Looking through this forum the other day and saw the pics of a young man with a big old grin after shooting a muzzleloader. Well that got me thinking that it's been a while since I'd shot mine. So, Saturday afternoon I went out and shot a few patched round balls through my TC Hawken and sure enough I found that silly grin also. That was so much fun I figured I'd go try to find some Jacks on Sunday. Holy Smokes was that ever fun. I ended up shooting a dozen or so rabbits in about 17-18 shots. Ran out of powder and spent the rest of the morning shooting with my .17HMR. Fun (and very effective) but no where near as fun as the old Hawkin. I have to regroup and give that another go. Too much fun.

Got to love those old TC Hawkens. Light, accurate and dependable as a broom - and as you said - a whole lotta' fun! Good story and thanks for taking time to share it with us.

That's great! I'm looking forward to getting that young man out chasing hares with the smokepole this winter. Should be a lot of fun I think!

That looks like too much fun.