No. 3 Traditions St.Louis Hawken Build Complete

[FrontierGander]

Built this one for a friend of mine over the winter. Just went slow, enjoyed and took my time. I installed actual traditional sights ( not the plastic factory stuff ) a new Hotshot nipple & flash cup. Fully bedded the barrel and tang. She is rock solid!

The stock has a 600 grit finish, 10 coats of genuine oil, light faux maple stripes. All steel was slow rust browned. Brass was buffed back with a 800 grit scuffing pad and will be allowed to age naturally.

A hickory ramrod was also added to replace the factory derlin ramrod.

 

[mountainman56]

Nicely done! I am a big fan of traditional muzzle loaders.

 

[OG10]

Very nice , it is beautiful.

 

[Greyfox]

Nice job!

 

[jd9770]

Very nice work!

 

[Mainmechanic]

Very nice work on the faux stripes. Well done

 

[Rockchuck27]

What a beauty! That is a bucket list build for me one.

 

[TX mountain hunter]

Great looking muzzleloader!

 

[Buck Fever]

That looks nice. Is it going to be used for hunting? What are the ballistics like and how consistent is it with a reasonable loading procedure?

Can you break down where you bought all the parts and upgrades?

Also, what parts of the process require specialized tools or would be difficult for a less than handy person to complete?

I'm pretty handy but I would like to know what to prepare for if I try.

 

[LoneTraveler]

Nice looking rifle. Great you used a flash cup to keep the stock from getting burn marks real quick.

 

[Rick Richard]

Very nice looking.