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Show off your Traditional Smokepoles. #4407498 09/12/10 Joined: Nov 2009 Posts: 625 Upstate NY H Hawken OP Campfire Regular OP Hawken Campfire Regular H Joined: Nov 2009 Posts: 625 Upstate NY Thought I would start a new thread where we could show off our traditional Smokepoles. Mine from Top to Bottom: 50 cal Austin&Halleck Mountain Rifle 50 cal Thompson Renegade 50 Cal Thompson Treehawk 54 cal Thompson Hawken I am an N.R.A. Life Member,you should be to.

Re: Show off your Traditional Smokepoles. Hawken #4407635 09/12/10 Joined: Feb 2010 Posts: 201 South Florida daddywpb Campfire Member daddywpb Campfire Member Joined: Feb 2010 Posts: 201 South Florida A .50 caliber T/C Renegade flintlock and a .54 caliber T/C Renegade percussion that I put a GM .58 caliber barrel on. Love the .58. "Feel the heart of the hunter. Feel the thrill that will cleanse the soul."

Re: Show off your Traditional Smokepoles. daddywpb #4408339 09/12/10 Joined: Oct 2006 Posts: 4,232 Arkansas Otter Campfire Tracker Otter Campfire Tracker Joined: Oct 2006 Posts: 4,232 Arkansas OK . . . Here are three I have pictures of - Custom .45 cal longrifle. Had it made so I could change the locks and switch from flint to percussion as I desired. CVA Mountain Rifle, also .45 cal. Older "Made in USA" model. Custom Leman .54 cal. This will be the grandson's when he is old enough to hoist and shoulder it - at this moment he's only 9 months old . . . I have more, but these are the only ones I have pics of on PB . . . Also still working on a fullstock Leman in .58 cal. Someday I hope to be the person my dogs think I am . . . The only true cost of having a dog is its death. Someone once said "a nation of sheep will beget a government of wolves." Shiloh Sharps . . . there is no substitute. NRA Endowment Member

Re: Show off your Traditional Smokepoles. Otter #4410591 09/13/10 Joined: Nov 2009 Posts: 625 Upstate NY H Hawken OP Campfire Regular OP Hawken Campfire Regular H Joined: Nov 2009 Posts: 625 Upstate NY Man Otter, that custom .45 is sweet! I am an N.R.A. Life Member,you should be to.

Re: Show off your Traditional Smokepoles. Hawken #4410726 09/13/10 Joined: Jan 2001 Posts: 9,095 New Mexico prairie dog shooter Campfire Outfitter prairie dog shooter Campfire Outfitter Joined: Jan 2001 Posts: 9,095 New Mexico 50 cal. Lyman Great Plains rifle 50 cal. CVA pistol and 50 cal. CVA mountain rifle. 45 cal. Derringer. "The only thing necessary for the triumph of evil is for good men to do nothing." Edmund Burke 1795 "Give me liberty or give me death" Patrick Henry 1775

Re: Show off your Traditional Smokepoles. prairie dog shooter #4411357 09/13/10 Joined: Oct 2006 Posts: 1,624 Idaho C captchee Campfire Regular captchee Campfire Regular C Joined: Oct 2006 Posts: 1,624 Idaho CVA SXS 20 gage converted to flint Hudson Valley fowler Last edited by captchee; 09/13/10.

Re: Show off your Traditional Smokepoles. captchee #4415480 09/15/10 Joined: Jun 2001 Posts: 741 WI BMR Campfire Regular BMR Campfire Regular Joined: Jun 2001 Posts: 741 WI Here's my J&S Hawken, an exact replica of a pre-1840 original that Don Stith has in his collection, built by John Bergmann this spring from Stith's parts. It has a .54 cal, 1-56" twist, 36" X 1 1/8" - 1" tapered Rice barrel, RE Davis lock, 14 1/4" inch length of pull on the maple stock, and weighs 10.8 pounds. The sights, of course, are non adjustable fixed buckhorn. Windage was dead on when I sighted it in. I had to file down the front sight some to get a 75 yard zero with 100 gr of FFg, a .530 ball, .018 pillow ticking patch lube with Trapper's Mink Oil. It balances extremely well, even with that long barrel, because of the taper to it. [img]http://i865.photobucket.com/albums/ab212/BMR_photos/IMG_0509.jpg[/img] [img]http://i865.photobucket.com/albums/ab212/BMR_photos/IMG_0512.jpg[/img] [img]http://i865.photobucket.com/albums/ab212/BMR_photos/IMG_0513-1.jpg[/img] [img]http://i865.photobucket.com/albums/ab212/BMR_photos/IMG_0514-1.jpg[/img]

Re: Show off your Traditional Smokepoles. BMR #4415757 09/15/10 Joined: Sep 2008 Posts: 12,530 Blue Ridge M MagMarc Campfire Outfitter MagMarc Campfire Outfitter M Joined: Sep 2008 Posts: 12,530 Blue Ridge Lyman GPR 50

Re: Show off your Traditional Smokepoles. BMR #4415862 09/15/10 Joined: Jan 2001 Posts: 9,095 New Mexico prairie dog shooter Campfire Outfitter prairie dog shooter Campfire Outfitter Joined: Jan 2001 Posts: 9,095 New Mexico BMR, That's a beautiful rifle! "The only thing necessary for the triumph of evil is for good men to do nothing." Edmund Burke 1795 "Give me liberty or give me death" Patrick Henry 1775

Re: Show off your Traditional Smokepoles. prairie dog shooter #4416366 09/15/10 Joined: Feb 2010 Posts: 201 South Florida daddywpb Campfire Member daddywpb Campfire Member Joined: Feb 2010 Posts: 201 South Florida Originally Posted by prairie dog shooter BMR, That's a beautiful rifle! It certainly is! An exceptional piece of wood you have there. "Feel the heart of the hunter. Feel the thrill that will cleanse the soul."

