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If only I could get this lazy old rifle to clean the house! All it seems to want to do is go out and smoke up my powder.

I have several factory rear sights off of older TC's if that is what you are looking for. They are adjustable, kind of modern looking but not "hi-viz". If interested PM your addy and I can drop one in the mail.

"round concave brass thingy". You sound like my ex-bosses wife when she was describing the "big yellow diggy thingy" that was in her yard. It was a backhoe. I would call it a brass ramrod tip?

Oooh La La, that is sweet! I like that trigger guard, the factory TC guard has to be the most awkward one I have used.

I traded my wife for a really nice rifle, never been happier! :rotf: But seriously, I have no wife, but lots of guns :blah:

I have 2 TC Hawkens, One has a 32" GM barrel and balances very well, easy to hold steady. I use a wooden rod on that one. My other has the stock 28" barrel and feels better with a solid brass rod under it. Makes it balance like a longer barrel. I would think on a longer barreled rifle a solid...

All of our targets are free hanging metal also, never had any bounce-backs I've heard of. I did shoot myself between the eyes with a 22 many years ago when the bullet bounced back off an old tractor tire in a fence row.

Bravo! :hatsoff:

How can you sleep at night? Around here just the gun with only one barrel and no more would sell for $350 or so.

Here is a real clever trick... Take a piece of note paper, write LOADED on it with a red magic marker, and tape it to the barrel! JK :v Actually I am in the habit of dropping my ramrod down the barrel before loading on a clean gun, easy to tell if loaded that way. Don't really know how or why...

Another suggestion... pour 20gr of powder down the barrel, tap it down gently with a bore-sized jag on your rod, see if you hit metal. If you just get a dull thud you know the breech is full and powder is in the bore. If you get a sharper hit then you need more powder, or some filler to compress...

I often wondered about never seeing any kind of strap on longrifles and such in old pictures. Growing up hunting in the northeast, I know how handy it is to be able to throw your rifle over your shoulder to have an extra hand to climb a tree, or a ledge, or drag out a deer, etc. I supposed in...

That is a sweet-looking rifle! And if you will pardon my ignorance... I see what looks to me to be a swivel for a sling or carry strap to the rear of the trigger guard, but no means to attach the front. I have seen old military rifles with slings, but not on a hunting gun of that era. Could you...

These cap guns are soooo complicated! Maybe I should just stick to my flinter? :surrender:

I use the hand over hand method to ram the rod but when I get down to the small end (1/4") I just don't feel comfortable. My Buffalo Hunter is basically a sporterized carbine length Zouave musket, not much room for a bigger rod. The original musket used a small diameter steel rod as I recall. I...

I agree and use a good hickory rod in most of my guns, but just don't feel comfortable loading my .58 with a rod that small. I would hate to be several miles back in the hills with a broken rod or worse a punctured hand. Perhaps I'll try brass, I can darken it with a fouled patch. Never thought...

I recently bought an older, used .58 cal. Navy Arms Buffalo Hunter. The thing comes with a silly wooden ramrod that is about 5/16's tapering to 1/4". Scary trying to ram a tightly patched ball that big with that little rod. I used a heavy range rod for loading so far, but want a rod that fits...

Robert, I DO like that patchbox! Thanks all for all the info, looks like I am good to go. :hatsoff:

I have been fascinated with double rifles for a long time, never owned one though, hope to someday. I have owned several double shotguns and one barrel usually has a tighter choke than the other, basically giving you a good pattern for long range or short depending on the barrel fired. I have...

As the others have posted, they do fit differently. I own 2 TC's and like the way they fit me, I have fired a couple Lymans and they are nice also. Two things the others did not mention... First, the TC's usually have a 1-48 twist, kind of fussy on loads for round balls in my experience...