Author Topic: Lets see your Hawken/Plains Rifle (Read 29012 times)

Robin Henderson · « **Reply #100 on:** February 15, 2020, 06:04:20 PM »

Quote from: Herb on February 12, 2020, 10:06:58 PM

Robin, that is a nice rifle. Your wood furniture is beautiful. Did you make it?

Thank you Herb. I did built it from a blank and parts. I don't remember many particulars because its been a while. I do remember the lock was purchased at Don Davis' Trading Post in Friendship....Believe it was a Peter Allen Ashmore. The triggers I'm sure were Cherry Corners. Originally it had a 1" .50 caliber barrel which I later changed out to a .54 to help out a little on the weight. The barrels, I can only guess the brand. The .50 may have been a Douglas while the .54 was, I think, a Green River. I need to get it out and shoot it as its probably been twenty years.

Joe S. · « **Reply #101 on:** February 15, 2020, 11:19:49 PM »

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]fullstock I built,not as orange as the pics look,mid-day sun

Joe S. · « **Reply #102 on:** February 15, 2020, 11:23:16 PM »

Joe S. · « **Reply #103 on:** February 15, 2020, 11:28:40 PM »

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borderdogs · « **Reply #104 on:** February 16, 2020, 03:31:11 AM »

Hi Joe,
Thats a beautiful rifle what is the caliber? It looks like the barrel is finished bright? I see that there is some color cased hardened finish what was the rest of the finish?
Rob

Joe S. · « **Reply #105 on:** February 16, 2020, 04:24:39 AM »

It's a 58 cal.(green mountain)I did leave the barrel finish bright and letting it age naturally. I may at some point do a rust blue.All the hardware was color case hardened by the folks at Wyoming Armory. I did try a test piece or two at home here in the coal stove but didn't get the results I wanted,a little over my pay grade.The wood was whiskered with water and tannins and then used Jim Kiblers iron nitrate and then Chambers oil finish.That wood finish looks better than the pics show,should have taken the pics on an overcast day......IMHO

Smokey Plainsman · « **Reply #106 on:** February 16, 2020, 04:59:25 AM »

Some goergeous Hawkens gun’s in this thread. I have one being made for me by a well-known Hawken builder. It will be a long wait but hopefully it’ll be’n a purty ‘un!

I am glad to see some caplocks represented on the forum. I’ve found over the years that a fairly decently sized section of our hobby sticks there noses up at the caplocks and considers them unpure or otherwise inferior to the earlier flintlocks. This saddens me. I think the caplock guns are every bit as valid, and fun to shoot, as the rock chooglers.

borderdogs · « **Reply #107 on:** February 16, 2020, 06:04:07 AM »

The one I am putting parts together for will be a full stock flint in .50. I have been considering what finish I will do. I recently have been thinking of leaving much of the metal finish bright and age it. I forgot about Wyoming Armory doing color casing I might check them out if I go that route.
Rob

Joe S. · « **Reply #108 on:** February 16, 2020, 02:47:57 PM »

The folks at Wyoming Armory did a great job,great turn around time and at a real great price too.One of my worrys was warpage as a couple scrap pieces I was trying to do myself did warp some.Their job was spot on perfect and a super hard durable finish. I will say this about leaving parts bright, lotta maintenance as even keeping the barrel oiled when hunting in real wet weather the barrel can a does get some surface rust in spots.The case hardened parts never are affected.

borderdogs · « **Reply #109 on:** February 16, 2020, 04:36:24 PM »

I have had a number of muskets and rifles over the years with bright finishes albeit aged from time. The ones I liked to shoot were in good condition and some were in great condition and spot rust was a concern.
Rob

Bob Roller · « **Reply #110 on:** February 16, 2020, 05:26:37 PM »

Quote from: borderdogs on February 16, 2020, 04:36:24 PM

I have had a number of muskets and rifles over the years with bright finishes albeit aged from time. The ones I liked to shoot were in good condition and some were in great condition and spot rust was a concern.
Rob

The 58 caliber target rifle I built in 1958 had the barrel left in the white
and the lock also.It took from 1958 until 1962 to "age"out but it looked
good and contrasted the silver trigger guard and butt plate.
Bob Roller

borderdogs · « **Reply #111 on:** February 16, 2020, 09:46:31 PM »

Bob,
Did you like the finish after 4 years?
Rob

louieparker · « **Reply #112 on:** February 17, 2020, 07:30:00 PM »

This rifle is not a bench copy. Just details from several rifles....LP

D. Taylor Sapergia · « **Reply #113 on:** February 17, 2020, 08:39:18 PM »

Nice Louis.

borderdogs · « **Reply #114 on:** February 17, 2020, 10:10:01 PM »

Nice Louie,
Rob

heelerau · « **Reply #115 on:** February 19, 2020, 11:12:51 PM »

Belated "Manny Happy Returns"! Herb and a nice buck, a great Birthday present

Cheers

Gordon

mountainman70 · « **Reply #116 on:** February 20, 2020, 01:11:39 AM »

Great rifles all. Heres one I built a while back from a 1980s precarve of the hardest walnut on the planet. 54 GM barrel, L&R lock and trigs. Cold blue metal, .I have built 4 others since and sold all of them. I named this one Gene Hawken in honor of one of our late member/builders Gene Hyre, where the stock came from. Have a goodun fellows. Dave F

borderdogs · « **Reply #117 on:** February 20, 2020, 02:19:22 AM »

Nice! So is that a tang sight on that rifle?
Rob

mountainman70 · « **Reply #118 on:** February 20, 2020, 05:43:32 PM »

Yes bdog, it is. I built this to shoot some long range ? so I left the barrel at 36". A friend of mine gave me the tang sight,and folding rear, I have only shot it about 10 rds at 50,and didn't need the tang. Heck,I can almost see the sights at that range.Gun does well, I just haven't been well enough to get to the range much,if at all. Thanks for the kind words. Best regards, Dave F

Matt58 · « **Reply #119 on:** February 21, 2020, 03:21:27 AM »

My GRRW Hawken my dad got for me when i was 14 (1979). The tacks represent whitetail bucks and probably taken twice as many does. 50 cal

borderdogs · « **Reply #120 on:** February 22, 2020, 04:25:58 AM »

So Matt, you still have that rifle? It looks like the first one I made back in the late 70's. Nice!
Rob

Matt58 · « **Reply #121 on:** February 22, 2020, 08:22:36 AM »

Still have it and the Leman Dad ordered at the same time...My two boys love shooting them and youngest (20) got a deer with the Leman last year

borderdogs · « **Reply #122 on:** February 22, 2020, 02:54:22 PM »

Great picture. Its always good to hear stories like yours my interest in ML and hunting was primed by my dad when I was very young too.
Rob

Bob Roller · « **Reply #123 on:** February 27, 2020, 04:20:46 PM »

Quote from: borderdogs on February 16, 2020, 09:46:31 PM

Bob,
Did you like the finish after 4 years?
Rob

Yes,I did.Exposure to weather and shooting and other people handling it
AND time worked fine.
Bob Roller

Wmasswolf · « **Reply #124 on:** March 29, 2020, 07:40:18 AM »

Great Plains Rifle purchased over the summer. Had to re work the dovetails for the sights, but its now a great shooter!

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Author Topic: Lets see your Hawken/Plains Rifle (Read 29012 times)

Smokey Plainsman