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Offline bones92

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Chares Daly Hawken
« on: October 04, 2015, 04:24:32 AM »
A few months ago I picked up a nice, but older, Hawken .50 with the Charles Daly brand (which I believe was more of a marketing & distribution mark than anything else).  It has a large capital "I" in a square, which I am fairly sure means it was imported through InvestArms. 

I originally didn't think much of it, but I've grown to think highly of it.  The bore is mint.  The stock has a nice cast-off for RH shooters.  The barrel is a couple inches longer than a T/C Renegade, and it has the Charles Daly scope (which I assume was a package deal originally).

Has anyone ever had one of these?  I'm tempted to sell of the T/C Renegade and Traditions Hawken, and just keep the Charles Daly.  It seems like a very good rifle. 

Just curious if anyone has owned and fired one of these before.
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Re: Chares Daly Hawken
« Reply #1 on: October 04, 2015, 08:47:02 PM »
Bones92;

  Does it have something like twelve lands, and grooves, in the barrel? If so, it is a real shooter, if not damaged.
  Give the T/C to a deserving kid, and use the Tradition for a fence post. JMO.

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Re: Chares Daly Hawken
« Reply #2 on: October 05, 2015, 04:24:52 PM »
HH, the Charles Daly has six lands.  Lands and grooves appear to have the same width.

Though the triggers on the Traditions aren't great, I've read these shoot fairly well, nonetheless.
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Re: Chares Daly Hawken
« Reply #3 on: October 06, 2015, 01:56:20 AM »
Your post brought back an old memory.In the late 60's and early 70's I had a 9 gage percussion Charles Daly double.It was serial numbered on all the parts 58. I can't remember the proof's but it sure was a good shooter except it was so heavy .I've got the man's card that bought it somewhere.This was 73 or 74 at Friendship.I've kicked myself a lot of times for selling it O well so is life.