I bought this rifle back in 1988 for a commercial my company was producing for Hawken Smokeless Tobacco.
I dug it out last year and wanted to see if it would shoot. I found that by pulling the main trigger it fired and would group inside 3" with 100gr of Black powder FFG and patch & ball. When using the set trigger the hammer would only fall to a half c0cked position.
A gunsmith that deals only with black powder rifles told me the nib was worn. I can't remove the hammer. The bolt won't budge. I've tried soaking it & heat-Nothing.
First I'd like to find out if it came out of the original St. Louis S. Hawken shop as a barrel & lock and was assembled with a stock later or a VERY GOOD Reproduction.
If you want to see inside the lock & more detail follow this link to Flickr.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/thomtwo...7625385750573/
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