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General discussion => Contemporary Longrifle Collecting => Topic started by: bones92 on October 04, 2015, 04:24:32 AM
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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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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.
Hungry Horse
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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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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.