The Firing Line Forums - View Single Post - .50 Cal Hawkins and Deer Hunting-wrong set up, or just unlucky???

Hawg · December 8, 2007, 08:32 PM

I haven't shot any roundballs out of rifles. I have a .50 Hawken I shoot conicals out of and it's ok but not real impressive. I want to upgrade it to at least a .54 one of these days. Might try a roundball barrel then. I do use a .58 Enfield with .58 Minies and lemme tell ya, it IS impressive. It'll knock a deer on his a$$. Haven't had one try to get back up yet either.

December 8, 2007, 08:32 PM	#10
Hawg Senior Member Join Date: September 8, 2007 Location: Mississippi Posts: 16,189	I haven't shot any roundballs out of rifles. I have a .50 Hawken I shoot conicals out of and it's ok but not real impressive. I want to upgrade it to at least a .54 one of these days. Might try a roundball barrel then. I do use a .58 Enfield with .58 Minies and lemme tell ya, it IS impressive. It'll knock a deer on his a$$. Haven't had one try to get back up yet either.