roundball.....how do you know thats an "early style" TC hawken?? what are the diffrences?? just wondering...i bought one used....and would like to know the where abouts of the age....looked like an old gun...had an old style screw driver slot touchhole in it....brass ramrod like yours....heck.....did you sell that gun in PA?? i bought that guns brother!! mines a flinter too!! what do you shoot out of it?? mine loves to shoot roundballs...hates bullets though...cant get toehm to shoot worth a dang....right now im shooting a .495hornady ball..... .015 prelubed TC patch...and 90grs of 3fg goex.....yes...its tight....but its a shooter.....once its started it slides right down though...any roundball load ive tried shot excellent in that gun though...even loose patch n balls.... .010 patch and a .490 ball used to practically fall right down there....and shot great.....can you tell me the diffrences between new and old style if there are any? or serial number runnings or something if you know?? just curious......i really think mine was older...wish i could find the original owner and shake his hand.......man he kept a nice rifle....and your right...that crappy TC finish was garbage.....every scratch turned white and looked nasty.....i refinished mine the first winter i had it with truoil...and add a few coats every winter after the season.....man it had some nice wood underneath that plastic crappy coating.....