Well, I FINALLY got my Left Handed percussion 1 in 60" Great Plains. Couldn't find one in Canada, so my gunsmith ordered one for me from the distributor - took 6 months to get here 
For those who don't know, unlike the flint version, it has to be imported with state, commerce and CFC paperwork like a real firearm... that takes alot of time - grr.
That being said, it finally arrived and I FINALLY have a great plains hawken clone in left handed percussion. Yes, I know Lebaron's has them, but only in 1:32 sabot twist which IMHO sucks. Round ball is WAY better in a .54 Hawken.
Anyway, shot this new one this weekend for the first time with .54cal patched roundball.
Load was .535 pure lead ball cast from a Lee dual cavity mould patched with a .012 patch-knife cut (from a strip) piece of tight weave cotton courtesy of an old Ralph Lauren preppy looking dress shirt some relative bought me long ago but I was too embarassed to wear. (it was useful after all). Load was 90gr of Triple 7 ffg and cci #11 caps.
Standing freehand my buddy and I were putting them into a 3 inch group at 50 yards. That's easily deer accurate and VERY good for a first try load during a function test. Next outing I'll sandbag it and adjust the sights better, but I think this load has the potential to be a winner. Had I been shooting at a white-tail there'd be meat in the freezer for sure.
Was patching lubing with Hoppes 9 plus and never had to clean the bore till the day was over.
Only complaint is the crappy coil spring Lyman puts in their adjustble rear sight. I had to replace it right away as there wasn't enough tension on the sight tennon to keep it from moving around under recoil. It's fine now though as I had a spare 1911 mag release Wolf spring in my parts bin that swapped right in and fit perfectly.
For those who don't know, unlike the flint version, it has to be imported with state, commerce and CFC paperwork like a real firearm... that takes alot of time - grr.That being said, it finally arrived and I FINALLY have a great plains hawken clone in left handed percussion. Yes, I know Lebaron's has them, but only in 1:32 sabot twist which IMHO sucks. Round ball is WAY better in a .54 Hawken.
Anyway, shot this new one this weekend for the first time with .54cal patched roundball.
Load was .535 pure lead ball cast from a Lee dual cavity mould patched with a .012 patch-knife cut (from a strip) piece of tight weave cotton courtesy of an old Ralph Lauren preppy looking dress shirt some relative bought me long ago but I was too embarassed to wear. (it was useful after all). Load was 90gr of Triple 7 ffg and cci #11 caps.
Standing freehand my buddy and I were putting them into a 3 inch group at 50 yards. That's easily deer accurate and VERY good for a first try load during a function test. Next outing I'll sandbag it and adjust the sights better, but I think this load has the potential to be a winner. Had I been shooting at a white-tail there'd be meat in the freezer for sure.
Was patching lubing with Hoppes 9 plus and never had to clean the bore till the day was over.
Only complaint is the crappy coil spring Lyman puts in their adjustble rear sight. I had to replace it right away as there wasn't enough tension on the sight tennon to keep it from moving around under recoil. It's fine now though as I had a spare 1911 mag release Wolf spring in my parts bin that swapped right in and fit perfectly.
