Walkingeagle
54 Cal.
Well, just acquired a .54 T/C Hawken with a drilled and tapped barrel for scope mount, plus hammer spur offset to accommodate accordingly. I did know of this prior to purchase and price was great. You see I happen to have an early GM IBS 1”x32” 1:70 twist .54 roundball barrel and surplus T/C percussion lock. Both of which now reside on the “new” stock.
Now the concern...
The drilling and tapping appear to my eyes as being quite deep. They measure as follows, from breech towards muzzle; 0.141”, 0.127”, 0.131” and 0.130”. Hole spacing for each pair is 0.860” (to provide an idea of location in relation to breech), with the first hole drilled exactly a hair ahead of the breech/barrel seam line. Spacing between hole pairs (hole 2 and hole 3) is 2.558”. All are measured center to center. The barrel is a 1” .54 percussion factory “K” model Hawken 6 digit serial number, 32xxxx. With the depth and location of these tappings, any concerns over firing this barrel within the original T/C recommendations as per their manual?
Walk
Now the concern...
The drilling and tapping appear to my eyes as being quite deep. They measure as follows, from breech towards muzzle; 0.141”, 0.127”, 0.131” and 0.130”. Hole spacing for each pair is 0.860” (to provide an idea of location in relation to breech), with the first hole drilled exactly a hair ahead of the breech/barrel seam line. Spacing between hole pairs (hole 2 and hole 3) is 2.558”. All are measured center to center. The barrel is a 1” .54 percussion factory “K” model Hawken 6 digit serial number, 32xxxx. With the depth and location of these tappings, any concerns over firing this barrel within the original T/C recommendations as per their manual?
Walk