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i knew there had to be a good answer. thanks guys .

hey guys , i got a dumb question . but just wondering so i am going to ask / a round ball needs a patch .so why dont u have to use a patch with a t/c maxi ball ?? i know there got to be a answer but seems it would be no diffrent using a tight fitting ball with no patch as it would a maxi ball.

i could a chance to take the gun out today. i was shooting at 40 yards , wit 440 ball. pillow ticking lubed with bore butter. 60 grains of goex 3f .first two shots was high and right but almost touching . i made one sight adjustmen and she was dead on the money after that . so i guess all is...

good idea about the grease fitting . i didnt realize they made one that would just screw in in place of the nipple. the barrel is 15/16 across

sharp gun !! and a good thought . i also like that u can mount a sling to your gun . can i buy a ram rod holder that has that sling hook like yours ???

i dont know its not yet . i havent even shot the first target. i hope to do so today. i am just thinking out loud and planning ahead "a fault of mine " . i have a cva hawkens but i like the t/c over it. so if it means buying a new barrel thats my next move. but i hope its shoots ok with out it ...

ok guys if my 45 hawkens isnt a shooter . what are my options on replaceing the barrel ???

funny thing guys last nite after i got tired of messing with it . only thing i had on hand that i thought might would work was bleach . so i poured some in it and let it sit ,today when i got home i tied the cleaning rod off to my 4 wheeler and gave the gun about 5 super hard jerks, and it came...

hey guys , i have a t/c hawkens . as i was cleaning it for the first time after buying it , my cleaning rod with the jig and patch got stuck at the bottom of the barrel . i broke the handle off the cleaning rod trying to pull it out but i can still get some pliers on it . only think i can think...

hey guys , i ended up buying it turned out the guy left it sitting two years and couldnt get it unloaded . so he was trying to dump it . so i got it for 50 instead of 75. i was able to get it unloaded .and the guns not in the bad of shape , but i have a problem . i was cleaning it and my jig...

well i set up a time to meet with the dude saturday . so i will let ya know how it turns out . thanks again

thanks to all that have made posts. i am alittle down, the guy send me some pics . i believe its a hawkins. the butt plate. hammer, tigger guard . all are diffrent . i found many pics of guns just like it on the web that said it was a hawkins.so whats a 45 cal hawkins worth now days ??

ok thats what i was thinking . i was just wondering about the barrel not being stamp with the name .

ok , if it is a seneca will it be about the same size as my cherokee in looks ? the guy dont know what he has and is asking 75 bucks for it . i couldnt tell much from the oic he sent . he lives 2 hours from me but id its a seneca i will be glad to go get it ? if so what the worth of a pre stamp...

talked to a guy on the phone today that said he had a 45 cal thompson center . from the pic he sent me it looks a lot like my t/c 45 cal cherokee. but it had the brass box in the stock . he said it had no name on it but thompson center i know they made one above my cherokee that had the brass...

ok . looked the gun over every thing is tight , crown looks good ,rear sights are tight i had to move them all the way left . and its still going alittle right . how much powder is enough "power" for deer out to say 100 yards ?? i am going to try the thicker pact next time out . the gun did seem...

thanks to all . i think i will drop the charge to 60 and see what happens .i need to clen the gun as soon as i get home from chruch today so i will check it out real close

i bought it used but gun looks like new inside and out , took it out today and cant get it to group at all, i am useing 3 fff blackpowder ,hornady 490 round ball , .15 pre cut and lube patch. i played around between 70 to 85 gains of powder. gun is shooting left really bad and up and down...

as always thanks to every one for the good advice .

who all makes a good 54 cal pistol ???