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58 Cal Hawken - Gunner500 - 12-20-2019
I had a heck of a fun time this year hunting deer with my S Hawken replica 58 cal round ball rifle built by Mike Adcock of Doddridge Arkansas.
I took two great bucks here at the house in Oklahoma, one good buck in Arkansas, and a big bruiser of a buck up in Kansas, there is one Arkansas buck tag left, with a Christmas three day hunt upcoming, however, I best save that tag and try to get a buck with my original 45-110 Sharps buffalo rifle.
Our Friend Stephen said he'd post the pics tonight, Thanks in advance Stephen.
What a great, great rifle the 58 cal is with round balls, I have no other weapon that puts deer down quicker, all bucks again this year fell where they stood.
RE: 58 Cal Hawken - Kurt - 12-20-2019
G-500
My Son and I were hunting Deer here in IL and he was on the other side of the corn field about 500 yards off and I was in a ground blind fooling around with a new video camera when I heard the squelch break on my radio with a quiet voice my Son said, Dad are you letting that buck walk through?
That buck was inside 100 yards when I raised the .58 Hawken and let the ball fly. When that ball hit that 238# field dressed buck he went down sideways and never twitched. When my Son came over to help drag him through the crick he said, When I saw that big ball of fire and a couple seconds later I heard that BOOM I knew it was all over
The .58 Hawken Plains rifle is a great rifle. If you want to go after larger game, the Lyman mould makes a great heavy Mini ball that will fly straight also.
Kurt
RE: 58 Cal Hawken - Gunner500 - 12-20-2019
LOL, heck of a story Kurt, the first buck I hit at 76 yards in the shoulder was either knocked sideways or turned to run but couldn't, the picture of my rifle and shooting bag laying on him is exactly the way I found him.
The Kansas buck weighed 222lbs dressed, we guesstimated him to weigh 275 on the hoof, sounds like you buck may have been near 300 all up too.
I've thought of possible heavier game than deer or pigs with my 58 and round balls, were that to ever happen, I'd lean back to the old Bore Rifle hunters of Africa in days gone by, I'd cast my round balls at 16 to 1 and let em have it, my rifle is purpose built and the front sight filed for the full 140 grain load of FFG under the patched round ball, it is indeed an impressive killer, the Kansas buck at 133 yards is my longest shot so far.
RE: 58 Cal Hawken - Stephen Borud - 12-20-2019
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RE: 58 Cal Hawken - Gunner500 - 12-20-2019
Stephen, heck of a deal, Thank You very much for posting the pics Sir.
Buck #1 Oklahoma, 76 yards, dropped at the shot.
Buck #2 Arkansas, snuck up on in a clearcut, 31 yards, dropped at the shot.
Buck #3, less than 20 yards, dropped at the shot.
Buck #4, 133 yards, he dropped too, you can see the blood, lung and meat chunks in the grass, he flopped around a bit after the shot but was never able to get his running gear back up under himself, that ball was still carrying some serious freight to blast that much tissue out on exit.
RE: 58 Cal Hawken - Kurt - 12-20-2019
Man those are some fine bucks! Good work!!
RE: 58 Cal Hawken - Don McDowell - 12-21-2019
Nice deer