Definitely NOT a California Hawken. I’ll go with the second choice. Hawken, (kinda). Made in California. This is a California Hawken.
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You are having a conversation with yourself. The original post, and this thread, is about a 'builder based in California'. It is not about a rifle style. Do you know of a builder base in California that might have worked on something like I posted?
If you post a message about a California Hawken, or even one that looks 'kinda' like a California Hawken, I will read and learn with interest.