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Helping my girlfriend's dad clean out a house he inherited. Lot of stuff is going to a local auction service but he said if I see anything I need to help myself. Found some ammo , gun cases and such. Then Found a green box under a bed and pulled this out. I was expecting a cheap version and suprised to see a Thompson center hawken. It appears to have been shot very little. Clean , no rust , set trigger and a patch down the bore comes out clean. ![[Linked Image from i.postimg.cc]](https://i.postimg.cc/wjCH2Rzb/20230621-101053.jpg)
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Wow, I'd say you won the clean up lotto! 50 caliber Hawken.. Don't get no better. At least that is how Jeremiah put it! 
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Very sweet find! I’ve had one of those since 1979. 80 grains of FFG and a patched round ball.
Ron
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You're obligated to marry her now.
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Never heard the term "cheap" and TC in the muzzleloader world.
Killer find.
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You're obligated to marry her now. Oh hell no. Been there twice, won't be a 3rd time. 🤣 Never heard the term "cheap" and TC in the muzzleloader world.
Killer find. Well I didn't recognize the box at first until I got it out and looked at the barrel.
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Had one just like it. Very nice find!
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You're obligated to marry her now. Oh hell no. Been there twice, won't be a 3rd time. 🤣 Hey, nobody likes a quitter. You’re just starting to get the hang of it. Third time’s the charm, etc etc.😜
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Wow, I'd say you won the clean up lotto! 50 caliber Hawken.. Don't get no better. At least that is how Jeremiah put it! Only if it was a .54 cal T/C Hawken instead! 🤠
"Allways speak the truth and you will never have to remember what you said before..." Sam Houston
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Wow, I'd say you won the clean up lotto! 50 caliber Hawken.. Don't get no better. At least that is how Jeremiah put it! Only if it was a .54 cal T/C Hawken instead! 🤠 Nice score Troutnut !
"Allways speak the truth and you will never have to remember what you said before..." Sam Houston
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Good snag. I’d recommend that you remove the lock and oil it. Caps can be hard to find now, and BP. This place near Winchester can hook you up. http://blackpowderva.com/
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Good snag. I’d recommend that you remove the lock and oil it. Caps can be hard to find now, and BP. This place near Winchester can hook you up. http://blackpowderva.com/ Powder Valley has RWS #11 caps for around $50 for 250. What a bargain. LOL. I am using small pistol primers for practice shooting sessions. Using 1/4 " OD clear vinyl tubing cut around .300 long to hold primer over nipple. 100% success rate. Will save my caps for hunting or for pistols. Tubing idea doesn't work for all pistols. Colt Navy is a no go because nipples are so close to frame.
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That place I mentioned is local for me and maybe for Troutnut as well, so no HAZMAT. I paid $45 IIRC at my LGS a couple of years ago for 250 #11s, the first I’d seen, just to flesh out my supply a bit. I have plenty of musket caps and am using 209s with a Mag Spark with BH209 in my Renegade. Having options is good in these troubled times.
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Good snag. I’d recommend that you remove the lock and oil it. Caps can be hard to find now, and BP. This place near Winchester can hook you up. http://blackpowderva.com/Thanks. Yeah they're about 90 minutes north of me. I'm just east of Harrisonburg. But I get up that way some
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Sweet, save the box as that adds value to the rifle ( usually the serial number is on the box, don't be surprised if it is handwritten). These guns have become quite collectable since S&W has ran the company in the ditch.
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Sweet, save the box as that adds value to the rifle ( usually the serial number is on the box, don't be surprised if it is handwritten). These guns have become quite collectable since S&W has ran the company in the ditch. Yeah I don't always save boxes but I'll hang onto this one
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" Cheapest velocity in the world comes from a long barrel and I sure do like them. MB "
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Great find. Had mine since I was 14.
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