Welcome to the forum Murph!
Lets see....Ideas about your new TC?
Well first off, be prepared to shoot it a lot. As you already know, your going to have to find out where it's sweet spot is.
Oh! There are some here on the Forum who really really like the TC Hawkin. They mention it's accuracy and the Great Guarantee TC has for their guns. TC has a unbelieveably good reputation for standing behind their products.
There are also some who really dislike the TC Hawken.
Their main complaint is it doesn't look like a real Hawken, it has coil springs in its lock and it's 1:48 twist barrel is a compromise that isn't the best for shooting roundballs.
For what it's worth, I own 3 TC Hawkens, one .54 I built from a kit, a standard .50 and a .50 which I restocked with one of Pecatonica Rivers Curly Maple. They all shoot roundballs great.
I think that for the money, the TC Hawken is hard to beat.
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Thanks for joining and posting. Hope to hear more from you.