Look what followed me home…

[red grizzly]

from the hills of NC. A Hatfield 50 cal. Had one years ago regretted getting rid of it then.

 

[Rodd Boyer]

Good looking rig!
Congratulations on a fine looking rifle!

 

[sussexmuzllodr]

nice!

 

[user 47703]

Sweet

 

[Rich44]

Smiling all the way home I bet !! Very Nice.

 

[Indy Durtdigger]

I wondered where that troublesome thing wondered off too this time. Fifty-dollar reward for safe return

 

[FlaminCrow]

Congrats. Regretted letting a brother talk me out of mine.

 

[Loja man]

Very nice!!

 

[Art Caputo]

Very nice!!!

 

[Polecat_Tom]

I always liked them. Good find.

 

[XVIIc Wheelock]

I have 2 identical Hatfields....Both 50 cal. flint that I personally purchased new in St. Josephs, Mo. in the late '80's when visiting the Hatfield factory. One unfired, the other has been my go-to deer rifle for over 50 years. Have been thinking about selling the unfired one on and off for a decade or two but finding it difficult to let go. Beautiful and very accurate rifles!

EDIT: It has been a long time, but I remember that I had a choice of a barrel among 3 options as well a stock quality. I questioned them on the barrels and finally chose Pedersoli barrels for both rifles and the select grain stocks. Happy I did as the Pedersoli barrel in my go-to deer Hatfield is very accurate...more so than I could ever take advantage of..!

 

[TarponStalker]

Very nice. I've always liked the look of this rifle but never owned one. I still have a brochure from that I ordered in the 80s?

 

[Rich Wormington]

from the hills of NC. A Hatfield 50 cal. Had one years ago regretted getting rid of it then.View attachment 380273View attachment 380274

I have one of these, in percussion, I really like it and it is not going anywhere but to the shoots and hunting.

 

[Old Grunt]

I drooled over those back in the day, with 3 young ones a Hatfield was out of my price range at the time, I wouldn't mind running across one now that I have a couple extra bucks.

 

[bpd303]

I won 2 on an auction site (Gunbroker) a 54 cal percussion and a 45 cal flintlock. Both had some minor issues, which I was able to correct. The stocks just needed a good cleaning and some Renaissance wax. Anyway they were fine rifles when I got finished. The 54 cal turned out to be a cheek slapper for me and one of my officers fell in love with it. When I retired he was promoted to my position of Lt. I gifted it to him and he has taken several deer with it.
I still have the flintlock and it is a tack driver. First picture was when I received them.

Shooting offhand at 32 yards. Several called flyers and working up a load it likes.

 

[red grizzly]

I drooled over those back in the day, with 3 young ones a Hatfield was out of my price range at the time, I wouldn't mind running across one now that I have a couple extra bucks.

Been in that boat before brother.

 

[Shipbuilder]

from the hills of NC. A Hatfield 50 cal. Had one years ago regretted getting rid of it then.View attachment 380273View attachment 380274

Sweet new baby!

 

[smoothshooter]

from the hills of NC. A Hatfield 50 cal. Had one years ago regretted getting rid of it then.View attachment 380273View attachment 380274

Those Hatfields are nice-looking rifles, but that extreme droopy butt stock has so much drop that I can’t get comfortable trying to look down the sights when shouldering the gun.

 

[Mad L]

from the hills of NC. A Hatfield 50 cal. Had one years ago regretted getting rid of it then.View attachment 380273View attachment 380274

My wife says we can't play together anymore, she is a McCoy

 

[Shipbuilder]

Those Hatfields are nice-looking rifles, but that extreme droopy butt stock has so much drop that I can’t get comfortable trying to look down the sights when shouldering the gun.

I've shot a lot of different shaped rifles with differing drop. I always wondered if there was a school of though to each. By that I mean the local favored way of holding. Haven't found anything in the old books if anyone knows.