Re: Show off your Traditional Smokepoles. daddywpb #4416565 09/15/10 Joined: Nov 2009 Posts: 625 Upstate NY H Hawken OP Campfire Regular OP Hawken Campfire Regular H Joined: Nov 2009 Posts: 625 Upstate NY Originally Posted by daddywpb Originally Posted by prairie dog shooter BMR, That's a beautiful rifle! It certainly is! An exceptional piece of wood you have there. Truly Stunning... Captchee That Hudson Valley Fowler's an amazing rifle too. I'm very curious, How long is it? I am an N.R.A. Life Member,you should be to.

Re: Show off your Traditional Smokepoles. daddywpb #4416572 09/15/10 Joined: Oct 2006 Posts: 1,624 Idaho C captchee Campfire Regular captchee Campfire Regular C Joined: Oct 2006 Posts: 1,624 Idaho thank you barrel is 52 inches . total length is 68 inches from but to muzzle2 Last edited by captchee; 09/15/10.

Re: Show off your Traditional Smokepoles. captchee #4416740 09/15/10 Joined: Dec 2007 Posts: 3,589 Eastern Pennsylvania ROMAC Campfire Tracker ROMAC Campfire Tracker Joined: Dec 2007 Posts: 3,589 Eastern Pennsylvania My .45 caliber caplock by Jim Lofland of Boothwyn, PA., made in 1976, a maker I know very little about. [img]http://i275.photobucket.com/albums/jj304/romac2/Muzzleloader/026-1.jpg[/img] "Somehow, the sound of a shotgun tends to cheer one up" -- Robert Ruark

Re: Show off your Traditional Smokepoles. ROMAC #4417059 09/15/10 Joined: Oct 2006 Posts: 4,232 Arkansas Otter Campfire Tracker Otter Campfire Tracker Joined: Oct 2006 Posts: 4,232 Arkansas ROMAC - The wood on that rifle is absolutely stunning. Never seen anything like that on a muzzleloader . . . Cap - outstanding as usual . . . BMR - cool Hawken, nice figure on the wood . . . Traditional muzzleloaders always catch my eye and get a second (or more) look by me at any gun show or shop I visit. From the least expensive factory models to the high dollar customs by the many craftsmen who can do the great work, they are always like a magnet to me. Someday I hope to be the person my dogs think I am . . . The only true cost of having a dog is its death. Someone once said "a nation of sheep will beget a government of wolves." Shiloh Sharps . . . there is no substitute. NRA Endowment Member

Re: Show off your Traditional Smokepoles. daddywpb #4417233 09/15/10 Joined: Dec 2009 Posts: 26 T Toadman Campfire Greenhorn Toadman Campfire Greenhorn T Joined: Dec 2009 Posts: 26 How do I load a photo?

Re: Show off your Traditional Smokepoles. Toadman #4417593 09/16/10 Joined: Jun 2001 Posts: 741 WI BMR Campfire Regular BMR Campfire Regular Joined: Jun 2001 Posts: 741 WI Thanks for the compliments on the rifle, guys. I went through a couple of "Hawkens" - a Hastings Hawken made for Cabela's and a Pedersoli Rocky Mountain Hawken - thinking I was getting an accurate reproduction with each. Turned out that while they were very nice, they had several things that were not correct, so I ended up selling both (and luckily not losing any money). When I heard about Don Stith and his parts sets for various Hawkens, I just had to go with one of his. I still have a couple of T/C Hawkens, though, a .54 and one with a .58 Green Mountain barrel, and an early, USA made CVA Mountain Rifle in .50, all excellent rifles.

Re: Show off your Traditional Smokepoles. BMR #4424532 09/18/10 Joined: May 2004 Posts: 56,073 In the Swamps DigitalDan Campfire Kahuna DigitalDan Campfire Kahuna Joined: May 2004 Posts: 56,073 In the Swamps Last edited by DigitalDan; 09/18/10. I am..........disturbed. Concerning the difference between man and the jackass: some observers hold that there isn't any. But this wrongs the jackass. -Twain

Re: Show off your Traditional Smokepoles. DigitalDan #4426137 09/18/10 Joined: Jun 2005 Posts: 3,576 Oklahoma F FyrepowrX Campfire Tracker FyrepowrX Campfire Tracker F Joined: Jun 2005 Posts: 3,576 Oklahoma Hatfield 50: Pedersoli 45: New Englander 12ga: .58Renegade: same renegade, but with a 56smooth bore barrel mounted: Cherokee .32, same gun about 8 years ago or so, then a couple months ago: [img]http://i19.photobucket.com/albums/b179/FyrepowrX/4%20MUZZLELOADERS/DSCN0539.jpg[/img] bottom one is the .58renegade already posted, the top one is my other .58 with a 1-70 twist green mountain barrel. [img]http://i19.photobucket.com/albums/b179/FyrepowrX/4%20MUZZLELOADERS/PA190456.jpg[/img] ============================================================

Re: Show off your Traditional Smokepoles. FyrepowrX #4429201 09/19/10 Joined: Oct 2009 Posts: 18,215 OK Deerwhacker444 Campfire Ranger Deerwhacker444 Campfire Ranger Joined: Oct 2009 Posts: 18,215 OK .40 Cal recreation of an A.Verner rifle put together by a friend. Sure wish I could get a deer to wander in front of it.

Re: Show off your Traditional Smokepoles. Deerwhacker444 #4438335 09/22/10 Joined: Nov 2009 Posts: 625 Upstate NY H Hawken OP Campfire Regular OP Hawken Campfire Regular H Joined: Nov 2009 Posts: 625 Upstate NY All Sweet Rifles. My next rifle is going to be a .32 cal. I sure wish T/C still made those Cherokee and Senecas. I am an N.R.A. Life Member,you should be to.

Re: Show off your Traditional Smokepoles. Hawken #4442098 09/23/10 Joined: Jul 2010 Posts: 5 N nchawkeye New Member nchawkeye New Member N Joined: Jul 2010 Posts: 5 I bought this one from Bob Watts in Atlanta in 1977...It was a .45, I used it for a few years and had an encounter with a bear...I then made a .54 in the late 80s and converted the .45 to a .40...

