SOLD Thompson/Center .50 Caliber Hawken - $400

[Orin]

Nice Thompson/Center .50 Caliber Hawken for sale

$400 + Actual Shipping Cost

 

[Blue_Duck_97]

That’s a nice looking rifle!

 

[necchi]

Does it have a "K" in the serial number?

 

[tom_in_vt]

Looks like it’s in great shape !

 

[Orin]

Does it have a "K" in the serial number?

Yes, it was a kit from around the 1977 era.
It's serial number is K2930xx and was assembled by the guy's father that I bought it from.

 

[Orin]

Looks like it’s in great shape !

Yes, it is in great shape. Lived in a safe for decades and unfired until I got it.

 

[Orin]

$450 Shipped to the east side of the Mississippi River - Add $25 if to the west of the Mississippi

 

[Orin]

Took it to the range and here what it does at 50 yards with 55 gr 3F powder and a .490 round ball with a patch.

 

[Crow-Feather]

with these older rifles, the groups get better after it gets shot for awhile.

 

[Orin]

I was shooting off hand so that's why it wandered around a little bit.

 

[OldSmoky1967]

with these older rifles, the groups get better after it gets shot for awhile.

Probably likes 65 grains better, too - in my humble experience. Nothing wrong with it!

 

[Orin]

Probably likes 65 grains better, too - in my humble experience. Nothing wrong with it!

I will look into that this weekend - I only use 3F and that's why I haven't tried 65 grains yet

 

[R.J.Bruce]

Back in the day I was completely self taught. Nobody ever told me that fffg Goex black powder wasn't supposed to be used in .50 caliber & .62 caliber longrifles. Because fffg black powder was all I had to use when both of those custom rifles showed up in the mail, I just used it.

70 grains in the .45 caliber & .50 caliber longrifles, and 75 grains in the .62 caliber rifle gave silver dollar size, 5-shot groups at 100 yards off the bench. The recoil from the .62 caliber rifle was only slightly more noticeable than with the .45 caliber rifle.

The .45 caliber rifle had a Douglas 13/16" straight octagon barrel measuring 40" long. Both the .50 caliber & the .62 caliber rifles had Getz swamped octagon barrels measuring 42" long.

All three barrels had a 1:48" rate of twist.

 

[woodmv]

Very, very interested In your Hawkin. Grandson recently got interested in muzzle loading. We pulled an old Dikar Spain .45 out of the back of the safe and did some shooting recently and needless to say, he is now hooked.

Looking for a rifle as the next step, and your Hawkins looks perfect. If it's still available, I would greatly appreciate your time.

 

[Orin]

Very, very interested In your Hawkin. Grandson recently got interested in muzzle loading. We pulled an old Dikar Spain .45 out of the back of the safe and did some shooting recently and needless to say, he is now hooked.

Looking for a rifle as the next step, and your Hawkins looks perfect. If it's still available, I would greatly appreciate your time.

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[concretus]

I’ll take it per our conversation. PM inbound…

 

[tom_in_vt]

Good snag