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    TC .58 Hawken

    My brother has bought two antique rifles, one from 1864 and one from about 1830. He sent both to Mr. Hoyt for re-boring and other work. I must say that Bob Hoyt is one of a kind. His work is outstanding and his prices are extremely reasonable. With my bro's first rifle, Bob did the work and...
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    The Hawken Rifle

    Your rifle is in excellent shape, almost like brand new. How did you happen to come by it?
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    politeness

    Bigted, I know how you feel. That's the reason I left the board for a year or so. I just re-registered again and it appears that the problem is better now than it was a year ago or so....
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    Great Plains Rifle finish

    Quigly, I have the same rifle and didn't care for the factory finish. I put Tru Oil on mine and it looks great now. But...........I just finished a TOTW Hawken where I used Laurel Mountain Forge stock sealer and finish, and I really like the results. In my very humble opinion, the LMF...
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    Ball and patch combination

    Necchi, I had always wanted something like a real Hawken. I bought a GPR and it is very nice, but, I still wanted something closer to the real thing. Having been to Track many times, I just decided to bite the bullet and get the kit. I'm glad I did. I started on the rifle just a bit last...
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    Ball and patch combination

    I forgot to mention that my rifle came with a Coleraine barrel. I just re-checked the measurement with a pretty good Starrett dial caliper and it measures 0.575 across the grooves. I think I will try start with a .530 ball and .015 patches and experiment from there. Thanks!
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    Ball and patch combination

    I just finished building a TOTW Jim Bridger's Hawken rifle and was wondering about a starting point for patch and ball combination's. The bore is .54 caliber and I have measured the grooves right at .575. I have both a .530 and .535 mold, but am thinking the larger ball might be hard to load...
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    rust

    I just bought some Shenandoah Valley Lube after hearing that it is the same formula as the old Lehigh Valley Lube. I hope so. The label looks exactly the same as the Lehigh Valley. I use Ballistol in my barrels and have never had a problem. Use it full strength and you should be ok.
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    The smallest details...

    Totally agree. If Kroil can't fix it, nothing can.
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    Rust Browning GPR Barrel

    My barrel browning job was a bit disappointing and was much redder than the chocolate color I had on the rest of the metal. I accidentally got some Ballistol on the outside of the barrel after swabbing the inside with it. So, I thought I would wipe the outside with it as well. Now it looks...
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    Rust Browning GPR Barrel

    Mike, I just finished building my first real Hawken from TOTW. Jim Bridger's Hawken. I really like the look of blued metal, so I looked into the possibility of cold bluing using some steel that I bought at a local Fleet store. One attempt convinced me that cold bluing won't work. So, my...
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