Author Topic: Hawken shop Ketland Flintlock  (Read 2962 times)

kirmeyer

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Hawken shop Ketland Flintlock
« on: July 23, 2013, 07:31:21 PM »
Does anyone have any experience with the flintlock sold by the Hawken Shop?

Offline elk killer

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Re: Hawken shop Ketland Flintlock
« Reply #1 on: July 23, 2013, 11:07:24 PM »
looks like the one Davis makes
just order it direct from Tim at Davis
i have used it many times on Lemans.. zero complaints
only flintlocks remain interesting..

Offline Roger B

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Re: Hawken shop Ketland Flintlock
« Reply #2 on: July 23, 2013, 11:47:35 PM »
Designed by Ron Long and also made by Tom Faux and Davis.  Buy it from Davis by all means.
Roger B.
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kirmeyer

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Re: Hawken shop Ketland Flintlock
« Reply #3 on: July 24, 2013, 02:09:26 AM »
Thanks for the information!

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Re: Hawken shop Ketland Flintlock
« Reply #4 on: July 24, 2013, 04:13:19 AM »
See my $200.00 fowler post below. The one I just got from them is very nice. The moving parts are polished and well fitted. A bargain if they still have any left.
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kirmeyer

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Re: Hawken shop Ketland Flintlock
« Reply #5 on: July 24, 2013, 04:59:03 AM »
The lock looks great & I like that price. I am new to this web site & find it one of the best sources of information on gun building I ever saw.

Offline Bob Roller

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Re: Hawken shop Ketland Flintlock
« Reply #6 on: July 24, 2013, 02:06:57 PM »
I have made up a few locks using the R.E.Davis square tail Ketland and find
that if the frizzen is recurved to a 2.5"radius and rehardened it will do much better.
For those without machine shop experience,radius is one half of any given diameter
and in this case it is half of a five inch grinding wheel's diameter.

Bob Roller