Hawken is all finished up
03-19-2016, 02:20 PM
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Join Date: Dec 2008
Location: Boncarbo,Colorado
Posts: 9,186
Hawken is all finished up
My dad and I were thinking what to get my brother for Christmas and I came up with the idea. Lets rebuild his old CVA Hawken.
In the end, He got a new stock and a new .54cal 1:48 twist 28" barrel. I did all the work as usual on the rifle. Fully bedded tang, forearm, trigger plate. Browned the barrel with LMF browning solution, Knight red hot #11 nipple and then blacked out the brass with bras black. Let it rub off naturally in the heavy use areas and it will look like nicely aged brass.
Truoil finish and the stain used was Dixies antique gun stain. I think I did 2 or 3 coats of the dixie stain and then followed up with 1 or 2 coats of birchwood casey walnut to tame the red down. I really like the way it came out. My brother says hes going to hate hunting with it.
In the end, He got a new stock and a new .54cal 1:48 twist 28" barrel. I did all the work as usual on the rifle. Fully bedded tang, forearm, trigger plate. Browned the barrel with LMF browning solution, Knight red hot #11 nipple and then blacked out the brass with bras black. Let it rub off naturally in the heavy use areas and it will look like nicely aged brass.
Truoil finish and the stain used was Dixies antique gun stain. I think I did 2 or 3 coats of the dixie stain and then followed up with 1 or 2 coats of birchwood casey walnut to tame the red down. I really like the way it came out. My brother says hes going to hate hunting with it.
Last edited by MountainDevil54; 09-23-2018 at 12:53 PM.
03-19-2016, 02:46 PM
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Boone & Crockett
Join Date: Jan 2004
Location: Eastern PA
Posts: 12,746
Looks real good. Tell your brother that that is one of the perks of finishing a rifle yourself. If you scratch the finish you can always touch it back up. Besides, a Hawken is meant to be hunted with. Used but not abused.
03-20-2016, 11:43 AM
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Nontypical Buck
Join Date: Feb 2015
Location: Illinois
Posts: 3,695
So no clear coat like a poly or anything. I have used tru myself many times but the problem I discovered with it was poor weather resistance without a good clear sealant on top of it. I love the initial looks but in a lot of places I hunt, especially on my Alaska trips, I am in really crappy weather situations a lot. Next time you do one, give this stuff a try http://www.brownells.com/gunsmith-to...-prod5531.aspx if you haven't already tried it. Makes for a really nice finish that is seriously tough and weather resistant. I know Colorado weather can be about as unpredictable and changing as Alaska.