2 new ones on the way.

[hawkchucker]

Harvard Gun club in Harvard is where I pop my 50 cal. only 400 yd range though.

[CQC-7]

I am a member at the local gun club.  I can shoot out to about 250yds there.  Nothing .50 cal range though, I mostly shoot .22s and frontstuffers.  My friend wants a big 50 and we have a deal going with him.  He buys the gun and as incentive to buy it my friend and I will go in and buy the brass, bullets, and reloading equip as long as we can shoot it every now and again.      

[hawkchucker]

I reload for the 50 but it still cost $3.50 a pop. However I usually take the big one to family fun days and sportsmans shoots. Then charge 5$ a shot. It is amazing how many guys just want to shoot the thing.

[CQC-7]

$3.50 a pop is not all that bad when you consider that Higher Quality .44 mag ammo costs about $2 a pop.  At $5 a pop at family fun days I would consider you a generous fellow.   Imagine how much tool money you could make that day if you really wanted to.  I know guys that would probally pay you $10 just to say that they shot the .50 .  I have shot just about every common cartridge or owned a gun that shot it except the for the .50BMG.  There was a guy in eastern Ohio that was building .50 rifles for a decent price about 5 years ago (about $2000) but I could never come up with the extra cash to be able to justify having him build me one.

[hawkchucker]

Mine was a present from the wife about 8 years ago. I really dont have the time for it anymore and have contimplated selling it due to a more obssesive shooting I have gotten into, Black powder. I have started to build now and I really enjoy the old front stuffers better. I just finished a .58 cal Hawken for the police chief in my town and am now doing the matching pistol. The pistol alone shoots 80 grains FFG That is really enough for any animal in North america. 

[CQC-7]

My father and I used to build frontstuffers.  I was kind of a team effort hobby.  I still have a .54 cal percussion hawken kit that I need to get working on sometime.  I dont really have the time or facilities to work on them anymore.  Perhaps I will go get it out of storage sometime soon it has been there since 1996 so after 12 years I an wondering if it is still in good condition.  To my recollection, the barrel was still heavily coated in cosmoline so it should still be alright.

[Leatherman123]

Hawk, I have been to Harvard Gun club a few times. I usually go to the police shooting range or Bob's Tactical in Salisbury!

[hawkchucker]

Yah Harvard is the only place I can cut loose with the Class 3 stuff. I told ya I like my toys!!!!