Unboxing and Firing 1990's Cabela Black Powder Hawken Muzzleloader in .54 caliber

After firing small cannons, I got the itch to fire a classic blackpowder cap and ball style muzzleloader so I took an old 1990s box that has been in storage for years and fed it the new Pyrodex RS that I had been using in cannons.

The video covers unboxing, assembly, loading procedures, grouping of shots, and cleaning.

Range time was slow. Loading took a long time and the barrel fowled very quickly. Recoil was stout but not unpleasant because it mostly rolled up instead of a quick jerky punch. A few people on the range commented on my interesting choice.

Powder was Pyrodex RS, caps were #11, and projectile was Hogdon's lead balls with patches. Cleaning solutions were hot water and Palmolive dish washing hand soap.

The cleaning was relatively straightforward, but still much more involved than the small cannons. Shooting was fun and historic but the cannons were more fun and less cleaning.