Did all the .50 cal versions of these guns have 13/16s" barrels? Or were the newer models 1" ? Can anyone tell me the weight of these guns? Lastly what should I expect to pay for a mint condition example?
Did all the .50 cal versions of these guns have 13/16s" barrels? Or were the newer models 1" ? Can anyone tell me the weight of these guns? Lastly what should I expect to pay for a mint condition example?
I’m not so sure about TC making 1” Hawkens only ‘later on’. I have a 54 cal 1” barreled one I purchased new about 1980, plus a couple of earlier four digit serial number 1” examples.15/16 was the .50 Hawken but 1" available later on.
Ditto. I bought a 1" 54 from a guy in 1985. He had owned it for a good long time then.I’m not so sure about TC making 1” Hawkens only ‘later on’. I have a 54 cal 1” barreled one I purchased new about 1980, plus a couple of earlier four digit serial number 1” examples.
TC Hawken started 1970 so "later on" would be 74ish or thereabouts, yep later on they made 1" barrels and then there was their custom shop Fox Ridge Outfitters that made lots of barrel options. Even so the most commonly encountered .50 Hawkens are 15/16".I’m not so sure about TC making 1” Hawkens only ‘later on’. I have a 54 cal 1” barreled one I purchased new about 1980, plus a couple of earlier four digit serial number 1” examples.
‘Later on’ must be a relative term. I have what I considered an early 1” TC 54 caliber Hawken with a serial number of 27##. Learned something new I guess, and will no longer call a TC Hawkens with a serial number above 1000 ‘ an early’ TC. Or should the cutoff be 100? There is also a photograph around somewhere dated 1971 of my uncle (who gave me the gun) with the gun and a deer he took with it. Only mention this because I used the photograph to put an approximate date the gun.TC Hawken started 1970 so "later on" would be 74ish or thereabouts, yep later on they made 1" barrels and then there was their custom shop Fox Ridge Outfitters that made lots of barrel options. Even so the most commonly encountered .50 Hawkens are 15/16".
Photographs from a borescope will tell you most everything you need to know about the bore. With the stock, check to see if there’s a crack running through or near the lock bolt. Not a deal killer if there, but something to bring to the sellers attention when you are figuring out a price. Fairly easy repair if it’s there. TC used a bolt through tang, stock and trigger plate that was threaded into the trigger guard to minimize the chance of the crack occurring on later production.Well the used, early one has a six digit serial number starting with 251. Early ’80s? No BP only warning. 3 screws on tang. I guess it’s not that early, but is that before the quality declined? The NIB one is I think early 1990s. 2 screws on tang, has warning on barrel. I've pretty much decided on the early one, waiting on bore photo, though I agree it probably won’t tell me much. The gun looks well cared for externally, a few minor marks on the stock, but nice wood, bluing excellent, except on the flat around the muzzle crown.
Yep the 54's were 1" but the post was about a 50.‘Later on’ must be a relative term. I have what I considered an early 1” TC 54 caliber Hawken with a serial number of 27##. Learned something new I guess, and will no longer call a TC Hawkens with a serial number above 1000 ‘ an early’ TC. Or should the cutoff be 100? There is also a photograph around somewhere dated 1971 of my uncle (who gave me the gun) with the gun and a deer he took with it. Only mention this because I used the photograph to put an approximate date the gun.
This matches up with the 50 cal barrels I haveThe 50 calibers were 15/16" for the Hawken, and 1" for the Renegade. The 54 Hawken stepped up to 1".
The weight is 8.5 pounds. I've seen them from $350 to $550. The higher price was near new with nice wood.
Good Luck!
Walt
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