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45 Cal.
I sent off a fairly nice piece of wood to Jim Kibler to have one of his new southern mountain rifle kits built. He was kind enough to ship my scraps back and I have enough left for a half-stock rifle. I thought I might eek out a full-stock with a 36" barrel, but it doesn't look like it's going to happen.
I'm curious about a potential build though. I'd like to try to keep the build at least somewhat HC, but I'm leaning towards a Hawken and definitely want a flintlock. I'd also really like to keep the weight down and I know that Hawkens tend to be large bores and large barrels that are heavy.
I don't want to get into another half-stock/flintlock argument, but were there Hawken/Leman style rifles that were built in smaller calibers (say a .45 for instance) and were they ever built in a more dainty style so that they might weigh 7 pounds or less? As I get older, I just find that I have less and less interest in hauling a 9 pound rifle all over the mountain.
Conversely, if a Hawken isn't the right style for what I have in mind, does anyone else have another suggestion for a flintlock half-stock that might fit the bill? Like I said before, it doesn't have to be 100% HC, but all other things being equal, I'd like to try to keep it close to the original style if possible.
Here's the wood that I'll use.....
I'm curious about a potential build though. I'd like to try to keep the build at least somewhat HC, but I'm leaning towards a Hawken and definitely want a flintlock. I'd also really like to keep the weight down and I know that Hawkens tend to be large bores and large barrels that are heavy.
I don't want to get into another half-stock/flintlock argument, but were there Hawken/Leman style rifles that were built in smaller calibers (say a .45 for instance) and were they ever built in a more dainty style so that they might weigh 7 pounds or less? As I get older, I just find that I have less and less interest in hauling a 9 pound rifle all over the mountain.
Conversely, if a Hawken isn't the right style for what I have in mind, does anyone else have another suggestion for a flintlock half-stock that might fit the bill? Like I said before, it doesn't have to be 100% HC, but all other things being equal, I'd like to try to keep it close to the original style if possible.
Here's the wood that I'll use.....