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Offline Roger B

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Re: Kibler Plains / Hawken kit
« Reply #50 on: October 12, 2025, 03:52:27 PM »
A .54 cal will serve you well on elk & bison. I think that the performance improvement you might realize by going to .58 cal will be fairly small.  Most original Hawkens that I have handled have been pretty plain mape or , fewer sill, plain walnut. If you're like me, though, you love beautiful wood so curly maple is the way to go.
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Re: Kibler Plains / Hawken kit
« Reply #51 on: October 12, 2025, 07:46:32 PM »
I went with medium fancy maple just because I have mostly walnut guns and one plain maple.  Went with .58 to fill a gap, since I have .36, .45, .50, 2 - .54, a .62 smooth bore and soon a .62 jaeger rifled. Plus I like big holes in the paper, which is the most of my shooting.
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