.54 cal full stock Great Plains or Hawken build - Who's kit?

[jetcsa]

Pecatonica would be my choice. My last build was a NWTrade gun from them and it was a good kit. They also offer a good range of services to help your build. I also want to build a rifle like you describe and already have gathered some parts and a 15/16” .54 barrel. I’ll get the stock and hardware from Pecatonica but it will have a
Kibler lock.

That sounds like a good game plan!

 

[LME]

That is the most thorough, awesome documentation of a build that I’ve ever seen. Thank-you!!

I wonder if he will document his work? LOL!
He sure did a nice job!

 

[Sorry Dude]

In my last post, I stated that I wanted to build or buy a full stock Plains or Hawken type rifle with a standing/hooked breech, and was asking for opinions on .50, .54, or .58 caliber. If I build the rifle, or have it built, I've decided to go with .54 cal. I had thought that if I ordered a kit that I would go with Track of the Wolf, but it appears that their full stock Hawken is only available with a 1" barrel. In messaging another member, who has built exactly what I thought I wanted, he has cautioned me that his TOW is pretty hefty to carry around the woods. It seems that if I went with a 15/16" barrel, I could save nearly a full pound of weight on a 36" barrel rifle. Pecatonia River offers the stock I want with a pre-inlet 15/16" barrel channel. Has anyone here built full stock rifles (not necessarily Hawkens) from kits supplied by Track of the Wolf AND Pecatonia River, so that I could get an apples to apples comparison of the builds offered by these two companies? I'm also open to suggestions on other companies products as well, as long as I can build what I want. For the time being, I'm still stuck on wanting a standing breech barrel system, even though I know several folks don't even break the rifles down for cleaning. I'm also considering additional calibers down the road, so that's my excuse for sticking with the standing/hooked breech requirement.

I'm starting to look (and save) for the exact same thing you are, .54 full stock, frontier, plains style, something like that. Let us know what you get and what you think of it please. I don't know anything about breeches so I will have to do some homework.