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Investarms Gemmer Hawken build

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This is a .50 flintlock that I started about 3 months ago and finished 3 weeks ago. Bought the kit from Muzzel-Loaders.com and I watched the "I love muzzleloading" YouTube series on his build before and during mine. I replaced the Investarms lock with a L&R RPL lock. I used Laurel Mountain Forge browning for the barrel and hardware and DGW antique stain for the wood. This was my 2nd kit build so I'm still very much a novice. And not sure how the photos will present since this is my first attempt. I plan on trying her out this weekend, weather permitting.
 

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Getting toward the end now. I was delayed finishing when the nose cap I was polishing spun out of my vise and disappeared somewhere in my shop, never to be seen since. I ordered a nickel silver replacement from TOW and waited for it to arrive. I know everyone has different taste in finishing, but I like an aged look. I went for that in the stock and in the metal. The barrel is heavily browned, but though I used the Laurel Mountain on the lock and other hardware I brought them back to varying degrees of bright with steel wool.
 

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I'm pleased with how it turned out overall. But the truth will be in how it shoots. I did a lot of tuning on the lock and trigger assembly which was a great learning experience. Wish I had better photos, but didn't think I'd be showing them to anyone at the time. It fits me well and feels solid. And again, it looks worn, kinda like me.
 

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It looks like you are doing a very good job of inletting. Especially the buttplate. No gaps like a lot of beginners leave. My only suggestion would be to make the lock panels a little thinner and a more concave curve from the wrist into a thinner comb nose. The stock stain looks very nice. These are just my ideas of course and you can take them for what they're worth. It looks a whole lot better than my second attempt!
 
It looks like you are doing a very good job of inletting. Especially the buttplate. No gaps like a lot of beginners leave. My only suggestion would be to make the lock panels a little thinner and a more concave curve from the wrist into a thinner comb nose. The stock stain looks very nice. These are just my ideas of course and you can take them for what they're worth. It looks a whole lot better than my second attempt!
Couldn't agree with you more on the lock panels. And I did go back and thin out some after comparing to real Hawkens. Just should have thinned a bit more.
 
This is a .50 flintlock that I started about 3 months ago and finished 3 weeks ago. Bought the kit from Muzzel-Loaders.com and I watched the "I love muzzleloading" YouTube series on his build before and during mine. I replaced the Investarms lock with a L&R RPL lock. I used Laurel Mountain Forge browning for the barrel and hardware and DGW antique stain for the wood. This was my 2nd kit build so I'm still very much a novice. And not sure how the photos will present since this is my first attempt. I plan on trying her out this weekend, weather permitting.
Just rec'd my kit two days ago!!!
 
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