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Your Favorite Rifle / Re: Have you changed your favorite?
« Last post by Hanshi on February 09, 2024, 01:40:08 PM »So I let my brother shoot it. Then my father. My kids. My wife. Nobody misses with it!!!
I betcha I could miss with it!
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I betcha I could miss with it!
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Your Favorite Rifle / Re: Have you changed your favorite?
« Last post by Patocazador on February 06, 2024, 12:30:23 PM »I second that motion. Post a photo or 10 lashes. 
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Your Favorite Rifle / Re: Have you changed your favorite?
« Last post by Hanshi on February 06, 2024, 11:25:48 AM »Chris, you are hereby ordered to post photos of this rifle or your favorite barstool will be sold! This by order of the Red Badger council on proper posting etiquette.
Yep, I came up the same way as you describe and setting priorities is essential. And I had the same reservations about taking a very nice rifle into the woods where it might get scratched and nicked. But I took my pets into the woods countless times for years regardless, and they suffered no worse than they would have being handled around the house or at the range. I wouldn't want a rifle that I was afraid to shoot and/or hunt with. True, I no longer hunt but my pets still look spiffy.
Oh, and since you chose a .45 it will serve well for any job; especially putting deer in your freezer.
Yep, I came up the same way as you describe and setting priorities is essential. And I had the same reservations about taking a very nice rifle into the woods where it might get scratched and nicked. But I took my pets into the woods countless times for years regardless, and they suffered no worse than they would have being handled around the house or at the range. I wouldn't want a rifle that I was afraid to shoot and/or hunt with. True, I no longer hunt but my pets still look spiffy.
Oh, and since you chose a .45 it will serve well for any job; especially putting deer in your freezer.
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Your Favorite Rifle / Re: Have you changed your favorite?
« Last post by ChrisHarris on February 06, 2024, 02:54:17 AM »My favorite is still a .45 caliber TC Hawken that I've dubbed "The Laser". I pieced it together from parts. It took almost 4yrs to get everything I wanted. Not because of funds. I was searching for a nice stock.
I found a 15/16" Sharron Barrel for sale back around 2011 or 2012. It was a drop-in for the Hawken and it was still unfired. It's a slow twist for round balls. I think it's 1:66 ratio. I cleaned all the "cosmoline" substance out of it. Took forever as the stuff had caked up and dried over the years.
I still needed a nice stock. I saved up $500 and kept it in the sock drawer for 3 or 4 years. I was searching for one with fancy tiger striping. I think TC may have made limited numbers with the fancy wood stocks and sold them for higher prices, but I'm not sure. I finally found one and made the purchase. So I had a barrel and a stock, but no lock. A few weeks later I found a Davis Deer Slayer for sale. That was what I wanted.
I took the whole mess to a local guy who was highly rated. I gave him mostly free reigns. I asked him to make it look nice and make sure it was bedded straight. He stripped off the shiny factory finish on the stock and gave it an oil rubbed finish instead. He also removed and shaped a good bit of material around the grip because I have small hands.
I've never taken it into the woods. I was embarrassed for a few years. I'm a very practical guy. I grew up poor and my dad didn't have anything that he didn't use. There was no "collection" of anything around our house, except a few coffee tins full of nuts n bolts in the garage. Everything got used or sold for something that could be used. So to have, what I thought was a very fancy rifle, and not use it for hunting was a mental struggle for a while.
It shoots straight and true. At first, I thought maybe it was just me. I rarely brag, but I'm a helluva good shot with most any rifle. So I let my brother shoot it. Then my father. My kids. My wife. Nobody misses with it!!!
It's just so pretty though. I can't bring myself to risk scratching it in the woods.
I found a 15/16" Sharron Barrel for sale back around 2011 or 2012. It was a drop-in for the Hawken and it was still unfired. It's a slow twist for round balls. I think it's 1:66 ratio. I cleaned all the "cosmoline" substance out of it. Took forever as the stuff had caked up and dried over the years.
