.58 caliber Hawken

[Paul Marcone]

After 4 plus years (long story) I finally got out to the range to shoot my .58 caliber Thompson Center Hawken.

I shot from 25 yards, 50 yards and a few from 100 yards. All shots seated using 65 grains of 2F Goex and a patched Hornady round ball. Here’s my 50 yard target…

Really nice to get out to the range again.

 

[Can't Hear Deer Hunter]

After 4 years that's a nice group! How much drop at a 100? Wish the weather would settle down so I can go out. I put together a Hoyt bored .58 Renegade with a 1:40 twist that shoots a 600 grain maxi-ball. Shoots best with weighed 70 grains of 3F. Tried 80 grains and it was all over the place! Still need to tweak it a bit when I install a peep sight.

 

[TDM]

Good shooting! Any photos of your .58?

 

[Paul Marcone]

After 4 years that's a nice group! How much drop at a 100? Wish the weather would settle down so I can go out. I put together a Hoyt bored .58 Renegade with a 1:40 twist that shoots a 600 grain maxi-ball. Shoots best with weighed 70 grains of 3F. Tried 80 grains and it was all over the place! Still need to tweak it a bit when I install a peep sight.

At 100 yards it dropped about 6 inches or so. I only had time to make 4 shots at 100. Next time out I will try to get 10 to 15 shots to get a better feel for placement.

 

[Paul Marcone]

Good shooting! Any photos of your .58?

Here you go...

 

[TDM]

Here you go...

Great looking TC! Not many of the .58's around. That will get the job done.

 

[BillinOregon]

Paul, does yours have the 1:48 twist Thompson Center was so fond of?
Can't Hear: Your 600-grain conical surely generates some recoil!

 

[Paul Marcone]

Yep.

 

[smokeum54]

Nice . Similar to your tc i have 2 investarms 58 hawkens. The size and caliber make them great hunting guns.

 

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I was not even aware there was a .58 Hawken from TC! Had a Big Boar once.

 

[Dirty Mike]

I would love to have a true tc 58 hawken. I had to have hoyt bore out a 54 hawken for me but I do have a couple big boars.

 

[Dirty Mike]

Where did you find that?

 

[Paul Marcone]

Where did you find that?

I got my .58 caliber T/C Hawken in 2007 brand new from a place called Fox Ridge Outfitters, which I believe went out of business in 2010.