New Hawken Carbine
01-04-2009, 08:56 AM
#1
Nontypical Buck
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Join Date: Nov 2004
Location: Hayes, Va.
Posts: 2,332
New Hawken Carbine
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.
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.
01-04-2009, 09:04 AM
#2
Dominant Buck
Join Date: Feb 2003
Location: Wisconsin
Posts: 21,193
RE: New Hawken Carbine
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. 
01-04-2009, 09:09 AM
#3
Giant Nontypical
Join Date: Dec 2005
Location: PA.
Posts: 5,195
RE: New Hawken Carbine
ORIGINAL: cayugad
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.
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.
01-04-2009, 09:14 AM
#4
Giant Nontypical
Join Date: Dec 2005
Location: PA.
Posts: 5,195
RE: New Hawken Carbine
ORIGINAL: rafsob
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.
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.
01-04-2009, 09:35 AM
#5
Nontypical Buck
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Join Date: Nov 2004
Location: Hayes, Va.
Posts: 2,332
RE: New Hawken Carbine
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.
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.
01-04-2009, 10:53 AM
#8
Boone & Crockett
Join Date: Jan 2004
Location: Eastern PA
Posts: 12,747
RE: New Hawken Carbine
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.