as many of you know i been working on my gun since the day the season closed....ill tell it from the begining...let me know if you think i can tune something else up that i missed or make it look better somehow...i started out with a 50cal thompson center flintlock hawken....beatiful gun...but i thought i can make it look better....i wanted to redo the wood but i didnt think dad would let me in fewar of ruining it being it was my first stock job...but during the season it got nicks and dings and the clear coat they had on it turned white everywhere it was bumped....looked like heck.....so i removed the old finish and put on a hand rubbed truoil finish on it.......i figured why stop? i can make it ignite better with a tune up..i had an old screwdriver slot touchhole bushing so i bought the new ones with a good cone and a allen key hole....and i hated the black metal sites....so i bought tc click adjustable fiberoptics.....i can see them things great and hold it 100 times steadier.....then this week i blackend all the brass....it has a cold steel look....not blued....kinda grayish black....and tomarow im going to buy a lyman frizzen for it.......so now i have a customized tc hawken....only thing i didnt change was the barrel and the metal of the lock and the barrel.....anything else i should do while im at it?? im new to flintlocks and muzzleloaders....but did waht i can think of so far.....cant wait to get to the range....ill let you guys know how she shoots.......shes perdy.....and shoot shoot better for me...any other suggestions?? thanx alot....ill take pics sometime soon and scan them....ill let you guys know what i get them on here.....not for a month or so...ill finish the film when i get out trout fishing with dad......maybe next week ill see what i can do......anything else??? thanx for all the help too guys....you guys been great.....getting me into muzzleloading and helping me with the gun....thanx alot.....