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12-28-2022, 12:12 AM
I bought a junker T/C Scout .50 cal rifle this past summer and had Bob Hoyt change the barrel configuration from the standard 1/48 twist to a .54 cal 1/36. The barrel was dark and slightly pitted when I started out, which motivated me to make the change. As per usual, Bob did a stellar job of taking an OK .50 cal 1/48 universal shooter (round ball and/or conical) to a better conical shooter in .54 cal. I have a preference for the original design "Maxi-Ball" boolit and this Scout now shoots them very well.
Maryland still has ML season running and today I hit the "back 40" (actually around 5 acres) of my farm. Several does wandering around and a few of them must have been late births last year as they're ! small ! I waited and sure enough, an 8 pointer came sneaking in. I sent a maxi-ball and he dropped. Nothing special. No great hunter stories. Just a nice satisfaction of having made my ML into what I wanted and then having a chance to make it work.
Regards to all and best wishes for a happy new year.
Maryland still has ML season running and today I hit the "back 40" (actually around 5 acres) of my farm. Several does wandering around and a few of them must have been late births last year as they're ! small ! I waited and sure enough, an 8 pointer came sneaking in. I sent a maxi-ball and he dropped. Nothing special. No great hunter stories. Just a nice satisfaction of having made my ML into what I wanted and then having a chance to make it work.
Regards to all and best wishes for a happy new year.