Squirrels? What about Rabbits or Hares?

[Ontario Hawken]

Mr. 16

Good points. Considering most shots are 30 yards or less I should be able to pare down the load to less than 50 gr. If I can do head or shoulder shots I should be able to retreive most of the meat, plus have the added bonus of being a better marksman for big game. Perhaps in the futire I'll invest in a Green Mountain .32 barrel for my Hawken (shhh! don't tell my wife!).

As an aside, I was shooting yesterday with my 6-year-old son. I let him shoot the Hawken (I was supporting it for him and he of course had eye and ear protection) with 30 gr of powder and it did set him back a little, but not so much that he was frightened. He fired a 2nd shot and while reloading the third I broke my ramrod (and took a piece out of my pinky).

With some help from my brother I was able to pull the ball (after soaking the barrel in a bucket of water). T/C will replace the ramrod, but with a week to go before blackpowder season opens for deer I might have to re-build it with a piece of dowling and hope for the best.

[DogYeller]

Hawken, I made my range rod out of a 3/8" Fiberglass Electric Fence Posts. Check with the farm stores in your area, you can use the hardware on your old rod.

[Ontario Hawken]

DogYeller,

Thanks for the advice.