T/C to trade rifle

[kansas_volunteer]

I have a T/C Hawken I bought when I first got interested in black powder shooting 30-odd years ago. I those days the range racks were full of these and it was sometimes impossible to tell whose rifle was whose. I started modifying my rifle to look more like a trade rifle. The first thing I did was reshape the cheek piece to a pancake shape. I'd like to fit a Lyman trade rifle trigger and tigger guard to it, now that I'm getting back into BP shooting. Does anyone see a problem with that? As I recall the Lyman trigger guard will fit. What about the trigger? will it function with a T/C percussion lock?

I have cast a pewter nose cap on the rifle.

 

[lonewolf5347]

I don't know the part number off hand but t/c makes a replacement single stage trigger for the renegade and hawkens

 

[kansas_volunteer]

thanks, that's a help. I want to convert my T/C Hawken to look more like a Leman-type trade rifle. I didn't make that clear in my earlier post.

 

[Mad Professor]

If you go to TOTW they mention that the lyman/investarms double set triggers fit the same inletting as the TC triggers. IMHO the TC triggers are a bit nicer and have better finish. If the inletting is the same I can't see why the Lyman/Investarms and TC single set triggers won't also interchange

P.S. I upgraded a couple of my TCs with Davis double set triggers that I'm very happy with.

 

[SAJones]

Good luck on your project. I had TC flintlock & flint barrel sitting around for years, so I also do a +/- Leman style trade gun. However, I needed a stock so bought the Leman full stock blank, trigger, & trigger guard from Track of the Wolf. Turned out pretty good, so I gave it to my daughter. She can shoot it better than I can. I've also modified a couple TCs into more of an original style, & have received lots of favorable comments. At least TC leaves enough wood on their stocks to work with. Yeah, the forend cap is the first thing to go.

 

[CoyoteJoe]

Agreed, one can really remove a lot of wood from a T/C or Lyman and make a much better looking gun. Just replacing the forend tip with a separate nose cap and entry thimble and straightening the pot bellied underline of forend and butt makes it a very different gun. I see no reason NOT to do it! :grin:

 

[Matabele]

Good luck with the work. Some before and after pics would be appreciated :thumbsup: