Full stock Hawken

[Bucks Co]

Good work!! You should be proud - I'm with other posters - I'd have had a go at 'de-T/Cing' the bolster/snail but don't stress over it.

 

[duca]

Sweet!!!

 

[Cherrybow]

Looking forward to seeing the Leman finished.

 

[Ponderosaman]

Wow! As Pratt mentions, the wood is beautiful and I also like that patchbox. I had no idea that Hawkens came full stocked. Thanks for sharing.

 

[ckwilli]

Beautiful rifle!

 

[teflonhunter]

That sure came out nice.

 

[Hatman/2nd line]

Very nice! Great country too!

 

[cm289]

Gorgeous!

 

[ord sgt]

You used the early style trigger guard on your full stock Hawken. Totally appropriate for the rifle. Nice looking rifle.

 

[ChuckJonesWagon]

You done more than good.....you done GREAT!!

 

[Loja man]

Love the wood on this one! Very well executed!! I also am loving the full stock Hawkins!!

 

[Barry Stewart]

Thanks for all of the comments fellas! Now that a couple of you have pointed out the clean out screw it does look kind of glaring ha ha. I really wasn’t going for 100% authenticity since like I said I chose to use the Green Mountain TC replacement barrel from the start. I definitely lean toward the Historically Correct school but in this case it is what it is.

 

[Buckabeer]

Good Lookin, and she shoots too.

 

[Flint1]

Great looking rifle. I've heard there are no documented original Hawken fullstocks. Is that true? What is the barrel length on your's? Love that forest also.

 

[Skillymac]

Very nice sir. Thank you for posting pictures.

I finished up building a full stock Hawken last winter and finally got around to shooting it. I built it out of a hodgepodge of parts I acquired over the last several years. The barrel is a Green Mountain .50 cal replacement for a TC Hawken and the lock is a LR replacement lock for a Lyman GPR. I ordered the pre inlet stock and everything else from Track of the Wolf. I always liked the pineapple patch box and earlier style trigger guard so went with those.

This was my most extensive build to date. This was my first patch box inlet and I had to cut new barrel under lugs for the barrel wedges. Also had to drill and tap the tang screw into the trigger guard etc.. It was somewhat challenging but fun.

I went out to the local national forest to my usual shooting spot.
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Here is the rifle along with a Lyman Plains Pistol kit I put together. Having never handled an original Hawken, I poured over photos in “The Hawken Rifle” by Bob Woodfill to try to get the overall look and architecture the best I could.
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I used my Fur Trade Era accoutrements but did not dress up in my full outfit.

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This was more of a function test for the rifle and I just shot standing at 20 yards. The load was a .490 round ball with a .015 patch over 65 grains of fff.

The first shot was promising….
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But the rest of the group opened up a little…
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Here it is with my homemade Buffalo powder horn and brain tanned shout pouch.
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Here is a closer shot of the patch box and trigger guard.
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It was a nice day in the mountains. Here is Mount Shasta on the drive home.
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I gave the rifle a thorough cleaning when I got home. Here it is next to my current project, a Leman flintlock trade rifle.
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Thanks for coming along!

Well done sir!

 

[red grizzly]

Very cool looks like a good shooter also

 

[Barry Stewart]

Great looking rifle. I've heard there are no documented original Hawken fullstocks. Is that true? What is the barrel length on your's? Love that forest also.

Thanks! I believe there is plenty of documentation of Hawken fullstocks. My understanding is the fullstocks were priced a little less than the half stocks. I think the controversy involves the existence of Hawken plains style rifles in flintlock.
This is a 32 inch barrel.