I use a TC Hawken with blackened furniture to hunt PA deer. The rifle has given me thirty + years of service. The Tc factory service is top notch. The cons are that the rifles are fairly heavy, some folks don't like the set trigger and the newer rifles have a counter bored muzzle which makes round ball loading difficult. I also use a RMC flinter which is manufactured in PA. They are light, about 6.5 pounds, have excellent sights, Green mountain barrels with removable breech plug and top quality L&R lock. Mine has a fast twist 1/28" barrel and is very accurate with 300 grain bullet/sabot combo. The downside of the RMC is the laminated stock, which looks a bit strange on a flinter.