Re: Show off your Traditional Smokepoles. Hawken #13251368 11/02/18 Joined: Aug 2005 Posts: 11,352 Denver 30338 Campfire Outfitter 30338 Campfire Outfitter Joined: Aug 2005 Posts: 11,352 Denver Any new irons in the last 8 years? Post some more up guys.

Re: Show off your Traditional Smokepoles. Hawken #13251454 11/02/18 Joined: Dec 2009 Posts: 31,600 Fall Creek Blanco Co. Texas K kaywoodie Campfire 'Bwana kaywoodie Campfire 'Bwana K Joined: Dec 2009 Posts: 31,600 Fall Creek Blanco Co. Texas My last addition. Virginia smooth rifle .62 cal by G L Jones. Founder Ancient Order of the 1895 Winchester "Come, shall we go and kill us venison? And yet it irks me the poor dappled fools, Being native burghers of this desert city, Should in their own confines with forked heads Have their round haunches gored." WS

Re: Show off your Traditional Smokepoles. Hawken #13252433 11/03/18 Joined: Aug 2005 Posts: 11,352 Denver 30338 Campfire Outfitter 30338 Campfire Outfitter Joined: Aug 2005 Posts: 11,352 Denver Kaywoodie, What have you hunted with that one? Beautiful rig for sure.

Re: Show off your Traditional Smokepoles. Hawken #13252593 11/03/18 Joined: Dec 2009 Posts: 31,600 Fall Creek Blanco Co. Texas K kaywoodie Campfire 'Bwana kaywoodie Campfire 'Bwana K Joined: Dec 2009 Posts: 31,600 Fall Creek Blanco Co. Texas Nothing yet. Only had one opportunity to shoot itso far. Hopefully that will change. However I have slain a number of hogs with my other fusil. A Centermark French Fusil de Chasse. I recently did some customizing on that gun, making it a bit more individualistic and to my liking! New sideplate and triggerguard Also a new swivel & stud! Finished new twined sling yesterday!!! Heres front swivel area. Made a kill on a big sow with this gun at 90 paces offhand about 15 years ago. 70grns FFFG .595 RB Founder Ancient Order of the 1895 Winchester "Come, shall we go and kill us venison? And yet it irks me the poor dappled fools, Being native burghers of this desert city, Should in their own confines with forked heads Have their round haunches gored." WS

Re: Show off your Traditional Smokepoles. Hawken #13253624 11/03/18 Joined: Apr 2010 Posts: 14,686 Northeast Louisiana S Sharpsman Campfire Outfitter Sharpsman Campfire Outfitter S Joined: Apr 2010 Posts: 14,686 Northeast Louisiana Dimick Caplock Rifle by Sharps Man, on Flickr Leman Muzzleloader by Sharps Man, on Flickr Even birds know not to land downwind!

Re: Show off your Traditional Smokepoles. Hawken #13253632 11/03/18 Joined: Dec 2009 Posts: 31,600 Fall Creek Blanco Co. Texas K kaywoodie Campfire 'Bwana kaywoodie Campfire 'Bwana K Joined: Dec 2009 Posts: 31,600 Fall Creek Blanco Co. Texas Do like that Horace Dimick rifle, Sharpy! Founder Ancient Order of the 1895 Winchester "Come, shall we go and kill us venison? And yet it irks me the poor dappled fools, Being native burghers of this desert city, Should in their own confines with forked heads Have their round haunches gored." WS

Re: Show off your Traditional Smokepoles. Hawken #13253826 11/03/18 Joined: Mar 2010 Posts: 5,510 Roosted on a limb Yoder409 Campfire Tracker Yoder409 Campfire Tracker Joined: Mar 2010 Posts: 5,510 Roosted on a limb Wollen nicht krank dein feind. Planen es.

Re: Show off your Traditional Smokepoles. Hawken #13253848 11/03/18 Joined: Dec 2006 Posts: 5,913 B Bearcat74 Campfire Tracker Bearcat74 Campfire Tracker B Joined: Dec 2006 Posts: 5,913 54 cal Lyman Deer Stalker high on a ridge this morning [img]https://beta-static.photobucket.com...idth=1920&height=1080&fit=bounds[/img] When I die I hope I don't start voting democrat.

Re: Show off your Traditional Smokepoles. Hawken #13253965 11/03/18 Joined: Dec 2009 Posts: 31,600 Fall Creek Blanco Co. Texas K kaywoodie Campfire 'Bwana kaywoodie Campfire 'Bwana K Joined: Dec 2009 Posts: 31,600 Fall Creek Blanco Co. Texas Nice Yoder and Bearcat!!!!! Keep ‘em coming!!! Founder Ancient Order of the 1895 Winchester "Come, shall we go and kill us venison? And yet it irks me the poor dappled fools, Being native burghers of this desert city, Should in their own confines with forked heads Have their round haunches gored." WS

Re: Show off your Traditional Smokepoles. kaywoodie #13254959 11/04/18 Joined: Apr 2010 Posts: 14,686 Northeast Louisiana S Sharpsman Campfire Outfitter Sharpsman Campfire Outfitter S Joined: Apr 2010 Posts: 14,686 Northeast Louisiana Originally Posted by kaywoodie Do like that Horace Dimick rifle, Sharpy! It shoots the 280 gr. PRB mighty fine also! Hopefully I'm gonna try running one of those through a big WT soon! Even birds know not to land downwind!

Re: Show off your Traditional Smokepoles. Hawken #13254960 11/04/18 Joined: Apr 2010 Posts: 14,686 Northeast Louisiana S Sharpsman Campfire Outfitter Sharpsman Campfire Outfitter S Joined: Apr 2010 Posts: 14,686 Northeast Louisiana Tom Watson Flinter by Sharps Man, on Flickr Even birds know not to land downwind!

