Pedersoli Hawken Rifle

[GregJohn]

Does anyone own a Pedersoli Hawken Rifle and if so what was the quality of the pierce and how does it shoot?

Many thanks for any input. The selection of BP rifles is limited in Australia. I do envy the variety and range of rifle the US has access to.

 

[broadarrow]

Hi GregJohn, unless I am mistaken, that is correct me if I am, I think you might be referring to the Pedersoli Tryon rifle which is a wonderfully accurate and attractive rifle for a mass produced factory peice. Myself and many shooters have them and use them all over the country here and in Europe winning many matches and as you would know black powder rifles are only as accurate as you work them up to being. I have had my Tryon for almost 15 years now and doubt I will part with it as it is a most accurate and attractive rifle to me, with its comination of timber & metal colouring (you sometimes have a lottery going with Italian craftsmen as to effort & quality) and it is a great shooter both in the field and at the range I find its cut of stock allows for a fast sight picture aquisition (for me anyway!) and it is most comfortable to shoot all day, I hope this has been of some use, Regards, Peter B.

 

[Trench]

Some people posted pictures of their Pedersoli Hakwen's on here a while back. So, people do own them on here.

 

[Jumpshot]

I think you might be referring to the Pedersoli Tryon rifle

Pedersoli makes two Hawken models...
http://davide-pedersoli.com/?item=ArmiCategoriaDettaglio&CategoriaId=242&lang=en
http://davide-pedersoli.com/?item=ArmiCategoriaDettaglio&CategoriaId=241&lang=en

 

[54Bernie54]

My first and only ML is a pedersoli hawkens with the maple stock, I love it .

 

[doulos]

I have one in walnut and am very pleased with it. I wrote a short review of my first range session with it back in december. I think I titled it pedersoli hawken first impressions. You can find it pretty easy if you want.

 

[broadarrow]

Hi Jumpshot, I didn't realise Pedersoli did a version of the Hawken, please pardon my ignorance, I try to stay out of the Pedersoli catalogues and website as I tend to come away with something every time I "peek" at them, nice looking version of a Hawken rifle though, thanks for the heads up, Regards, Peter B.

 

[FishDFly]

The Pedersoli Hawken is a nice rifle.

Off the bench, 3 shots will touch each other at 75 yards. Fit, finish and workmanship are excellent and I do like the German silver front sight, it shows up in low light conditions very well.

To me, there are only 2 things which I find negative about the rifle. For the cost of the walnut rifle, I think there should be better figured wood. The second negative for me personally, I have to crawl up the stock a bit to see through the sights, the stock just does not fit me personally. But, in all honesty, I do not like much drop in a stock, just my physical build.

I also own a Tryon and I went through a dozen of them to pick the one I wanted, thus it has really nice wood. The Tryon physically fits me better than the Hawken.

I hunt with the Hawken and use the Tryon for silohuettes.

Given a choice between the 2 rifles, it would be a hard choice.

If you get the Hawken, you will be happy with it.

RDE

 

[doulos]

Richard,
I agree with the statement about the walnut stock. I'm toying with the idea of stripping mine down and putting an oil finish on it. I'm not crazy about the stain they used . Ill bet if its stripped and redone without stain it will look much better. I did that to a T/C renegade and was shocked how nice it came out.
As far as drop on the stock I think most Hawken replicas have more drop than the pictures I see. The only replicas that have under 3 inches of drop are Don Stith's.

 

[GregJohn]

Many thanks for all the help - I ended up buying the Pedersoli Hawken with the walnut stock. Delivery in three weeks.

 

[brubincam]

-----can I ask how much ??-----

 

[doulos]

GregJohn,
I don't think you'll be dissapointed. The gun seems very well put together to me. And there are some nice touches on the rifle.
The first thing i did was scrap the nipple it came with. Not one of my nipple wrenches fit it. I replaced it with a standard TC nipple.
Good luck with it

 

[bobznew]

GregJohn,

Just out of curiosity, how did you go about buying the rifle? Did you have to order it directly from Pendersoli (via telephone)?

 

[GregJohn]

I brought the rifle from Green River Rifle Works in South Australia and as per the Australian gun laws had it brokered through a dealer in Queensland. The rifle has arrived at the dealer and he will hold it until I get my permit to acquire. The permit to acquire is still a week away.This will give me 4 BP rifles:
a green river precussion leman .50
a pedersoli mortimer flintlock .54
a green river flintlock .54 and
a pedersoli hawken precussion .54.
BP is addictive but I think this is enough - however an underhammer rifle would be nice.

 

[FishDFly]

a pedersoli mortimer flintlock .54,

I always wanted a Mortimer, of any kind, nice guns.

RDE

 

[bobznew]

Enough. That is a word that I haven't learned to embrace very well, as regards my firearm collection. :grin:

 

[mykeal]

BP is addictive but I think this is enough...

Who do you think you are kidding, son? There is no 12 step program, and we are certainly not the therapy group to help you rehabilitate. Time to get cracking on that underhammer...

 

[JOHN L. HINNANT]

Good Evening Doulos,

If you are thinking about refinishing your rifle stock, may I make a suggestion?

Do not strip the stock. Instead, block sand the stock with a rubber sanding block and 240 or 280 wet or dry sanding paper (the same type used in auto body paint work.

The rubber sanding block will maintain a level surface and is easy to change out the W/D sanding paper.

Use a wetting agent of half turpentine and half Tung oil to keep the sanding paper from filling with powdered finish as you sand the stock.

The idea is to sand the old finish level with the wood surface, but no more. This will leave the original finish in the wood pores, acting as a filler.

This will save you a lot of work.

As you work down the finish, at the end of each sanding session, wipe the sanded area dry and then
brush on a coat of tung oil. When the tung oil starts to get tacky, wipe all excess oil off. Let it dry until you get back to it again.

If you work on the stock for a few hours a night, you will have the stock finished in a couple of weeks with a minimum of work and time.

Tung oil is an excellent stock finish. By using this method, you are finishing the stock as you remove the old finish.

Best regards and good shooting,

John L. Hinnant

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