1:48 twist.
Was shooting the 370 Maxi. 65 -80 grns of powder.
I'm having trouble with PRB accuracy and my patches keep getting blow to bits. I've tried several different patches with different lubes.
It is a barrel that I saved ( or at least thought I saved ) from the rust heap. It looks pretty good now if I don't say so myself.
I was thinking of giving up on the PRB's but perhaps I can make another run at them.
Was shooting the 370 Maxi. 65 -80 grns of powder.
I'm having trouble with PRB accuracy and my patches keep getting blow to bits. I've tried several different patches with different lubes.
It is a barrel that I saved ( or at least thought I saved ) from the rust heap. It looks pretty good now if I don't say so myself.
I was thinking of giving up on the PRB's but perhaps I can make another run at them.
#8
Nontypical Buck
Join Date: Aug 2010
Location: Anne Arrundle County, Maryland
Posts: 1,672
Black Widow bullets makes (or did make) a tipped hollow point Maxi Ball type of conical in a 270 grain. I always wanted to try them. One reason being for the reduction in recoil as apposed to a 370 grain maxi ball and the second reason being for a better (flatter) trajectory and longer range.
Last edited by pluckit; 03-24-2011 at 05:24 PM.
#9
Giant Nontypical
Join Date: Nov 2005
Posts: 6,585
The real bullets home cast of pure lead is about as good as it gets for a combination of good shooting and low cost. My first wife took a number of deer with them and they worked fine for that also. She used 90 gr of RS and shoot decent groups at 100 yds to in a 1 in 56 twist underhammer.