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  1. MrYoshi90

    Looking for Information on Long rifles & Hawkens

    I'm reading this description you sent me for the Ashley rifle, the barrel description is particularly interesting, it says the length of the barrel according to Sam Hawken was 42' long, which would suggest the rifle was nearly as long as Kentucky long rifle barrel. The reason for this would be...
  2. MrYoshi90

    Looking for Information on Long rifles & Hawkens

    Okay, so unfortunately the information on ranges came from Wikipedia I do apologize. So they were varied in the designs and it would be fair to say they measured equally to other guns of the period? In terms of creating a rifle, that isn't really an issue. I know I have a lot of freedom when...
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    Looking for Information on Long rifles & Hawkens

    Hi, I'm looking to get some advice on what weapon I should use for a novel I'm looking to write. The novel is set during the American Frontier, with two periods in mind, 1760-the 80s, and 1810-the 40s. (This is still to be decided) I'm struggling to figure out what I want my main character to...
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