Greetings and some tc Hawken barrel advise

[skota]

Thanks all again, memorizing quotes was not expected but I'd be a fool not to have that one in the ol memorie banks.

It is a hook barrel that it needs.

 

[ebiggs1]

It is a hook barrel that it needs.

And a drum for the nipple. Make sure the barrel you buy has it already installed. Much more better that way.

 

[Rifleman1776]

how long does a thing need to be around, and how many folks must like it, before it can be considered a classic?

I would have to argue, that considering how long the T/C Hawken has been around and how many black powder shooters get their start with this very gun, that it has entered the halls of the classics.

That is certainly and opener to a big debate on the word "classic". In a sense the TC not-really-a-Hawken rifle has become iconic in the world of modern muzzle loading. It contributed in a big way to the avocation revival. I feel sure not many here have not had, at least, some experience with one during their ml careers. I'm not ready to give it the "classic" award yet, but I think "iconic" is accurate at this point in time.