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Another Traditions .50 cal Hawken
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If it were me I would want to drop a light down the bore before I made a decision. The rest is only cosmetic.
Good luck to you there.
Good luck to you there.
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Tom in NC - that could be a great project gun! It looks like some minor pitting on the barrel, but as ETipp said, check the bore.
Good luck on the "negotiations".
Good luck on the "negotiations".
I'm not handling it but per the photos I would not spend more than $100.00. Been down the road. $100.02 maybe, if he has some caps. If he didnt keep the outside of the bore from rusting and pitting?????
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Yep - that would instantly raise suspicions that the INSIDE of the barrel would match (or be worse) than the outside. Then again, the bore may have been well oiled and preserved - for $100 bucks (or $100.02), it could be worth a look.
64Springer
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That poor rifle screams NEGLECT.
It's dry as toast. Put away and never looked at for decades.
The drum and screw are rusty crusty messes. Can't imagine the owner said to himself, self, let me treat the bore like a queen while I allow the rest of the rifle to rot away.
Again, 100 bucks at most.
It's dry as toast. Put away and never looked at for decades.
The drum and screw are rusty crusty messes. Can't imagine the owner said to himself, self, let me treat the bore like a queen while I allow the rest of the rifle to rot away.
Again, 100 bucks at most.
LOL thats funny!
My appraisal was based on LH. I am right handed and left eyed, one of "those" guys. Cant stand shootng LH muzzoleaders, I do all loading etc as a right hander.
My appraisal was based on LH. I am right handed and left eyed, one of "those" guys. Cant stand shootng LH muzzoleaders, I do all loading etc as a right hander.
If it is in a shop, even individual, it will probably sit for quite a while. With the exterior look and a lefty the market is 2% or less of the traffic. It takes that one person and could be 6 months or more unless someone really gets lucky. $100 is it and if the shop paid more than that or the person wants more, good luck. I am a lefty and that is the max I would be in for as a bidder just based on the exterior look.
64Springer
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A gun/pawn shop paid 50 for it.
Lefties get screwed again. If it was a righty $100, as is a lefty $50.
wolf power
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Lol
wolf power
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It's worth 300.00 all day long
Not saying impossible, but why would anyone bet that the inside of that rifle was better than the outside ? As Springer mentioned, it is "screaming". Through a bullhorn I would say. My money says a bore scope will show a red flag the size of Mt. Rushmore. And it would be staying in my wallet. SW
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Inspect the bore, a little elbow grease and Bore Brite and scotchbrite goes a long way. Unless it’s total junk, if the price is right go for it.
If the original owner used Pyrodex as the propellant, I don't expect much will be salvageable in the barrel.
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