Re: Show off your Traditional Smokepoles. Hawken #13255102 11/04/18 Joined: Dec 2009 Posts: 31,600 Fall Creek Blanco Co. Texas K kaywoodie Campfire 'Bwana kaywoodie Campfire 'Bwana K Joined: Dec 2009 Posts: 31,600 Fall Creek Blanco Co. Texas Top to bottom Annchen, Liebchen, und Gretchen Founder Ancient Order of the 1895 Winchester "Come, shall we go and kill us venison? And yet it irks me the poor dappled fools, Being native burghers of this desert city, Should in their own confines with forked heads Have their round haunches gored." WS

Re: Show off your Traditional Smokepoles. Hawken #13255784 11/04/18 Joined: Aug 2005 Posts: 11,352 Denver 30338 Campfire Outfitter 30338 Campfire Outfitter Joined: Aug 2005 Posts: 11,352 Denver Dang, you do own a percussion cap rig Kaywoodie! Good looking rigs guys. Post some more up.

Re: Show off your Traditional Smokepoles. Hawken #13255862 11/04/18 Joined: Dec 2009 Posts: 31,600 Fall Creek Blanco Co. Texas K kaywoodie Campfire 'Bwana kaywoodie Campfire 'Bwana K Joined: Dec 2009 Posts: 31,600 Fall Creek Blanco Co. Texas 30338, I have only two percussion rifles left. Other is a Green River Rifle works Leman which was my wedding rifle. Had it since ‘79. Last edited by kaywoodie; 11/04/18. Founder Ancient Order of the 1895 Winchester "Come, shall we go and kill us venison? And yet it irks me the poor dappled fools, Being native burghers of this desert city, Should in their own confines with forked heads Have their round haunches gored." WS

Re: Show off your Traditional Smokepoles. Hawken #13257230 11/05/18 Joined: Dec 2009 Posts: 31,600 Fall Creek Blanco Co. Texas K kaywoodie Campfire 'Bwana kaywoodie Campfire 'Bwana K Joined: Dec 2009 Posts: 31,600 Fall Creek Blanco Co. Texas Hopefully, just mebbe next weekend I can punch a 54 calibre hole thru a hog with Gertrude! Founder Ancient Order of the 1895 Winchester "Come, shall we go and kill us venison? And yet it irks me the poor dappled fools, Being native burghers of this desert city, Should in their own confines with forked heads Have their round haunches gored." WS

Re: Show off your Traditional Smokepoles. Hawken #13257245 11/05/18 Joined: Dec 2009 Posts: 31,600 Fall Creek Blanco Co. Texas K kaywoodie Campfire 'Bwana kaywoodie Campfire 'Bwana K Joined: Dec 2009 Posts: 31,600 Fall Creek Blanco Co. Texas For those interested, a close up of Gretchen’s lock conversion. Founder Ancient Order of the 1895 Winchester "Come, shall we go and kill us venison? And yet it irks me the poor dappled fools, Being native burghers of this desert city, Should in their own confines with forked heads Have their round haunches gored." WS

Re: Show off your Traditional Smokepoles. Hawken #13257328 11/05/18 Joined: Aug 2005 Posts: 11,352 Denver 30338 Campfire Outfitter 30338 Campfire Outfitter Joined: Aug 2005 Posts: 11,352 Denver So that front piece pivots down and locks the hammer in the down position? Never seen something like that.

Re: Show off your Traditional Smokepoles. Hawken #13257861 11/05/18 Joined: Dec 2009 Posts: 31,600 Fall Creek Blanco Co. Texas K kaywoodie Campfire 'Bwana kaywoodie Campfire 'Bwana K Joined: Dec 2009 Posts: 31,600 Fall Creek Blanco Co. Texas No , its like a safety. Kinda. Hammer just sets on top. It all pivots forward when you wish to fire. Just covers the nipple &cap Last edited by kaywoodie; 11/05/18. Founder Ancient Order of the 1895 Winchester "Come, shall we go and kill us venison? And yet it irks me the poor dappled fools, Being native burghers of this desert city, Should in their own confines with forked heads Have their round haunches gored." WS

Re: Show off your Traditional Smokepoles. Hawken #13258180 11/05/18 Joined: Jan 2013 Posts: 1,015 The Green Mountain State RememberBaker Campfire Regular RememberBaker Campfire Regular Joined: Jan 2013 Posts: 1,015 The Green Mountain State Wow, I’ve got a bunch T/C percussion guns, but nothing worthy of posting pictures of in this thread! Beautiful firearms! NRA Endowment Life Member

Re: Show off your Traditional Smokepoles. RememberBaker #13258241 11/05/18 Joined: Dec 2009 Posts: 31,600 Fall Creek Blanco Co. Texas K kaywoodie Campfire 'Bwana kaywoodie Campfire 'Bwana K Joined: Dec 2009 Posts: 31,600 Fall Creek Blanco Co. Texas Originally Posted by RememberBaker Wow, I’ve got a bunch T/C percussion guns, but nothing worthy of posting pictures of in this thread! Beautiful firearms! Aint a damn thing wrong with T/C perc. rifles! Post a pic with pride!! Founder Ancient Order of the 1895 Winchester "Come, shall we go and kill us venison? And yet it irks me the poor dappled fools, Being native burghers of this desert city, Should in their own confines with forked heads Have their round haunches gored." WS

Re: Show off your Traditional Smokepoles. RememberBaker #13258449 11/05/18 Joined: Aug 2005 Posts: 11,352 Denver 30338 Campfire Outfitter 30338 Campfire Outfitter Joined: Aug 2005 Posts: 11,352 Denver Originally Posted by RememberBaker Wow, I’ve got a bunch T/C percussion guns, but nothing worthy of posting pictures of in this thread! Beautiful firearms! Killed most of my stuff with a T/C Renegade in muzzleloader seasons. Post a pic. Just nice seeing hammer guns. Kaywoodie, Could you post a pic of that percussion rig cocked? I'd like to see what that forward arm does.

Re: Show off your Traditional Smokepoles. Hawken #13258475 11/05/18 Joined: Dec 2009 Posts: 31,600 Fall Creek Blanco Co. Texas K kaywoodie Campfire 'Bwana kaywoodie Campfire 'Bwana K Joined: Dec 2009 Posts: 31,600 Fall Creek Blanco Co. Texas Sure! Both positions. Just reworked the frizzen location! Founder Ancient Order of the 1895 Winchester "Come, shall we go and kill us venison? And yet it irks me the poor dappled fools, Being native burghers of this desert city, Should in their own confines with forked heads Have their round haunches gored." WS

Re: Show off your Traditional Smokepoles. Hawken #13258906 11/05/18 Joined: Aug 2005 Posts: 11,352 Denver 30338 Campfire Outfitter 30338 Campfire Outfitter Joined: Aug 2005 Posts: 11,352 Denver Thank you sir, that is very interesting.

