Tc Hawken

[Dirty Mike]

im looking at buying a muzzy its a tc hawken stock is mint  shape has a green mt barrel and a peep is 250 a good price?

[Old Dog]

Yes.  That gun sells for over $400 new.  In fact I'm thinking the one we have at the Federal Way Wholesale Sports is closer to $600.  TC is real proud of their guns

[carpsniperg2]

yeah seems to be a great price for what most sell for

[Dirty Mike]

yea its very nice not sure of twist rate but dont care its also a 50 cal

[B.G.hunter]

that is a very good deal because they are about $600 new and their warranty is awesome! i just got 2 rifles back from them both a had broken stocks and one was very weathered.  they both looked brand new when they got back. no charge!

[Old Dog]

yea its very nice not sure of twist rate but dont care its also a 50 cal

I in 48

[lonedave]

That's not a bad price for one in good shape, but just the green mountain barrel is worth probably $150 - $175.  Also, the barrel is probably either a 32" 1-70 twist or a 28" 1-28, if it's relatively new vintage.  The original T/C barrel was a 1-48 twist.

[Dirty Mike]

what woul 1 in 70 be good for?

[Old Dog]

what woul 1 in 70 be good for?

round ball

[Dirty Mike]

do you need to wrap the ball after every shot

[pat2bear]

yea its very nice not sure of twist rate but dont care its also a 50 cal

I have a .50 cal TC Hawkins and I bought a Green Mountain after market barrel for it quite a few years ago out of Cabelas. It was advertised as a 1:28 twist 28" length. I love it. I bought the rifle used for $150 and it was in fair condition. The barrel cost me around $150.

[wrangler]

yea its very nice not sure of twist rate but dont care its also a 50 cal

are looking at putting a new barrel on it or something? why would you not care about the twist rate? thats kinda like VERY important.

[lonedave]

As Wrangler says, the twist rate would be very important depending on what type of projectile you would like to use.  Typically a patched round ball will shoot much better out of a slower twist barrel and longer conical bullets will perform better out of a faster twist.  There are some short conicals such as ball-ets that will shoot fine in the slower twist barrel and round ball will shoot OK with lower powder charges in a faster twist barrel.  Every gun is different though.  Yes you'd typically use a patch with a round ball, but I have heard some people having success with near bore diameter balls without patches.  You won't regret buying the Hawken, but the choice is yours.  Have a good one!

Dave

[Dirty Mike]

the reason i dont care is because i already have two muzzys the have 1 in 28 twist, i very interested in roundball but am happy shooting thats why i dont care about twist rate, plus i can chage the barrel to my liking. thats why i dont care

[Dirty Mike]

my other muzzy are both knights, One Big Horn and One Wolverine