Thinking about giving BP another go - 12/24/13
Some history:
About 20 years ago, I decided to try BP shooting. I bought a Hawken kit through Bass Pro Shops, called the Heritage Hawken. I think it was Spanish (?) made. Put it together on a weekend. It was a total hoot, and shot reasonably well. I could consistently hit a paper plate at 100yds. Unfortunately, some SOB broke into my apartment and stole it. Replaced it with a Traditions hawken(not a kit gun). That was a miserable shooter, where I had trouble hitting most anything outside 50yds. Sold that, and stopped shooting BP in disgust. That was probably about '99. In the interim, the whole inline thing has taken off.
Anyhow, I'm thinking about trying a Hawken again, as I'm not interested in inlines. I prefer the primitive aspect of it. Looking about, I'm finding that there aren't that many options for finding a Hawken in today's market place. I'm thinking maybe of trying to find a T/C or CVA, or are there other options out there without going full custom or holding my nose and picking up another Traditions?
Thoughts? What powder options are best these days? Back then it was Pyrodex, or nothing. Are most powders optimized to inlines these days (pellets)?
Thanks,
Kaiser Norton
About 20 years ago, I decided to try BP shooting. I bought a Hawken kit through Bass Pro Shops, called the Heritage Hawken. I think it was Spanish (?) made. Put it together on a weekend. It was a total hoot, and shot reasonably well. I could consistently hit a paper plate at 100yds. Unfortunately, some SOB broke into my apartment and stole it. Replaced it with a Traditions hawken(not a kit gun). That was a miserable shooter, where I had trouble hitting most anything outside 50yds. Sold that, and stopped shooting BP in disgust. That was probably about '99. In the interim, the whole inline thing has taken off.
Anyhow, I'm thinking about trying a Hawken again, as I'm not interested in inlines. I prefer the primitive aspect of it. Looking about, I'm finding that there aren't that many options for finding a Hawken in today's market place. I'm thinking maybe of trying to find a T/C or CVA, or are there other options out there without going full custom or holding my nose and picking up another Traditions?
Thoughts? What powder options are best these days? Back then it was Pyrodex, or nothing. Are most powders optimized to inlines these days (pellets)?
Thanks,
Kaiser Norton