Originally Posted by 10Glocks
Originally Posted by benchman
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Very cool.

Cabelas Hawken, nice. 777. What ignition cap are you using? No.11? Musket? Have you had any difficulty igniting 777, or any hang fires?

I'm thinking of switching to loose 777 in my Hawken. The Winchester No.11 magnum caps I use make a helluva fire.

I use RWS musket caps on this one, but CCI #11 on my wife's. Hang fires, or failure to fire? Occasionally, I guess, at the range, but only once at a deer. That's out of over a hundred deer....the biggest problem with 777 is the crud ring. I had 2 days where I shot 6 deer each day. I was getting a tad worried about cleanliness...I usually clean every shot if I'm being picky, or every 3, if I'm not. You have to make sure the ramrod is indexed for full seating of the load, if you are shooting much. Oddly enough, I had more problems lighting Pyrodex than I do with 777. Not supposed to be that way.

Last edited by benchman; 10/20/21.