Re: Show off your Traditional Smokepoles. Hawken #13260003 11/06/18 Joined: Dec 2009 Posts: 31,600 Fall Creek Blanco Co. Texas K kaywoodie Campfire 'Bwana kaywoodie Campfire 'Bwana K Joined: Dec 2009 Posts: 31,600 Fall Creek Blanco Co. Texas Yeah those craaaazy Germans. Gotta over-engineer everything. I’m sure at the time it was thought a great idea! Besides only rich folks could afford a rifle so what da heck! 🤣. Give em a cool gimmick. Realistically. Such work, I imagine, was probably done in the infancy of conversions. Some smiths idea of trying to keep things safe Last edited by kaywoodie; 11/06/18. Founder Ancient Order of the 1895 Winchester "Come, shall we go and kill us venison? And yet it irks me the poor dappled fools, Being native burghers of this desert city, Should in their own confines with forked heads Have their round haunches gored." WS

Re: Show off your Traditional Smokepoles. kaywoodie #13273927 11/11/18 Joined: Sep 2011 Posts: 45,017 North East Urth Valsdad Campfire 'Bwana Valsdad Campfire 'Bwana Joined: Sep 2011 Posts: 45,017 North East Urth Dang, I sure love contraptions..............and Germans are pretty good at coming up with them! Thanks for reviving this thread all y'all. Geno The desert is a true treasure for him who seeks refuge from men and the evil of men. In it is contentment In it is death and all you seek (Quoted from "The Bleeding of the Stone" Ibrahim Al-Koni) member of the cabal of dysfunctional squirrels?

Re: Show off your Traditional Smokepoles. Hawken #13275384 11/12/18 Joined: Aug 2010 Posts: 975 Ft. Bradon, northern Florida S Sherwood Campfire Regular Sherwood Campfire Regular S Joined: Aug 2010 Posts: 975 Ft. Bradon, northern Florida The receiver sight on this 45 caliber Hawken by TC aids in shooting accuracy for me! As long as I follow the old time ways, this flintlock never fails to ignite the powder charge. Sherwood FIRE UP THE GRILL - is NOT catch and release!

Re: Show off your Traditional Smokepoles. Hawken #13275683 11/12/18 Joined: Aug 2005 Posts: 11,352 Denver 30338 Campfire Outfitter 30338 Campfire Outfitter Joined: Aug 2005 Posts: 11,352 Denver Those Lyman peeps are pretty dang nice. Have one on my Renegade. What kind of critters have you shot with it?

Re: Show off your Traditional Smokepoles. Hawken #13276718 11/13/18 Joined: Dec 2009 Posts: 31,600 Fall Creek Blanco Co. Texas K kaywoodie Campfire 'Bwana kaywoodie Campfire 'Bwana K Joined: Dec 2009 Posts: 31,600 Fall Creek Blanco Co. Texas Nice oid T/C Sherwood!!! Gertrude again! Founder Ancient Order of the 1895 Winchester "Come, shall we go and kill us venison? And yet it irks me the poor dappled fools, Being native burghers of this desert city, Should in their own confines with forked heads Have their round haunches gored." WS

Re: Show off your Traditional Smokepoles. Hawken #13281651 11/15/18 Joined: Dec 2009 Posts: 31,600 Fall Creek Blanco Co. Texas K kaywoodie Campfire 'Bwana kaywoodie Campfire 'Bwana K Joined: Dec 2009 Posts: 31,600 Fall Creek Blanco Co. Texas And yesterday I finally fabricated Gertrude a proper leather sling! Founder Ancient Order of the 1895 Winchester "Come, shall we go and kill us venison? And yet it irks me the poor dappled fools, Being native burghers of this desert city, Should in their own confines with forked heads Have their round haunches gored." WS

Re: Show off your Traditional Smokepoles. Hawken #13282218 11/15/18 Joined: Aug 2005 Posts: 11,352 Denver 30338 Campfire Outfitter 30338 Campfire Outfitter Joined: Aug 2005 Posts: 11,352 Denver Very nice Kaywoodie. Hoping to post pics of the Hawken twins come December.

Re: Show off your Traditional Smokepoles. Hawken #13283345 11/15/18 Joined: Dec 2009 Posts: 31,600 Fall Creek Blanco Co. Texas K kaywoodie Campfire 'Bwana kaywoodie Campfire 'Bwana K Joined: Dec 2009 Posts: 31,600 Fall Creek Blanco Co. Texas Looking forward to seeing them mounting rifles soon!!!! Since my return from the mountings, I just can’t seem to get the chance to go afield! 😟. I even set up my canvas diamond fly and sat under it for a while. Pleasant weather today! Founder Ancient Order of the 1895 Winchester "Come, shall we go and kill us venison? And yet it irks me the poor dappled fools, Being native burghers of this desert city, Should in their own confines with forked heads Have their round haunches gored." WS

Re: Show off your Traditional Smokepoles. kaywoodie #13305116 11/25/18 Joined: Jan 2001 Posts: 9,095 New Mexico prairie dog shooter Campfire Outfitter prairie dog shooter Campfire Outfitter Joined: Jan 2001 Posts: 9,095 New Mexico trying to post a photo How do I get the dang things to into the post? I got it! even a blind pig... Attached Images 40cal1.jpg (74.3 KB, 31 downloads) 40cal2.jpg (65.87 KB, 27 downloads) Last edited by prairie dog shooter; 11/25/18. "The only thing necessary for the triumph of evil is for good men to do nothing." Edmund Burke 1795 "Give me liberty or give me death" Patrick Henry 1775

