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    Half stock hawkin flintlock time period

    A flintlock Hawken style rifle was not that uncommon. I was having a conversation with gun maker Larry Callahan. He was telling me that he had actually found references to people asking to have Hawken style rifles converted from cap to flint. If you were going into the wilderness to stay for...
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    Half stock hawkin flintlock time period

    Now what does it take to say something is historically correct? I have found a half stock flintlock made by Silas Allen Jr for Colonel Jacob Bates that was made in 1820 in Massachusetts. The rifle is at the Metropolitan Museum of Art. Now to me that is documentation.
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    Half stock hawkin flintlock time period

    It is beautiful. I grew up in Ohio loving stories about Tecumseh and Blue Jacket and Boone. I have done some primitives camping experiments with clothing and equipment from that time period. Then I found this rifle and love it. I would like to learn more of the primitive skills and The AMM...
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    Half stock hawkin flintlock time period

    Thanks for the replies everyone, I have learned a lot. Maybe I was wrong to put "Hawken" in the description. It was only my uneducated way of describing the half stock style of this rifle. I am looking to do some treking with this rifle. I have recently been contacted by a local member of...
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    hunting projectile

    I have an early Hawken style Rifle with a .50 Cal De Haas barrel with a 1 in 66 twist. Is there some type of mini ball or slug to use with this or am I resigned to PRB due to the slow twist?
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    Half stock hawkin flintlock time period

    I have an early Hawken Rifle, .50 Cal De Haas barrel hooked breech halfstock curly maple Chambers Ketland flint lock with iron trim made by Mike Compton. I was wondering what time period this rifle would be appropriate for?
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    Coffee ground patina

    I recently purchased a Cold Steel Pipehawk. I stripped off the black paint and did some amateur file work. Would letting it sit in a bag of wet coffee grounds give it a patina? Should the bag be sealed?
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    Workbench - starting out

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    Cabelas Pedersoli Hawken

    I think it's great and I will tell you why. About two years ago I decided I would like to try hunting with black powder. I had mostly been a bow hunter as hunting with a high powered rifle and a scope did not appeal to my own sense of sport. I did some research and purchased a very non PC/HC...
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    lyman deerstalker in 50 Cal

    My 54 deerstalker shoots pretty little clover leafs at 60 yards all day with PRB and 75 grains of 2f Goex. I can cover my groups with a silver dollar at 100 yards. I have only put about 60 rounds through it and I have heard it just gets better.
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    Chambers Little Fellers

    I am ready to step up from the Lyman GPR kit I built. I am 46 years old 5 foot 6 and broad in the chest and shoulders. I really love the 1750 to 1850 period when the ohio valley was being explored and settled. I was thinking of building a Jim Chambers Little Fellers rifle. It is based off a...
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    browning over blue

    Thanks for the tips. I live in Florida so a humid environment in the garage is never a problem. I used LMF on my GPR build. It took three coats for the rust to even start on that barrel. Now I suspect it was because I sanded the barrel so fine. I built a scalding tray to get the dark plum...
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    Lock finish

    You guys crack me up. I agree that there is no reason to sully a nice proper smoke pole with a scope. I promise to put simple iron sights on this rifle at the first opportunity. The pictures were from gunbroker and that's the way the gun came. I have already taken the scope off. Please stop...
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    browning over blue

    I tried the search and could not find the answer to this question. If I want to use LMF to brown a barrel, do I have to remove the factory blue first? If I do have to remove the blue, whats the best way?
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    Thompson worth

    From what I am able to assess, I was being led down the river. The gun shop owner was trying to convince me to trade it for one of the cap lock TC's he has. I bought this one because I wanted a flint rifle. This is a really nice early TC, but it's not like there is a great collectors...
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    Thompson worth

    Kinda live the Chevy nova of flinters huh? I was just going to change the brass furniture for iron. Maybe brown the barrel and put an L&R lock in it. Would have a total of 500 bucks into a good reliable hunting rifle
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    Thompson worth

    I have an old TC Hawken flint in really good condition with the original Thompson scope. The serial number is 1976. A local is telling me it has some antique or collectors value. I was going to change the furniture and put iron sights on it and use as a hunting rifle. Does it have any...
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    Covering patch box

    That is the condition it came in. I plan to put some simple iron sights on her so she can be seen in public with some dignity
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    Covering patch box

    I have an older TC hawken I just found and am planning to fix up a bit. I am not a fan of brass furniture and plan to replace most with iron. Any ideas for the patch box? I am thinking of filling in the hole and maybe cover the whole thing with a wood inlay or maybe an iron patch box. Any...
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    Lock finish

    That is a nice rifle. I think I will blue or brown since no matter how pretty I make it, This rifle will still be a primary hunting rifle in the woods and elements. Do I have to take the lock apart to brown it?
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