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Old TC Hawkens and rifling ratio
ksnow:
If its fast twist, even dropping down to 50 grains might be too fast to stabilize. Most round ball twist is 1:66 or slower, mine are 1:70. Some of the older Hawkens are 1:48, they tried to compromise between fast for bullets and slow for ball, and they aren't great for either.
JoJoDapyro:
From my memory (I has been a few years) The T/C Hawkens is a 1/28
PEARL DRUMS:
I have no idea what twist I have or how to know. I suppose in the end it wont change my results what the rifling is. It simply wont shoot patched round balls. My gun is a '73 if that matters?
Some day Ill own a sweet flint locker like Mr. Snow builds. I'd have deer sneak right by while I stared at the pretty piece sitting across my lap :)
ksnow:
You may want to look at the possibility of a replacement barrel with a more appropriate twist. I am not that familiar with those guns, but I could ask some of the guys in our club if they know about any options.
Pretty guns just look nicer when you miss. I have won shoots with some UGLY guns.
PaulN/KS:
I used to own a TC Renagade Hunter and it had a 1/48 twist. Shot round balls just fine.
Yours might have the 1/28 conical twist that tends to like the lead maxi-balls or the maxi-hunters.
What caliber is it? If it's a 54 I might have some old TC Maxi somethings around here that you could try ..?
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