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Offline D. Taylor Sapergia

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Flint Hawken
« on: April 10, 2016, 03:28:58 AM »
...and here's the flint Hawken I finished at the same time as the percussion rifle.  This one has a parallel 1 x .50 cal Douglas barrel that I also bobbed.  It was 40" when received and had been built into a very poor rifle. I salvaged it, filling all of the dovetails, and cut 4" from the muzzle and 1/4" from the breech.  The finished rifle weighs 9 pounds 6 oz.  The lock is a L & R Ashmore lock...great sparker!!

Dave Rase inlet the barrel and drilled the hole for me.
















I have a few more images I want to share, but have other obligations currently...more later.

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Offline Joe S.

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Re: Flint Hawken
« Reply #1 on: April 10, 2016, 02:34:02 PM »
Nicely done sir.Great curl on that stock
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Re: Flint Hawken
« Reply #2 on: April 10, 2016, 03:41:41 PM »
 Wow! Another Beauty.

   Tim C.
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Offline Mike Brooks

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Re: Flint Hawken
« Reply #3 on: April 10, 2016, 04:01:42 PM »
Nice gun as I would expect. Only problem is it ain't near slabby enough....I have seen several original fullstock Hawken guns and they were all slab sided as a gun could get....I much prefer yours. ;D
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Re: Flint Hawken
« Reply #4 on: April 10, 2016, 05:48:18 PM »
Interesting observation Mike.  Dave Rase cut the barrel channel and drilled the hole (3/8"), and he gave me the usual nice thin web.  The hole is exactly what I asked for.  But this rifle really needed at least a 1/4" web to get the depth in the forestock that is typical of originals.  This one ended up more like a Kentucky rifle in the forestock.  And the other result is a more rounded stock too.  But it feels good in the hand.
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Offline Daryl

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Re: Flint Hawken
« Reply #5 on: April 10, 2016, 07:07:49 PM »
They both look really GREAT to me, Taylor - for Hawken rifles. (note I did not say Hawkens)
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Re: Flint Hawken
« Reply #6 on: April 10, 2016, 08:04:08 PM »
Beautiful gun. A piece of art!
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Offline Mike Brooks

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Re: Flint Hawken
« Reply #7 on: April 10, 2016, 11:12:16 PM »
Quote from: Daryl on April 10, 2016, 07:07:49 PM
They both look really GREAT to me, Taylor - for Hawken rifles. (note I did not say Hawkens)
You mean "HAWKINS"      ;)
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Re: Flint Hawken
« Reply #8 on: April 11, 2016, 05:20:48 AM »
I have a friend you all know and love (Leatherbelly) who says to me, "Hey, you got some leads for my black powder?"  Along the same line as "Hawkins"!!
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Offline Curtis

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Re: Flint Hawken
« Reply #9 on: April 11, 2016, 05:32:24 AM »
Taylor, I like this one even better than the percussion rifle.  Such graceful lines!  Even if David Rase is to blame for that....

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Offline Bill Ladd

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Re: Flint Hawken
« Reply #10 on: April 11, 2016, 03:37:37 PM »
This one's even more fine than that percussion you crafted.
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Offline David Rase

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Re: Flint Hawken
« Reply #11 on: April 11, 2016, 05:44:15 PM »
Another great looking rifle.  I admire your workmanship.  I am using this rifle as inspiration to prioritize getting my in the white fullstock Hawken out of the rack and on the bench and completed.
David   
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