Look what followed me home....

[Kiltman20]

I found a Hawken at a semi local gun shop. It's an old Ithaca / Navy Arms Hawken in 50 cal. Everything is in great shape. I you find the set trigger takes a bit of pulling to set it. I've opened her up and everything looks good in the trigger assy and lock.

 

[andy52]

Nice, you don't see many of those around anymore.

 

[ord sgt]

Good find. How about the barrel? Next, we want to know how well it shoots.

 

[Stykbow]

Nice find.

 

[Kiltman20]

Good find. How about the barrel? Next, we want to know how well it shoots.

No rust, very clean. It will be a few days before I can shot it. It's been raining here almost all week. Suppose to be sunny on Sunday.

 

[ord sgt]

Just remember to bust a few caps on an empty barrel, then load and shoot.

 

[Grenadier1758]

BE well aware that while your literature may say that the Ithaca/Navy Arms Hawken is a 54 caliber rifle, it is more likely to require a 0.526 ball. Measure the bore before ordering ball.

 

[cajun]

Nice looking, nice find!!!

 

[Kiltman20]

BE well aware that while your literature may say that the Ithaca/Navy Arms Hawken is a 54 caliber rifle, it is more likely to require a 0.526 ball. Measure the bore before ordering ball.

I read about the whole .54 cal was really a .53 cal, I wish it was one of those. It would be even more rare.

 

[Desperate Lee]

Very nice find
DL

 

[Dude]

Was it loaded?

 

[unclelouie]

I found a Hawken at a semi local gun shop. It's an old Ithaca / Navy Arms Hawken in 50 cal. Everything is in great shape. I you find the set trigger takes a bit of pulling to set it. I've opened her up and everything looks good in the trigger assy and lock.

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when they first came out, I called the man who put the blue print together for the making of the rifle. They copied kit Carson's original . It's the closest make of Carson's gun. Mine was a 50 cal. and then i had a 58 cal. barrel made for it. so, i have two barrels for it. even though I shoot flinters the most, i'll never part with that one. If there no serial number on it, it could be a prototype. Also Uberti copied the same blueprint.

 

[Codger Craig Wilcox]

If the "setting" trigger is way stiff, try backing off the screw holding the heavy spring for the back trigger. It is usually the top, rear screw. Just adjust it to take off a wee bit of the heaviness.

 

[andy52]

I have an Allen rifle much the same as the one you got, and it is for sure a .53 even though the barrel is stamped .54.

 

[Mtman725]

That's a fine rifle, nice find.Congrats

 

[Crockford]

I have yet to find anything at a gun shop or Pawn shop worth shooting. The Ithaca is on my to buy list if I ever run across one. Great find and in some cases rescue. It should be a great shooter.

 

[Flintlock]

I sure wanted one of those Ithaca's in the early 80's.

 

[Crow-Feather]

I heard that they were terrible and couldn't shoot straight. Send me your address and I'll send a 50 dollar check to take it off your hands. (Best of luck with a sweet rifle)

 

[Kiltman20]

I heard that they were terrible and couldn't shoot straight. Send me your address and I'll send a 50 dollar check to take it off your hands. (Best of luck with a sweet rifle)

Ok, send money first!! Cash only. lol

 

[Urban Coyote]

Great find, congratulations! A blast from 20th century past. You know, the good old days when some great traditional and often historically correct guns were being produced. GRRW, Sharon, Ozark Mountain Arms, Allen Firearms Uberti Hawken and of course your Ithaca Hawken find to name a few.

Thanks for sharing, somehow it feels good to know there are still fine examples of classics past out there.