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    Gunstock Blanks

    A windstorm blew down a walnut tree on the family farm, and I was able to get some good logs from it. As a kid I would eat walnuts from the tree and thought it would be kinda special to build a rifle or two out of the tree. I was able to get the logs sawn into 4" thick planks, some of which...
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    Plains Rifle Takes its First Deer

    First deer taken on family land with shown rifle. I built the rifle in the pic from parts obtained on a budget build off of parts obtained off of Ebay. It is .50 cal and had 80 gr. FFFg pushing the ball. I would like to think the rifle has "Hawken" inspired features, but I am well aware that...
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    WANTED Hawken Breechplug

    Looking for a Hawken percussion Breechplug and tang...3/4-16 thread for a 1 1/8 barrel. Willing to pay or trade a Hawken shop Griffith 3/4-16 thread for 1" barrel percussion breech/tang for it.
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    Accuracy Woes

    I built a Sam Hawken rifle around an old Ithica/Navy Arms barrel that I got on the cheap on Ebay. It is my understanding that those barrels have 1-66" rifling. I have tried every patch and ball/ powder combination I can think of and continue to be unable to find a consistent load at 50 yards...
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