Re: Show off your Traditional Smokepoles. Hawken #13305142 11/25/18 Joined: Dec 2009 Posts: 31,600 Fall Creek Blanco Co. Texas K kaywoodie Campfire 'Bwana kaywoodie Campfire 'Bwana K Joined: Dec 2009 Posts: 31,600 Fall Creek Blanco Co. Texas PD! Very nice Lancaster rifle!!!!! Edit! And I do love the .40’calibre!!!! Last edited by kaywoodie; 11/25/18. Founder Ancient Order of the 1895 Winchester "Come, shall we go and kill us venison? And yet it irks me the poor dappled fools, Being native burghers of this desert city, Should in their own confines with forked heads Have their round haunches gored." WS

Re: Show off your Traditional Smokepoles. Hawken #13305214 11/25/18 Joined: Jan 2001 Posts: 9,095 New Mexico prairie dog shooter Campfire Outfitter prairie dog shooter Campfire Outfitter Joined: Jan 2001 Posts: 9,095 New Mexico 62 caliber / 20 gauge Chiefs Grade Trade gun from NorthStar West. Last edited by prairie dog shooter; 11/25/18. "The only thing necessary for the triumph of evil is for good men to do nothing." Edmund Burke 1795 "Give me liberty or give me death" Patrick Henry 1775

Re: Show off your Traditional Smokepoles. Hawken #13305304 11/25/18 Joined: Aug 2005 Posts: 11,352 Denver 30338 Campfire Outfitter 30338 Campfire Outfitter Joined: Aug 2005 Posts: 11,352 Denver PDS, fine looking rigs there. Thank you for posting those.

Re: Show off your Traditional Smokepoles. Hawken #13305353 11/25/18 Joined: Dec 2009 Posts: 31,600 Fall Creek Blanco Co. Texas K kaywoodie Campfire 'Bwana kaywoodie Campfire 'Bwana K Joined: Dec 2009 Posts: 31,600 Fall Creek Blanco Co. Texas Don’t you just love a good fusil???? Great pic, PDS Founder Ancient Order of the 1895 Winchester "Come, shall we go and kill us venison? And yet it irks me the poor dappled fools, Being native burghers of this desert city, Should in their own confines with forked heads Have their round haunches gored." WS

Re: Show off your Traditional Smokepoles. Hawken #13534630 02/06/19 Joined: Aug 2005 Posts: 11,352 Denver 30338 Campfire Outfitter 30338 Campfire Outfitter Joined: Aug 2005 Posts: 11,352 Denver Found a post on here from 2011 where I was looking for a left-handed Hawken. Its been a long and curvy journey but finally found one that suited me just right. This one will be a user for me for a long time. It is supposed to hit my doorstep tomorrow. 58 caliber and just what I wanted. Some youngster named Bergmann built it. And Kaywoodie helped me find it. And this one pictured below is my 54 right-handed Hawken. Its accounted for some real nice deer over the years and is a very good shooter. It may not get as much time now. Last edited by 30338; 02/06/19.

Re: Show off your Traditional Smokepoles. Hawken #13535466 02/06/19 Joined: Dec 2009 Posts: 31,600 Fall Creek Blanco Co. Texas K kaywoodie Campfire 'Bwana kaywoodie Campfire 'Bwana K Joined: Dec 2009 Posts: 31,600 Fall Creek Blanco Co. Texas Founder Ancient Order of the 1895 Winchester "Come, shall we go and kill us venison? And yet it irks me the poor dappled fools, Being native burghers of this desert city, Should in their own confines with forked heads Have their round haunches gored." WS

Re: Show off your Traditional Smokepoles. 30338 #13540972 02/08/19 Joined: Jan 2001 Posts: 9,095 New Mexico prairie dog shooter Campfire Outfitter prairie dog shooter Campfire Outfitter Joined: Jan 2001 Posts: 9,095 New Mexico Good looking Hawken rifles. But that ramrod on the right hand rifle looks like a wart! Stain that puppy! "The only thing necessary for the triumph of evil is for good men to do nothing." Edmund Burke 1795 "Give me liberty or give me death" Patrick Henry 1775

Re: Show off your Traditional Smokepoles. Hawken #13542324 02/08/19 Joined: Nov 2006 Posts: 4,419 St. Louis, MO JimHnSTL Campfire Tracker JimHnSTL Campfire Tracker Joined: Nov 2006 Posts: 4,419 St. Louis, MO Wow, some of those rifles are the equivalent of a playboy centerfold. Help keep our sport going. take a kid outdoors!

Re: Show off your Traditional Smokepoles. prairie dog shooter #13542880 02/08/19 Joined: Aug 2005 Posts: 11,352 Denver 30338 Campfire Outfitter 30338 Campfire Outfitter Joined: Aug 2005 Posts: 11,352 Denver Originally Posted by prairie dog shooter Good looking Hawken rifles. But that ramrod on the right hand rifle looks like a wart! Stain that puppy! It is a touch bright now that you mention it lol. Will have to try some stain or something on it.

Re: Show off your Traditional Smokepoles. Hawken #13544338 02/09/19 Joined: Feb 2009 Posts: 1,163 tn. domit Campfire Regular domit Campfire Regular Joined: Feb 2009 Posts: 1,163 tn. don't stop now!!! need more so I can see what I really like before jumping in and spending 2 much !!

Re: Show off your Traditional Smokepoles. Hawken #13546351 02/09/19 Joined: Dec 2016 Posts: 5,495 Wind River Wyoming S szihn Campfire Tracker szihn Campfire Tracker S Joined: Dec 2016 Posts: 5,495 Wind River Wyoming I don't actually own many. I have a 50 cal Freddie Harrison the Freddie gave me a few years before he died, and I have one of my own, a 62 cal transnational American Jaeger. I make them to earn about 90% of my living, so I seldom can work on any for myself. If posting pictures of guns I have made for others is OK, I'll put them up, but of the rifles I have made,only this one is owned by me. my Rifle 2 by .com/photos/156296479N08/]Steve Zihn, on [bleep] My Rifle 3 by .com/photos/156296479N08/]Steve Zihn, on [bleep] My Rifle 6 by .com/photos/156296479N08/]Steve Zihn, on [bleep] My Rifle 8 by .com/photos/156296479N08/]Steve Zihn, on [bleep] My Rifle 7 by .com/photos/156296479N08/]Steve Zihn, on [bleep]

