54 cal

[Dirty Mike]

Ok who shoots a 54 cal, I have two 50s and just picked up a 54 tc hawken with 1:48 twist, now I have been shooting round ball out of it but just bought a box of hornady gp 425 conicals  and cant wait to shoot it, now my question to the other loan 54 guys, what do you shoot

[Hangfire]

I hunted with a TC .54 New Englander. I used .53 patched roundball, 110 gr. of 2f.  I believe I got  6 elk and one blacktail buck. I never lost a animal. I shot elk from 10 yards to about 90 yards.  I sighted the gun in at 75 yards. It would shoot a 3-4 inch group. I put a peep sight on and took the aperture out. I would still be hunting with it but I can't see iron sights any more. I may put a scope on it this year and hunt the general season.

[bobcat]

My muzzleloader is a 54, but I wish it was a 50. But only because the 50's have a much better bullet selection. The only advantage of a 54 caliber is if you shoot round balls.

[JimmyHoffa]

I like the TC Maxiball 430 grain Superior Penetration rounds.  I use 95 grains of Pyrodex loose powder with the felt seals that fit between the bullet and the powder.  For cap, the CCI mags.  Seems to have decent accuracy...and I'm guessing they hit plenty hard on the receiving end, as indicated by my scientific recoil measuring device (shoulder).

[Dirty Mike]

Only advantage what about energy vs the 50

[Whitelightning]

I have two .540 cal White Bisons. I like them the .540 is accurate as a .504 is and holds some tremendous down range energy. I shoot for target fun 535gr Noexcuse and White conicals then when I get serious I have some 750gr White conicals that go down range. That heavy conical is still accurate and will put a Elephant down.

[arees]

I have a T/C Renegade in .54 and have always shot round ball in it.  I am looking at switching over to a conical this year.  I do like the peep sight I added last year.

[Wacenturion]

I have a T/C Renegade in .54 cal that I bought when they first came out, back in the 70's.  Tried both the round and maxi ball (conical), and preferred conical when I hunted with it.  Very accurate out to 200 plus although I would never shoot beyond 100 yards or so.  Taken some both deer and elk with it years ago.

Now have a Knight Bighorn and Wolverine to go with it.  Been using the Bighorn as of late.  The .54 is a great muzzy caliber.

[huntnfmly]

I used to use 425grn hollow point buffalo bullets in my .54 renagade

[dupedc]

I shoot a Remington ML700 .54 cal.  I'm pushing a 348gr copper PowerBelt behind 110gr of Triple 7 ff.  I have to agree on the lack of projectile selection in the .54s and am considering a .50 cal. for more versatility.  By the way, guys, great site!

[KLRKeith]

I have three 54's two rifles and a pistol.  I shoot pathed round ball and now using 3f goex blackpowder.  Both rifles are Lymans; percussion and flintlock and they out shoot me any day.  Max range for me is about 75 yards due to my eyesight.  I've killed two muleys and two coyotes.  Nothing ran past 25yards.  That pistol is pretty accurate too.

[TheHunt]

I have a Remington ML700 .54 cal.   It is a great weapon.  I would agree with others that there is a much larger selection of bullets for the 50 then the 54. 

[whacker1]

Remington 700 .54 - I shoot the Barnes solid Copper Expander in either 275 grain or 325 grain.

[Dirty Mike]

i took the hawken out yesterday and was shooting prb, i was getting great groups but the only problem is i kept shooting high right, i tryed moving my sight to the left but it still shot high right, i also moved it to the right to see what would happen and nothing. what the heck is going on?

[Kowsrule30]

i took the hawken out yesterday and was shooting prb, i was getting great groups but the only problem is i kept shooting high right, i tryed moving my sight to the left but it still shot high right, i also moved it to the right to see what would happen and nothing. what the heck is going on?

A flinch or jerk of the trigger??