Traditions Rifles-Woodsman Percussion

[Smokey Plainsman]

I bought a new Crockett last year:

I cannot tell you how thrilled I am with it. Balance and handling are superb. Sights are excellent. Accuracy is phenomenal. I love it so much.

As in any hobby, there can be elitists that look down on less expensive equipment even though it can work just fine. Traditions makes a fine rifle that is affordable for the everyman. You don’t need to drop multiple thousands of dollars on a handmade bespoke custom rifle to have fun in this hobby.

 

[Frontier's]

Bar. New phone keeps changing the wording.

 

[kyron4]

All my traditions products have been flawless. Good choice. I have the ST Louis Hakin and a matching pistol. Accurate, deer killing machine.

I have the same rifle, I love it. It's a Springfield Hawken. To bad it's been discontinued.

 

[Grenadier1758]

Well I have one that is about 4 months old, very accurate rifle, but today it had a problem. I have maybe40 shots thru this gun so far (.50 cal patched balls, 75-80 hrs FFg ). So today I load my first round , raise the rifle cocktail hammer, set the rear trigger and touch off the shot, just like it is supposed to. I load my second round raise the rifle and cock the hammer and it goes off, I hadn’t set the rear trigger or touched the trigger. Uhm! Round went down range so no safety issue. But now the hammer will not cock and stay back. I brought it home , when I removed the lock see nothing obviously wrong, holding the lock in my hand and pulling the hammer it sets like it is supposed to, the triggers seem to set normal. But when I put the lock back in the gun and try to cock the gun I get the same thing. I cannot see anything wrong? Monday I will try and get a hold of Traditions.

The trigger bars are being pulled too deeply into the trigger mortise. The set trigger bar is keeping the sear in the lock from entering the full cock notch. Put a shim (thin cardboard) under the trigger plate and don't overtighten the screws that hold the trigger plate in place. I prefer to shim out the plate to perhaps removing the case hardening on the trigger lever.

This happens to a lot of us. I do assume that you made no adjustments to the set triggers.

 

[Dobegrant]

I have tried adjusting the set triggers when I didn’t see anything obvious . The manual says the rear most screw should be turned all the way in until it stops then turned back one turn, that screw was backed out maybe .120 thousand.

 

[JohnnM257]

I have the same rifle, I love it. It's a Springfield Hawken. To bad it's been discontinued.

I just bought my Dad a like new Traditions Springfield Hawken 50cal from GunBroker for $190 after taxes and shipping. I hope it will be accurate for him.