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My Hawken & Pistol make smoke!
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<blockquote data-quote="ENCORE" data-source="post: 897715" data-attributes="member: 33046"><p>I picked up two (2) T/C Hawken rifles at a garage sale for $150 this past summer. One a .50 and the other a .54. The lady had finally resorted to selling her deceased husbands sporting goods.</p><p> </p><p> Now the old boy that owned these, used the .54 just about all the time, which left the .50 in really great condition. However he did something I've never done and don't like. He used bore butter for storing those rifles and they hadn't been shot in 16 years. I actually think he used the bore butter by squeezing an entire tube in the barrel of each rifle. OMG........ what a mess cleaning. It took me over 6 hours to clean two (2) barrels. I actually had to plug the nipples and fill the barrels with BRAKE PARTS CLEANER to soften it up enough to brush it out.</p><p> </p><p> However when I was finished, I had two really nice barrels, shinning like new. I didn't need both and decided to sell the .54, which went to Penn. The .50 I kept but, trying to find patches and balls was quite the ordeal. I already had 4# of 2f, thankfully.......</p><p> </p><p> I shot the rifle four times from the 100yd bench. Needless to say I was quite impressed with the rifle and how well it shot......... or I shot it. I've had three eye surgeries, two on my shoot'n eye this year and a fourth next month. But what I did find out is, this .50 is a really nice shooting Hawken.</p><p> </p><p> <img src="http://www.michigan-sportsman.com/photopost/data/500/medium/100_4246.JPG" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p> </p><p> </p><p> I look at it as spending $75 for the above rifle and it shoots at 100yds like this..</p><p> </p><p> <img src="http://www.michigan-sportsman.com/photopost/data/500/medium/100_4257.JPG" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p> </p><p> 90grs Goex 2f</p><p> .490 Speer round ball</p><p> .015" pre-lubed patch</p><p> T/C Hawken .50</p><p> </p><p> She may not be a LONG RANGE firearm but, she'll do for 100yds <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="ENCORE, post: 897715, member: 33046"] I picked up two (2) T/C Hawken rifles at a garage sale for $150 this past summer. One a .50 and the other a .54. The lady had finally resorted to selling her deceased husbands sporting goods. Now the old boy that owned these, used the .54 just about all the time, which left the .50 in really great condition. However he did something I've never done and don't like. He used bore butter for storing those rifles and they hadn't been shot in 16 years. I actually think he used the bore butter by squeezing an entire tube in the barrel of each rifle. OMG........ what a mess cleaning. It took me over 6 hours to clean two (2) barrels. I actually had to plug the nipples and fill the barrels with BRAKE PARTS CLEANER to soften it up enough to brush it out. However when I was finished, I had two really nice barrels, shinning like new. I didn't need both and decided to sell the .54, which went to Penn. The .50 I kept but, trying to find patches and balls was quite the ordeal. I already had 4# of 2f, thankfully....... I shot the rifle four times from the 100yd bench. Needless to say I was quite impressed with the rifle and how well it shot......... or I shot it. I've had three eye surgeries, two on my shoot'n eye this year and a fourth next month. But what I did find out is, this .50 is a really nice shooting Hawken. [IMG]http://www.michigan-sportsman.com/photopost/data/500/medium/100_4246.JPG[/IMG] I look at it as spending $75 for the above rifle and it shoots at 100yds like this.. [IMG]http://www.michigan-sportsman.com/photopost/data/500/medium/100_4257.JPG[/IMG] 90grs Goex 2f .490 Speer round ball .015" pre-lubed patch T/C Hawken .50 She may not be a LONG RANGE firearm but, she'll do for 100yds :) [/QUOTE]
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