I picked up a new Hawken Carbine from Gunbroker.com. It was a new in the box 21" carbine just like the one I bought myself a few years ago for my birthday. I paid a lot for it from Cabalas ($399), but got this new one for a song ($189). It shouldlook justlike this one:
This one is in .54 cal and has performed well in the woods. I got a nice large doelast year with it shooting saboted barnes bullets. Orignally I was going to get another barrel for it, but for the price of the new barrel,I can have a whole gun.
The new one will be a .50 cal. PRB gun. I had to email the guy to find out what the twist rate was and he got back to me and said itwas a 1 in 66". I am thinking I am going to have a ball with this gun.
It is in the mail and I amwaiting to take it to the range. Will make a range report later.
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very nice rifle.. those carbines are so handy in the woods. I like a short rifle when I am sneaking around. I am sure it will shoot well. I wish you the best of luck with it. I was bidding on a Thompson Center Hawkins yesterday, and almost won the thing.. so I have to stay off the sites. I have the itch.
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very nice rifle.. those carbines are so handy in the woods. I like a short rifle when I am sneaking around. I am sure it will shoot well. I wish you the best of luck with it. I was bidding on a Thompson Center Hawkins yesterday, and almost won the thing.. so I have to stay off the sites. I have the itch.
I picked up a new Hawken Carbine from Gunbroker.com. It was a new in the box 21" carbine just like the one I bought myself a few years ago for my birthday. I paid a lot for it from Cabalas ($399), but got this new one for a song ($189). It shouldlook justlike this one:
This one is in .54 cal and has performed well in the woods. I got a nice large doelast year with it shooting saboted barnes bullets. Orignally I was going to get another barrel for it, but for the price of the new barrel,I can have a whole gun.
The new one will be a .50 cal. PRB gun. I had to email the guy to find out what the twist rate was and he got back to me and said itwas a 1 in 66". I am thinking I am going to have a ball with this gun.
It is in the mail and I amwaiting to take it to the range. Will make a range report later.
399 dollars and without the shinyBRASS ,boy,they are going up in price.
rmc had the .50 cal hawkins with shiny brass for 499 dollars new .
i paid 119 for mine in 1970, how prices have gone wild.
189 dollars for new one today, you got real good deal.
Yes these prices have gone skyhigh. But for once in my life I think I actually got a good deal.
Dave, I love the way this gun handled in the woods. It was easy to hump and handle in real tight brush. I amwill beusing it for hunting the wonderful protein rich backstrap venison next year.
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Well they had a T/C in ruff shape and it was sitting there for $100.00 and there was no way I was letting someone get it for that. I had plans for that rifle.
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Great buy. Good luck with it. I like my GM 21" Carbine barrel on my Hawken. Its all I've been carrying during our late PA flintlock season. Just wish I could get a crack at a deer with it.
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I really like those short carbines. That's a dandy price you got it for as well. Have fun with it.
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