New Arrival - Traditions Hawken Woodsman Percussion
 

Fresh off the big brown truck!

Just a sample picture. This sucker if BEEFY compared to my Hawken Woodsman Flintlock version. I'll have to ask about that and see if they changed up the design a bit.

Beefy is good!



Time to inspect it for any damage and then bed the tang/trigger.

Looks good! Got a picture of the whole thing?

Very nice. Do they offer it in a flintlock?

yep I have the flintlock version and used it on my hog hunt back in march with Falcon.

That's a nice pair of MLs MD. Can't wait to see a range report. Not that I need another ML but just to read some reports. I had pulled my back out some time last week and it finally got to feeling better. I had my stuff packed up last night to head to the range this morning before the heat rolled in. But darn it I rolled over last night and aggravated it again. Hurts like heck. Anyone who has a bad lower back knows what its like. Those that don't I hope they never get one.

It's so aggravating when you injure yourself exercising. (At my age I consider rolling over in bed exercise.)

You boys are just to old for that "Rolling Around" in bed. :D

Well I didn't want to offend you youngins by saying how I REALLY hurt it! :busted:

Once more I can not stress how important it is to tear down your new muzzleloader and FULLY CLEAN IT! This was just from the lock and trigger assembly.


See all those tiny metal flakes? Run that through a gun for a while and you'll start to notice some wear.

Doesn't matter if I buy it new or used, I strip ANY firearm that just came to me down to it's barest of bones and thoroughly clean it then lube up and reassemble. I don't care if it came from a top manufacturer or not, they ALL seem to leave a mess when they make them! I even do that with just parts! Like trigger assemblies, Bolt carrier groups, barrels, hell I even go over new stocks with a green cloth over all the inletting then blow it out with dry air. You are dead on correct in that advise MD!

Yep, that is one fine firearm.

This mother will shoot baby!!!

I took 2 shots with my shoot out lube and round balls so I can break the barrel in. I'll let the pics do the story telling!

beautiful trigger and the recoil with 70gr JSG SP & Pyrodex Select was nothing! Both JSG and Select impacted at the same level.

Ahem, forget something MD??

nope, im stripping the rifle down and cleaning it first. The bedding job was nice and tight after i took the last shot.

Can't wait till tomorrow when I send some 350 bor locks down range!

SECOND Ahem, forget something MD?? :s2: Pictures first, DAMMIT!

Here we go!

First 2 shots out of the brand new rifle at 50 yards with 70gr jim shockeys gold super powder 2fg, .015 patch lubed with shoot out and .490" round balls.


Made some adjustments and then switched over to pyrodex select to see how it would group.


You can see the crappy light I had to deal with, but surprisingly, the sights did very well in low light conditions.


Right now I have 348gr powerbelt flat points, 350gr federal bor lock bullets and 160gr control fracture thor sabots to try tomorrow. All will be shot with 90gr pyrodex select at 50 yards.

AMAZING day on the range! I am loading up again with a max load of 110gr 2fg pyrodex select and re-try those 160gr Thors once more.

When I pulled the trigger on the last shot, I knew I saw some orange and called it :(

Looks like a keeper. That's some nice shooting MD. The 160's look to be shooting extremely well in that rifle.

You're halfway there Devil. There are two great things in life; a loving wife who cooks well and a good looking gun that shoots well.

That is some fine shooting.


They did beef up the stock on the percussion gun and I can't understand why.


The flintlock you hunted with here is a very nice handling rifle.

How much difference if any is this Woodsman different than the ones they have made previously?

same rifle except for the beefier stock in the wrist area.

Really good shooting!