Re: Show off your Traditional Smokepoles. szihn #13546957 02/10/19 Joined: Dec 2009 Posts: 31,600 Fall Creek Blanco Co. Texas K kaywoodie Campfire 'Bwana kaywoodie Campfire 'Bwana K Joined: Dec 2009 Posts: 31,600 Fall Creek Blanco Co. Texas Damn, Szihn! I need a cigarette now!!!! That was good!!!! Founder Ancient Order of the 1895 Winchester "Come, shall we go and kill us venison? And yet it irks me the poor dappled fools, Being native burghers of this desert city, Should in their own confines with forked heads Have their round haunches gored." WS

Re: Show off your Traditional Smokepoles. Hawken #13547364 02/10/19 Joined: Dec 2016 Posts: 5,495 Wind River Wyoming S szihn Campfire Tracker szihn Campfire Tracker S Joined: Dec 2016 Posts: 5,495 Wind River Wyoming What kinds of muzzleloaders do you like the most? I can maybe post pictures of what you like. I have made a lot of them over the last 50 years or so. I made my 1st rifle when I was 12, and my first muzzleloader when I was 13-14. I don't have pictures of many of them, but I do have some.

Re: Show off your Traditional Smokepoles. Hawken #13547441 02/10/19 Joined: Aug 2005 Posts: 11,352 Denver 30338 Campfire Outfitter 30338 Campfire Outfitter Joined: Aug 2005 Posts: 11,352 Denver Got any big bore Jaeger pics Szihn?

Re: Show off your Traditional Smokepoles. 30338 #13547526 02/10/19 Joined: Dec 2009 Posts: 31,600 Fall Creek Blanco Co. Texas K kaywoodie Campfire 'Bwana kaywoodie Campfire 'Bwana K Joined: Dec 2009 Posts: 31,600 Fall Creek Blanco Co. Texas Originally Posted by 30338 Got any big bore Jaeger pics Szihn? NO! NO!!! DONT DO IT!!! Founder Ancient Order of the 1895 Winchester "Come, shall we go and kill us venison? And yet it irks me the poor dappled fools, Being native burghers of this desert city, Should in their own confines with forked heads Have their round haunches gored." WS

Re: Show off your Traditional Smokepoles. Hawken #13547909 02/10/19 Joined: Aug 2005 Posts: 11,352 Denver 30338 Campfire Outfitter 30338 Campfire Outfitter Joined: Aug 2005 Posts: 11,352 Denver Only if CO outlaws 58 caliber round balls. Need a back up plan.

Re: Show off your Traditional Smokepoles. Hawken #13548236 02/10/19 Joined: Dec 2016 Posts: 5,495 Wind River Wyoming S szihn Campfire Tracker szihn Campfire Tracker S Joined: Dec 2016 Posts: 5,495 Wind River Wyoming Sorry Kaywoody..............too late aag-443_1 by .com/photos/156296479N08/]Steve Zihn, on [bleep] aag-443_6 by .com/photos/156296479N08/]Steve Zihn, on [bleep] aag-443_7 by .com/photos/156296479N08/]Steve Zihn, on [bleep] 100_0605 by .com/photos/156296479N08/]Steve Zihn, on [bleep] 100_0608 by .com/photos/156296479N08/]Steve Zihn, on [bleep] 000_0185 by .com/photos/156296479N08/]Steve Zihn, on [bleep]

Re: Show off your Traditional Smokepoles. Hawken #13548334 02/10/19 Joined: Dec 2009 Posts: 31,600 Fall Creek Blanco Co. Texas K kaywoodie Campfire 'Bwana kaywoodie Campfire 'Bwana K Joined: Dec 2009 Posts: 31,600 Fall Creek Blanco Co. Texas Well, I’m spent! Founder Ancient Order of the 1895 Winchester "Come, shall we go and kill us venison? And yet it irks me the poor dappled fools, Being native burghers of this desert city, Should in their own confines with forked heads Have their round haunches gored." WS

Re: Show off your Traditional Smokepoles. Hawken #13548340 02/10/19 Joined: Dec 2009 Posts: 31,600 Fall Creek Blanco Co. Texas K kaywoodie Campfire 'Bwana kaywoodie Campfire 'Bwana K Joined: Dec 2009 Posts: 31,600 Fall Creek Blanco Co. Texas This is pretty sad. Be sure and scroll down to bottom. https://claysmithguns.com/Scott_rifle.htm Founder Ancient Order of the 1895 Winchester "Come, shall we go and kill us venison? And yet it irks me the poor dappled fools, Being native burghers of this desert city, Should in their own confines with forked heads Have their round haunches gored." WS

Re: Show off your Traditional Smokepoles. Hawken #13548595 02/10/19 Joined: Aug 2005 Posts: 11,352 Denver 30338 Campfire Outfitter 30338 Campfire Outfitter Joined: Aug 2005 Posts: 11,352 Denver Oh great, my 58 arrives tomorrow and you had to put this out there lol. Nice repair on it though and beautiful rifle. Szihn, Those are two beautiful Jaegers. Thank you for posting them.

Re: Show off your Traditional Smokepoles. Hawken #13548850 02/10/19 Joined: Dec 2009 Posts: 31,600 Fall Creek Blanco Co. Texas K kaywoodie Campfire 'Bwana kaywoodie Campfire 'Bwana K Joined: Dec 2009 Posts: 31,600 Fall Creek Blanco Co. Texas No worries 30338! It will be packed as well as that pkg you sent me this week! 😉. You’ll be shootin’ Lloyd next weekend!!! Founder Ancient Order of the 1895 Winchester "Come, shall we go and kill us venison? And yet it irks me the poor dappled fools, Being native burghers of this desert city, Should in their own confines with forked heads Have their round haunches gored." WS

Re: Show off your Traditional Smokepoles. Hawken #13548970 02/10/19 Joined: Dec 2016 Posts: 5,495 Wind River Wyoming S szihn Campfire Tracker szihn Campfire Tracker S Joined: Dec 2016 Posts: 5,495 Wind River Wyoming Thanks guys. Let me know if anything else "floats your boats" I may have some pictures of those kind too.

