Traditional Muzzleloading Association
Traditional Firearms => Caplock Long Guns => Topic started by: Hawken on January 03, 2020, 02:20:25 PM
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I got a chance to pick this up and I do believe it's fine as wine!!
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.58 caliber Hawken Swivel barrel by L. Day
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I got a chance to pick this up and I do believe it's fine as wine!!
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.58 caliber Hawken Swivel barrel by L. Day
No question! Very nice 👍
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Wow! That's sweet. Specs?
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Beautiful!! How heavy is it?
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Wow!
Did the Hawken shop build swivel barrel rifles?
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Beautiful!! How heavy is it?
Will let you know in a few days! The barrels are GRRW aka Green River Rifle Works.
Made by L. Day
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:hairy Now that shines!
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Beautiful!! How heavy is it?
Will let you know in a few days! The barrels are GRRW aka Green River Rifle Works.
Made by L. Day
I'm pretty sure L. Day = Leonard Day, I've seen a few of his other swivel breeches, all pretty much works of art IMO. :hairy :)
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Son of a gun, it's a lefty!!
Sure is a nice one.
John
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Son of a gun, it's a lefty!!
Sure is a nice one.
John
As I! :toast :bl th up
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That's a very nice o/u rifle, Hawken :hairy
Question; are both barrels sighted in for the same distance, or have you had a chance to check this yet? :shake
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No chance yet! Arrives tomorrow! Weather sucks right now and for next 8 days!
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I take it with the way that the front trigger is curved it is the set trigger?
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I take it with the way that the front trigger is curved it is the set trigger?
Rotation lever! :yessir:
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Can hardly wait to get a Range Report on this rifle, Hawken :hairy
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Can hardly wait to get a Range Report on this rifle, Hawken :hairy
Will do ASAP! Wet wet here! :Doh! :*: :yessir:
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Question; are both barrels sighted in for the same distance, or have you had a chance to check this yet? :shake
Being a swivel barrel, each one has its own set of sights....
Yeah, I can be a smartie!
~Kees~
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The last three days I've spent time tearing this rifle apart and tightening up a few things that needed a bit of 'snugging' up! Rifle is in excellent shape as for all moving parts including the Lock and trigger mechanisms. The barrel fixture was just a tat loose from the lock section so to get into the area for solving that problem the left side lock plate needed removing and the lock extracted. That procedure reveals a flanged nut that connects the barrels to the lock and with a slight tightening of that nut this removed 99.9% of the slack that existed betwixt both barrel and lock sections.The flat steel abutment surfaces that join these two sections together are not quite congruent as one plate is not quite level! Later on in the year I may tear this dude down again and use a little grinding compound to lap these two surfaces! I have not fired or weighed the rifle yet as it's been nothing but rain rain here and it'll be a while before conditions get right. I'm pleased with my purchase and it's going to be interesting to see how this dude shoots a PRB! GRRW barrels at 1-66" twist. :yessir: :toast
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Beautiful!! How heavy is it?
Just weighed it....12# even! Just right! I hate light rifles! :yessir: :hairy :toast
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It's a beauty for sure but at 12lbs, I wouldn't take her trekking.
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It's a beauty for sure but at 12lbs, I wouldn't take her trekking.
I've never planned on hiking up Pikes' Peak while hunting! That's what blinds and cross-sticks are made for! :yessir: :laffing
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You bet!! :applaud :applaud :applaud :applaud :applaud :applaud