got any loading data for an invest arms 50 caliber Hawken replica ?

[44minimum]

just purchased a used 50 caliber and I was wondering if any of you know what the maximum loading charge is? I'm guessing it was made in the seventies. It looks real nice but I don't want to blow myself up. It seems that most of these have a maximum charge of 100 grains or so. Can anyone enlighten me?

[lonewolf5347]

I myself use goex BP in 3F from my 45 cal. to 54 cal.
I would start with 75 grains and go up from there,I also find a wonder wad under the patch RB makes a world of difference.I favor walmart pillow material .018 and use a mix of 60/40 beewax and lard (no salt) and a tables spoon of olive oil.I would say 90 to 100 grains of 3F would be max: shooting different load only way to find out what the barrel likes.\
my 50 flinter likes 100 grains of 3f: My 54 loves 95 grains

[slughammer]

IIRC my CVA 50 cal flintlock list maximums of 90 FFG and 85 FFFG, with a patched round ball. Both of these loads have done fine on PA whitetails during our after Christmas flintlock season.

[versifier]

See what charge it shoots best. Odds are that will be in the 75-95gr range. You shouldn't need to approach max charge levels to find its best accuracy. It's not really a question of energy when you drill a 1/2" hole through something, it's a question of did you make an accurate shot so you kill it cleanly and don't have to track it into the next county.

[Old Ironsights]

What Versifier said.

1 grain per caliber for target, max at 2 grains per caliber for hunting.

Yes, some gouns will handle more, but anything over 120gr just gets spit out the barrel and causes bad fouling anyway.

[waksupi]

In the .50 bore, my best accuracy was always between 90-110 FFFg GOEX. PRB, of course!