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Hello..............................Tom511 where are you? What was the outcome? seems like alot of new folks come here, ask 1 question and you never hear from them again.

If your dove tails and sight screws are not to deep.

I put a 15/16 barrel in an Investarms stock. I used a couple layers of black electrical tape to take up the space. been that way for years now.

Bring a nice thick blanket to wrap her in, A moving blanket like U-haul uses would be fine. Do not clean it or do anything to it until it is home. Then come back here for advice on how to take care of it. P.S. Pictures please, Stu

Welcome, We hope to hear from you often.

OP was going to the range on Monday to try and shoot it out. Have we heard from him (or her) yet?

Tacks are good

The stock is to short, the tang is chipped, the sight is on crooked, the inletting is bad and filled with putty, and You say He's a good builder?

Did you remove the vent and match up the threads? That's the easiest way without guessing.

If you keep a list of what you spent, What happens when the wife finds it? Now I lay me down to sleep, I pray the Lord my soul to keep If I shall die before I wake, Please don't let my wife sell my guns for what I told her I paid!

What would you think about filling the holes with round toothpicks and either staining them to match or leave them natural as an accent?

I'm thinking of taking all the tacks off the wrist and mabey wraping it with leather.

I can't believe how cheap they sold for back then. Wow

I put a GM .54 slow twist on a 1980's Cabelas Hawkin, It is a tack driver. I have a tight bore and use an old .526 Lee mold. Great barrels.

You should have seen it when I bought it. It had MORE tacks. The're not brass either, a magnet sticks to them. I'd like to remove them but I don't know how to hide all the holes. Yes it has 3 wedges and a hooked breech. The wedges go through square wires that appear to be staked into the...

Bought this used a few years ago at a gun show. Seller didn't know much about it. Some people tell me it's a Hawkin, some a Lehmen, still others call it a trade rifle. it is .62 caliber, has a Sharon barrel, 1-72 twist, L&R lock and trigger. Steel furniture. Barrel is 34"and coned. Does anyone...

My Cabellas from the 80's is the same, hammer is just barely off the cap at 1/2 cock. Never gave it any thought.

Try lubricating the hooked breech.

If you pull a loaded ball, are the patches cut?

I use denatured alcohol for removing moisture.