Hawken barrel swap?
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Fork Horn
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Join Date: Apr 2010
Location: South Dakota
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Hawken barrel swap?
I have an older Cabelas Hawken .54 that has a less then perfect barrel (due to lack of cleaning from when I was younger) and I am interested in finding another. I have been watching all the auction sites and they don't come around very often and when they do they usually sell kinda high. I have noticed quite a few TC hawken 15/16 barrels on the market and some can be had fairly reasonable. Question is since a Green mountain drop in barrel fits both guns then will a TC barrel fit my Cabelas Gun? I know it would have be a .50 since thats all TC made in a 15/16 barrel. Anyone ever tried putting a TC barrel on a Cabelas (Lyman) stock? Thanks
#2
I have never tried to fit one in a Cabela's or Lyman rifle.. but the difference SHOULD be in the thickness of the hook on the end of the barrel. I know on a Green Mountain Barrel I fitted to a Lyman rifle, I had to take a file and take several strokes off the hook to make it fit. But once that was done, it worked fine. I would GUESS that the Thompson Center Barrel would do the same thing.
In fact if you purchased a new Lyman Trade Rifle barrel it SHOULD fit the Cabela's Hawkins.
In fact if you purchased a new Lyman Trade Rifle barrel it SHOULD fit the Cabela's Hawkins.
#3
caplock
If I remember correctly... which is always a question these days, the under-lug on the Lyman-Cabelas barrel my be in a different place. Also I am not sure about the fit of the Hooked breech plug on a TC.
It would be my suggestion you might see if you can find a TC barrel that some one has and do a quick comparison...
I know longer have my Lyman so I can not help...
mike
If I remember correctly... which is always a question these days, the under-lug on the Lyman-Cabelas barrel my be in a different place. Also I am not sure about the fit of the Hooked breech plug on a TC.
It would be my suggestion you might see if you can find a TC barrel that some one has and do a quick comparison...
I know longer have my Lyman so I can not help...
mike
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Caplock
Just pulled the barrel out of my TC Hawken 50cal percusion and put it in two different Investarms (Cabela's) stocks with tangs I have, fit perfect, no filing or grinding, and the barrel lugs and wedges lined right up. Hope this helps, Steve
Just pulled the barrel out of my TC Hawken 50cal percusion and put it in two different Investarms (Cabela's) stocks with tangs I have, fit perfect, no filing or grinding, and the barrel lugs and wedges lined right up. Hope this helps, Steve
#7
Well that settles that....
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Fork Horn
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Join Date: Apr 2010
Location: South Dakota
Posts: 147
Thanks for the info, I new you guy's would know. Now all I have to do is find a 15/16 TC barrel and I,m all set. Are all TC Hawkens barrrels the 1-48 twist? Looking for a good conical shooting barrel. Thanks guys