Goex Load Data For 50 & 54 Cal. BP Rifle

riverwalker76

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I have two Hawken rifles that are made by Investarm, and I bought both from Dixie Gun Works. I lost the load data chart a few years back, and haven't used them since.

Does anyone have the Goex FFG load data for the following projectiles?

~50 cal Round Ball
~54 Cal Round Ball
~50 Cal Maxi-Hunter
~54 Cal Maxi-Hunter
~54 Cal. Lee Improved Minie
 
I used 90 in everything 50 cal. I use 90 for target loads and 120 for hunting loads with PRB in my .54. The minies will probably do best around 65 grains, that's what I use in my .58
 
There's the following "corporate lawyer" maximum loading data on Page 8 of the Investarms PDF manual:

http://www.investarm.it/media/pdf/manuale_avancarica_uk.pdf

MAXIMUM COMBINATIONS OF PROPELLANT AND PROJECTILE
FOR INVESTARM MUZZLE LOADING FIREARMS
DO NOT EXCEED
USE ONLY BLACK POWDER AND NOTHING ELSE
HEAVIER LOADS ARE NOT TO BE USED NOR IS A SUBSTITUTION
OF POWDER GRANULATION TO BE ATTEMPTED.
INVESTARM IS NOT ACCOUNTABLE FOR LOADING
INFORMATION PRINTED IN SOURCES OTHER
THAN THIS INSTRUCTION MANUAL


.50 Rifle

.490 round ball - 90 grains of ffg - 80 grains of fffg

.50 370 grain Maxi Ball - 80 grains of ffg - 60 grains of fffg

.54 Rifle

.530 round ball - 100 grains of ffg - 80 grains of fffg

405 grain Maxi Ball - 90 grains of ffg - 70 grains of fffg
 
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