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Gorgeous rifle - and deer!

Well, I guess I'm not the only one who waited a little longer than they should have. At least you beat me to it on making it happen. Looks great!

That's gorgeous! You should be especially proud of it, having built it from a plank of wood you milled yourself. I've got a couple of slabs of walnut that a friend in the tree removal business cut for me. They've been curing for a little over 20 years, now. I genuinely hope to turn them into as...

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I definitely want a full stock. I also want a standing/hooked breech, though. I’m always open to crazy ideas - crazy relative to what?🤷‍♂️🤣

I had checked them out, but I guess I got a bit of tunnel vision by just looking at their kit. Going back and looking closer, I see that they do offer flint breeches and locks. I’ll try to contact them and see if they can help me put together a kit or parts set with what I need. Thank-you!

You and I are thinking the same way. I’ve already been looking at European beech turning blanks to try to fabricate a full stock with a huge head start. I’m thinking with the right piece of wood, the transition would not be very noticeable if done right at the ramrod entry thimble.

I’m really liking the .54. If I had to decide tonight, that would be my choice, but if I found a really nice .50 that was already built for the right money, I’d settle. If I get my hand on a .58 that feels sweet, that would probably change my mind, too.

I’m not sure exactly why I’m so hung up on a full stock with triple wedges and no patch box, other than that’s what I got in my head that I wanted nearly 30 years ago, and can’t quite turn loose of the idea. I guess I’m a little too stubborn.

I’ve got an old 50 cal CVA Hawken with a 28” bbl that is very accurate and nice to shoot. I seriously considered converting it to flint, which I’ve done in the past with another CVA, and trying to put it in a full stock, but that’s more woodwork than I want to do. I wish someone offered a...

I’m afraid that the one chance I had, I really helped Mr Murphy out. I had been shooting Triple Seven powder in my 50 cal flintlock. It was so clean and so easy to clean up after shooting that I fell in love with it. In a very controlled and relatively safe manner, I made some “FFFFg Triple...

I would wait on it, too, but from what I understand, it’s only going to be offered in a half stock version. Have you heard any rumors of a full stock?

Agreed, but so far, I haven’t found a kit that has a tapered barrel. I’m afraid I’ve already disqualified it from being a proper Hawken by wanting a full stock and flintlock on the same rifle, though.

I just acquired a 54 cal Lancaster style rifle with a 44” Getz swamped barrel. It seems lighter and more balanced than my 41” SMR in 45 cal, or my 39” SMR in 50 cal. I had about settled on a 54 cal, but got to thinking that bigger hole in a 58 cal might have the same effect on better weight and...

Very nice looking rifle! What load are you shooting? I believe I could follow that blood trail without an issue here on my place where the ground is covered in red and brown leaves!

I’ve had a full stock standing breech flintlock “Plains” type rifle on my bucket list for over 25 years. I know that to call it a Hawken wouldn’t be historically correct, hence “Plains” type. This may be stirring the pot with a Chevy vs Ford vs Dodge type question, but which caliber would y’all...

Yes sir!

Hello everyone! I've had a fascination with guns since I was very young. The first day that I was allowed to shoot a "real gun", a little over 50 years ago, included a 45 cal Spanish made "Kentucky Rifle" that my daddy bought because of my fascination with Daniel Boone and Davey Crockett. It was...