45 &50 T/C Hawken rifles

[Ironramrod]

Bob, I have a couple of 1:48 T/C barrels and they shoot good w/ rd. balls and pillow ticking patches; a .50 cal. and a .54 cal. barrel. With round balls I run 80 gr. 2F in the .50, and 90 gr. in the .54, and both shoot well. I've shot a pile of beaver w/ head shots using loads, and they are superb. The pelts were outstanding; 2 eyeholes, 2 earholes, and 2 cal. size bullet holes. My guesstimate would be a 70 gr. load 2F in your .45 should perform for you in a variety of shooting.

As an aside I've found that rd. balls will drift about 1" for every mph of crosswind @ 100 yds. w/ these loads; the big conicals (e.g. maxiballs) about 1/4-1/3 that much w/ heavier loads, and they are much better for hunting big game.

Regards
IR