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Hawken were 28" bbl and Renegade was 26".
Ashland way back had shorter models of New Englander and Renegade single triggers.

I did not like the stepped bbl of the White Mountain Carbine and thought the octagon short bbl single trigger Renegade edition at Ashland was the best looking.

Never did buy one.

Had a New Englander later and after break in ( 100.roundballs over the summer)...vertical.stringing stopped and off the sandbag at 100, iron sights.....put 3 in rhe x, cloverleafed....at 100 yds.

Unfortunately that target was lost in a move.

I have had a 50 since the early 80s. Have killed several deer with it. Mine has2 triggers. I killed a doe with it a couple of years ago. I use an inline now. But still would use it if it was what the season rules required.

Salvaged a lefty 50 cal this week. Hammer wouldnt stay back. Plunger was stuck. Kroil for a bit and compress w flat of screw driver a few times, minimal movement and then a bit more.

Kroil and full cycle.of plunger twenty times and then gunscrubber and lube. Works fine.

Was proly a 150 gunsmith special, proly added 200 to the price getting it going LOL

Ha Ha!

Lol!!!
I just seen this.

My username reflects a gun I deer hunted with day in and day out on FTCKY from 1991 to 2011 before I went to the inline dark side.

240 gr xtp,s w/ tc breakaway sabots on top of 100grs of RS select
Water proof the nipple and cap with a tied off plastic baggie in front of the trigger guard for schitt weather....

Some people say you cant shoot a sabot round in a 1 to 48 with accuracy.
Bullschitt.........

I have a Renegade in 54. Used it on elk back in my native CO. I think I have taken 5 or 6 elk with it, mostly cows but a couple spikes (this was before antler restrictions on elk) and it was deadly on them. I loaded the old Buffalo Bullets of 425 gr and used 100gr of FFG. I never recovered a bullet from an elk and never had to shoot one twice. Good shooting rifle.

I used the flint version for decades, and a 530 ball with 0.015 patch seemed to be good with 80 grains of 3F BP.
Close range whitetail deer here, so no need for more horsepower.
Sabots never worked for me, maxiballs were OK, but expensive and overkill.
Rifling is shallow, so it is a compromise barrel with the 1/48 twist. My opinion is the shallow rifling is a bigger factor than the twist.

I owned a .54 Renegade in the 80s, which as I recall had the double set triggers just like the TC Hawken.

With TC maxi-balls it was very accurate, and the build quality and stock wood was first class, just like all traditional TC muzzle loaders back then.

I had one 25 or so years ago. Bought it used, so not sure how old it was.

Great rifle. Wish I still had it.