Re: Show off your Traditional Smokepoles. Hawken #13582136 02/19/19 Joined: Feb 2009 Posts: 1,163 tn. domit Campfire Regular domit Campfire Regular Joined: Feb 2009 Posts: 1,163 tn. how about some without brass furniture use silver or steel . maby case hardened bits?

Re: Show off your Traditional Smokepoles. Hawken #13582321 02/19/19 Joined: Dec 2016 Posts: 5,495 Wind River Wyoming S szihn Campfire Tracker szihn Campfire Tracker S Joined: Dec 2016 Posts: 5,495 Wind River Wyoming 100_1479 by Steve Zihn, on [bleep] 100_1483 by Steve Zihn, on [bleep] Harold 6 by Steve Zihn, on [bleep] Harold 11 by Steve Zihn, on [bleep] Harold 7 by Steve Zihn, on [bleep] Harold 2 by Steve Zihn, on [bleep] Last edited by szihn; 02/19/19.

Re: Show off your Traditional Smokepoles. Hawken #13582356 02/19/19 Joined: Dec 2016 Posts: 5,495 Wind River Wyoming S szihn Campfire Tracker szihn Campfire Tracker S Joined: Dec 2016 Posts: 5,495 Wind River Wyoming German Silver and color cased lock Dr Connard's 003 by .com/photos/156296479N08/]Steve Zihn, on [bleep] English stalking rifles (all 62 cals) Purdey 66 3 by .com/photos/156296479N08/]Steve Zihn, on [bleep] Purdey 66 2 by .com/photos/156296479N08/]Steve Zihn, on [bleep] IMG_20151228_081801 by .com/photos/156296479N08/]Steve Zihn, on [bleep] 8 bore IMG_0104_zpsb2d73ef9 by .com/photos/156296479N08/]Steve Zihn, on [bleep] 8%20bore%20vs%20wild%20boar%20001[1] by .com/photos/156296479N08/]Steve Zihn, on [bleep]

Re: Show off your Traditional Smokepoles. Hawken #13582399 02/19/19 Joined: Dec 2016 Posts: 5,495 Wind River Wyoming S szihn Campfire Tracker szihn Campfire Tracker S Joined: Dec 2016 Posts: 5,495 Wind River Wyoming Copy of L.H. Peloux 4 by .com/photos/156296479N08/]Steve Zihn, on [bleep] Copy of L.H. Peloux 3 by .com/photos/156296479N08/]Steve Zihn, on [bleep] Copy of L H Southern by .com/photos/156296479N08/]Steve Zihn, on [bleep] sz southern rifle 4 by .com/photos/156296479N08/]Steve Zihn, on [bleep] sz southern rifle 4 by .com/photos/156296479N08/]Steve Zihn, on [bleep] First documented 2 bore sporting rifle ever made. (others may be first, but we were unable to prove it) 100_1426 by .com/photos/156296479N08/]Steve Zihn, on [bleep]

Re: Show off your Traditional Smokepoles. Hawken #13582419 02/19/19 Joined: Dec 2016 Posts: 5,495 Wind River Wyoming S szihn Campfire Tracker szihn Campfire Tracker S Joined: Dec 2016 Posts: 5,495 Wind River Wyoming 100_1422 by .com/photos/156296479N08/]Steve Zihn, on [bleep] 4 bore being fired with a light charge of powder (no I am not kidding) 4 bore in action by .com/photos/156296479N08/]Steve Zihn, on [bleep] 40 cal W Virginia Squirrel gun RP .40 2 by .com/photos/156296479N08/]Steve Zihn, on [bleep] RP .40 1 by .com/photos/156296479N08/]Steve Zihn, on [bleep] Randy'd Carolina 2 pics by .com/photos/156296479N08/]Steve Zihn, on [bleep] Randy's Carolina L.Side by .com/photos/156296479N08/]Steve Zihn, on [bleep]

Re: Show off your Traditional Smokepoles. Hawken #13582657 02/19/19 Joined: Aug 2005 Posts: 11,352 Denver 30338 Campfire Outfitter 30338 Campfire Outfitter Joined: Aug 2005 Posts: 11,352 Denver Great guns there Szihn. Did you do the wire inlays? Nice to see some classy lefties in there too.

Re: Show off your Traditional Smokepoles. Hawken #13582689 02/19/19 Joined: Dec 2016 Posts: 5,495 Wind River Wyoming S szihn Campfire Tracker szihn Campfire Tracker S Joined: Dec 2016 Posts: 5,495 Wind River Wyoming Yes I did ----------------------- and everything else too. That's how I earn about 90% of my living.

Re: Show off your Traditional Smokepoles. Hawken #13582700 02/19/19 Joined: Aug 2005 Posts: 11,352 Denver 30338 Campfire Outfitter 30338 Campfire Outfitter Joined: Aug 2005 Posts: 11,352 Denver Very beautiful work. Enjoyed those pics.

Re: Show off your Traditional Smokepoles. Hawken #13582831 02/19/19 Joined: Dec 2016 Posts: 5,495 Wind River Wyoming S szihn Campfire Tracker szihn Campfire Tracker S Joined: Dec 2016 Posts: 5,495 Wind River Wyoming Thank you 30338.

Re: Show off your Traditional Smokepoles. Hawken #13582850 02/19/19 Joined: Feb 2009 Posts: 1,163 tn. domit Campfire Regular domit Campfire Regular Joined: Feb 2009 Posts: 1,163 tn. thanks for the really nice- cool- great feature on no brass trim. D O M I T !

Re: Show off your Traditional Smokepoles. Hawken #13601482 02/25/19 Joined: Jan 2004 Posts: 12,616 Lyndeborough New Hampshire Longbeardking Campfire Outfitter Longbeardking Campfire Outfitter Joined: Jan 2004 Posts: 12,616 Lyndeborough New Hampshire NRA Endowment Life Member (and proud of it) Nowadays people know the price of everything and the value of nothing. Wise men speak because they have something to say; fools because they have to say something. - Plato Deuteronomy 22:5