Hooked breech plug?

[Mike Boettcher]

Does anyone know who might make a long rifle with a full stock with a hooked breech plug. Or do all long rifles have the barrels pinned in place?

Thanks!

 

[biliff]

Track of the Wolf has a full stock Hawken kit that is keyed and hooked. They also have a Tennessee rifle that is keyed but doesn't have a hooked breech.

 

[Vaino]

My first LR built in 1978 has 4 keys but has a screwed down tang {one screw}. Have always removed the bbl for cleaning and have had no problems w/ the tang screw which goes into the trigger plate. All of my 3 hunting MLers have keys...2 w/ hooked breeches and the LR above.....Fred

 

[dave_person]

Hi Mike,
There are some original long rifles that have hook and tang breeches (also called "standing breeches"). Several famous Bucks County makers used them as well as J P. Beck. The vast majority of long rifles did not have standing breeches. It makes no sense to have a standing breech without also using easily removeable flat barrel keys instead of pins. However, there are many longrifles that have flat barrel keys but do not have standing breeches.

dave

 

[Mike Boettcher]

Thanks for your responses. I'll check the "Track". They seem a bit pricy but if I can't convince myself to either go half stock or get use to a pinned barrel I may have to spend the money.

I sure like the looks of Pedersoli's Frontier flintlock. Was just hoping to find something similar with a hook (standing) breech plug with the flat barrel keys (wedges).

Anyways...thanks again guys.

 

[nhmoose]

Like a pinned barrel is a problem to clean?

Sorry but not a problem you do not need to put the barrel in a bucket of water to clean.

 

[Mike Boettcher]

I don't think I said a pinned barrel was a problem to clean. However, my T/C barrel has a hooked breech and is cleaned using a bucket of water. Could it be cleaned any other way? Sure it could, but why would I do it any other way?

I was just curious about full stock. (flinters)

 

[BILLYDIXON]

I bought a hooked breech Hawken .54 flint lock from Track of the Wolf about God almost 30 years ago. Still shoot it. It's a real easy kit to put together.

 

[Ames]

Pecatonica's full stock Hawken. Use keys instead of pins.