I've been happily shooting my TC Hawkin for many years. I just replaced the barrel with a GM 28 inch twist (50 cal). I have found a hunting load that shoots OK. Now my request is for advice to improve on this OK accuracy.
I shot 100, 110, and 120 GO FFG charges with the 240 gr TC Shockwave bullet. I tested others, but none tested better than this bullet with these charges. I settled on 110 FFG, and it delivers 2 moa accuracy. I know, I know, that's plenty good for hunting. Nevertheless, I'd like to get better accuracy, just because I like to do that. (100 and 120 groups were slightly larger, but I shot only one group with each. They were consistent with no flyers, and shot to the same elevation.
I start with a clean oily bore from home, dry swabbed as dry as I can make it. (rem oil is my rust preventer and seems to leave almost no residue, plus will pass through the nipple for complete coverage.)
I swab between shots with a slightly damp patch and a dry patch. That keeps me from having to really clean it indefinately, during the range session. Occasionally I'll need two of each patches, maybe after five or more shots. I'm shooting at 50 and at 100 yards.
Naturally I'd like to get more velocity, but not at the expense of accuracy. Some have suggested "conditioning" with bore butter, but I'm not seeing how that would work with sabots.
All Ideas will be appreciated.
I shot 100, 110, and 120 GO FFG charges with the 240 gr TC Shockwave bullet. I tested others, but none tested better than this bullet with these charges. I settled on 110 FFG, and it delivers 2 moa accuracy. I know, I know, that's plenty good for hunting. Nevertheless, I'd like to get better accuracy, just because I like to do that. (100 and 120 groups were slightly larger, but I shot only one group with each. They were consistent with no flyers, and shot to the same elevation.
I start with a clean oily bore from home, dry swabbed as dry as I can make it. (rem oil is my rust preventer and seems to leave almost no residue, plus will pass through the nipple for complete coverage.)
I swab between shots with a slightly damp patch and a dry patch. That keeps me from having to really clean it indefinately, during the range session. Occasionally I'll need two of each patches, maybe after five or more shots. I'm shooting at 50 and at 100 yards.
Naturally I'd like to get more velocity, but not at the expense of accuracy. Some have suggested "conditioning" with bore butter, but I'm not seeing how that would work with sabots.
All Ideas will be appreciated.