Cabelas "Sporterized" Hawken

A while back I bought what I've been calling a .54 cal. percussion Lyman Deerstalker. Beyond the Investarms stamp & Proof date stamp, I never paid much attention. Looking again, it doesn't have any Lyman references in it anywhere. I had always wondered about the checkered stock, and just figgered the previous owner had monkeyed with it some, and also maybe removed the cheekpiece, too.

While looking up background for a Cabelas Hawken I'm in the midst of buying, I came across a Cabelas "Sporterized" Hawken. It has the black iron triggerguard nosecap, & thimbles, sling swivels, and the very same stock checkering as mine. The Lock plate design is the same as on my GPR & the set triggers are identical to the GPR, too.

So, my findings give my Hawken a little boost in self esteem, since it's not really a "lowly" Deerstalker anymore, but now a snootier Cabelas "Sporterized" Hawken. It wouldn't surprise me if the barrels are interchangeable between Deerstalker & the Cabelas.

I also stumbled across the Cabelas 'Sporterized' carbine version, which has only a single rod thimble & I'm guessing the barrel is somewhere around 24". Never paid much attention, but I don't ever recall anyone ever mentioning having a 24" barrel percussion carbine.

I have a 16 inch barrel carbine, 33 inches overall I cobbled it together from spare parts, with a 40 caliber Green Mountain barrel 1 in 66 twist. It is a blast (pardon the pun) to shoot and quite accurate.

Here is my "buggy carbine".

Cool I like it :thumbsup:

The Deerstalker's have a 24" barrel. Mine has 2 barrels though. It's a newer model bought for me at Christmas last year.

I like the shorty carbine, and have considered something really short (~18") for hog hunting in thick stuff. I'm not sure if I'd stick with .50 cal or move up to .54 for it.

rodwha said:

The Deerstalker's have a 24" barrel. Mine has 2 barrels though. It's a newer model bought for me at Christmas last year.

I like the shorty carbine, and have considered something really short (~18") for hog hunting in thick stuff. I'm not sure if I'd stick with .50 cal or move up to .54 for it.

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Shows what I know about the real Deerstalker, since my .54 Cabelas has a 28" barrel.

24" or even 18" gives me something to think about, although it shoots so well now as-as, thaqt I kinda hate to mess with it.

Go to the Invest Arm site and all the models are there. I have a short model carbine with a 20" barrel in 54 cal.
http://www.investarm.com/eng-avancarica.html