Russ T Frizzen
70 Cal.
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Cooner54 said:Howdy Kirrmeister,
If I didn't build Hawken rifles myself I would buy a Pedersoli Hawken. They are nice looking rifles and are darn close to what a Hawken should look like. It ain't perfect but it'll do.
Good luck with yours and let us know how she shoots.
Don't let the long winded lawyers scare you to death. :rotf: I suspect you are old enough to read a safety manual without me coaching you.
:thumbsup: :hatsoff:
Wood ramrods have been the way to go for many years. I think Daniel Boone used them with much success and so did Bridger and Carson.
:rotf:
I've been using hickory ramrods for half a century now. Admittedly they have been very carefully chosen so as to avoid grain runout, but I have never broken a rod yet. Equally important as proper grain orientation is proper use of the stick. Our forefathers used wooden rammers for a long time and even when metal rods became available they stuck by the old and trusted hickory rods. Like that old time religion, it's good enough for me! :thumbsup: