Handgonne advice please (Well, it's CLOSE to cannon)

[Santa Dave]

Well I got my .50 handgonne from POWDERKEG (As usual his work is superb) I will brown it as soon as I get some gas (Darn torch won't work without it!)
I have a box of speer .490 balls and patches to match. Any advice at where to start for loads?(I have ffg)
also what about loads for "Salutes" Paper wads?
Santa Dave

[Tropico]

The .490's are great I would  use an .010 patch loooobed with Moose - Milk and 50 to 60 grains ff. Have you got a slow match and a tiller ., ..,  pics Santa Dave ! This sounds like fun !

[Santa Dave]

I have all the pieces, pics after it gets browned and mounted.
The tiller is a laminated walking stick with a twist (you know, those  Boyd's gun stocks sells)
Was going to finish my linstock today but gotta charge my drill motor first (It's been a long time!)
And you are right IT IS FUN
I think I'll use a punk the first couple times, I can drop that and not damage it.
Santa Dave

[GGaskill]

I load about 32 grains in my .44 Remington percussion revolvers so I would recommend 35 to 40 grains in your gonne as a starting load.  I have loaded as much as 60 grains in my .515" gonne and it gets out to 200 yards with ease.

[Don Krag]

I shoot .498 patched out of a .520", 9.5" bbl gonne. I started at 40gr and went up to 70. 60gr ffg GOEX seemed to give the best performance out at 75yrds.

[EL Caz 66]

I would like to add one to my collection, can someone lead me to a vendor?

Ed

[jeeper1]

Powderkeg can built you what you want. That's who built Santa Dave's hand gonne.

[EL Caz 66]

Thanks, jeeper from what I hear he's a busy man these days...

[Santa Dave]

Just remember:
      "Build a better mouse trap and the world will beat a path to door, and you'll never have time to do anything else"

               Granpa Stonebender

I browned the handgonne, used the oven (she was gone) took twenty minutes! It's very dark!
Santa Dave