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  1. ehepp

    SOLD Mountain Rifle

    Mountain Rifle in 50 cal. I bought this new from Traditions with a horrendous matte black finish on the barrel and a dark poorly finished stock. I believe that it was made from leftover Austin & Halleck inventory. I stripped the finishes,browned the metal and added a maple finish to the stock. I...
  2. ehepp

    TC Hawken Questions

    Hi all! I recently purcased an old kit TC Hawken that was built well and in decent shape. It is a 45 cal caplock, SN: K591XX, got it for $140. I am wondering what the TC knowlegeables here can tell me about it. . . . I was surprised when I received it that it has a brass under rib, didn't...
  3. ehepp

    Two New Guns

    I will be shooting them this weekend and was wondering what loads others have had success with in similar rifles. . . Rifle #1:TC Renegade .58 cal, used gun with a brand spanking new TC barrel. Rifle #2:CVA Plains Hunter .50 cal, I found this one as a kit on the back shelf of a gun store...
  4. ehepp

    New Barrel

    I ordered a new barrel for my TC Renegade today, it's a 58 cal barrel from Fox Ridge. I had looked at GM IBS barrels, but they are hard to come by and a bit longer than I wanted. I also looked into cutting down a blank and building my own. Lastly I looked on auction sites for a used barrel. ...
  5. ehepp

    Re-Barrel Question??

    OK here’s the plan. . . . Re-barrel a TC Renegade in order to make a handy hunting rifle for trashing about and use in bad weather, or maybe it’s just another excuse to add to my arsenal of black powder guns. . . . Also, no offense meant but I am only trying to produce a hunting weapon, not PC...
  6. ehepp

    Flintlock hunting rocks!

    This story starts a couple years back when I found this forum. From reading here I caught the flint bug! I started dreaming of hunting whitetails with a flinter. . . . Then Last January I purchased a Leman kit from TOTW. I built the rifle and began shooting it over the summer and fall. It took...
  7. ehepp

    .54 GM PB Loads

    I just finished my Leman rifle and am looking for suggestions on loads. It has a 36" GM barrel in 54.and is my first flint gun. . . . . :) I will hunt whitetail with it this fall. I also have a perc. 54 GPR that likes 90 grains of FF black powder, a felt wad, pillow tic patch and a .530...
  8. ehepp

    Lehman Butt plate

    First off I would like to thank everyone on this forum for all of the knowledge that is so freely shared here! :hatsoff: You gave me the courage to attempt my first rifle build. So with some Christmas $ burning a hole in my pocket I ordered a Lehman parts set from TOTW :grin: Now three months...
  9. ehepp

    Smoked Goose!

    Hey all! I had to share my first Smoked Canadian Goose with you. Yesterday was the opener of duck season here in Wisconsin. I spent the day on the west shore of Green Bay with a good friend and his Lab, Riley. Although my poor shooting prevented me from taking a duck I did manage to bring home a...
  10. ehepp

    Success and a thank you!

    First off I would like to thank everyone on this forum for the generosity to share their knowledge!! :applause: I have learned a great deal here and have improved almost all aspects of my BP shooting. I have also become an addict. :shocked2: In addition to my 54 GPR I now also own a...
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