I still needed a nice stock. I saved up $500 and kept it in the sock drawer for 3 or 4 years. I was searching for one with fancy tiger striping. I think TC may have made limited numbers with the fancy wood stocks and sold them for higher prices, but I'm not sure. I finally found one and made the purchase. So I had a barrel and a stock, but no lock. A few weeks later I found a Davis Deer Slayer for sale. That was what I wanted.
I took the whole mess to a local guy who was highly rated. I gave him mostly free reigns. I asked him to make it look nice and make sure it was bedded straight. He stripped off the shiny factory finish on the stock and gave it an oil rubbed finish instead. He also removed and shaped a good bit of material around the grip because I have small hands.
I've never taken it into the woods. I was embarrassed for a few years. I'm a very practical guy. I grew up poor and my dad didn't have anything that he didn't use. There was no "collection" of anything around our house, except a few coffee tins full of nuts n bolts in the garage. Everything got used or sold for something that could be used. So to have, what I thought was a very fancy rifle, and not use it for hunting was a mental struggle for a while.
It shoots straight and true. At first, I thought maybe it was just me. I rarely brag, but I'm a helluva good shot with most any rifle. So I let my brother shoot it. Then my father. My kids. My wife. Nobody misses with it!!!
It's just so pretty though. I can't bring myself to risk scratching it in the woods.
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Your Favorite Rifle / Re: Have you changed your favorite?
« Last post by Hanshi on February 05, 2024, 09:05:02 AM »Years ago for a period of time I burned many cans of Elephant and was quite satisfied, but certainly not overwhelmed. It wasn't the best but it was good enough to kill deer and hit targets I aimed at.
This has lead me to believe that the powder I was using didn't come from the period that shooters say junk powder was produced. Just me but I'll use any black powder that's safe and will function in my rifle. In other words I generally buy the cheapest I can find that will work. But that only makes me a perfect fit for this forum I guess.
This has lead me to believe that the powder I was using didn't come from the period that shooters say junk powder was produced. Just me but I'll use any black powder that's safe and will function in my rifle. In other words I generally buy the cheapest I can find that will work. But that only makes me a perfect fit for this forum I guess.
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Your Favorite Rifle / Re: Have you changed your favorite?
« Last post by flintboomer on February 04, 2024, 07:07:14 PM »Shooting flint takes the pressure off constantly searching for caps. But we're all vulnerable at the powder level.
Powder is coming back and so are caps, but it be more expensive than it used to be.
Travelers Antiques and Trading 806 679 9016 travelersantiquesandtrading.com
Toby has both if you are willing to pay the price for shipping and Hazmat.
It hasn't been long since I talked to him about it.
The Travelers branded powder is just repackaged Shuetzen and costs less because it is repackaged from bulk.
I am shooting it and it works great.
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Your Favorite Rifle / Re: Have you changed your favorite?
« Last post by Hanshi on February 04, 2024, 11:49:50 AM »Shooting flint takes the pressure off constantly searching for caps. But we're all vulnerable at the powder level.
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Your Favorite Rifle / Re: Have you changed your favorite?
« Last post by powderfirst on February 03, 2024, 03:46:43 PM »I did more than just change my rifle, I went flint which I’ve never done and mainly because of the lack of caps. However, I got the basically same rifle just in flintlock. So far so good
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Suggestion Box / Re: Something Stupid
« Last post by Hanshi on February 02, 2024, 12:09:31 PM »Same thing with me. Only I had my entire palm in harm's way and that hurt, I mean really hurt. Over a 6 months period I picked every embedded black speck out with a needle. That was all it took to learn THAT lesson.
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Suggestion Box / Re: Something Stupid
« Last post by powderfirst on February 01, 2024, 09:24:07 PM »Well, I inadvertently had my middle finger sticking out in front of the touch hole today and got a nice residue tattoo. And no I wasn't "shooting the bird" with either the gun or my finger. Let's see someone be more stupider than that, game on.