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I took out my newly acquired Hawken 50cal and shot it for the first time the other day.......first it was about a foot high at 50 yds. so I crank the rear sight down and the three .490 roundballs were pretty close together at the end of my test.......

Definintely without a doubt I am going to take a mule deer or moose with this rifle next month.........
 
Far out , huntinstuff!!
The .50 will do on a moose at about 100 yards, but make sure it goes into the lung/heart area!

A 50 cal will bust the shoulder of a deer at about 100 yards.
My first was a Lyman .50, but I have been shooting a .58 Fraser river Hawken since 1981.....
Cat
 
Well done huntinstuff, I have been taking whitetails with a .50 cal round ball for the past 15 years or so. They work great out to 100 yards, pushed by 80g of FFG, or Pyrodex. I hope to deliver the round ball with my new Austin & Halleck flinter this year. Happy hunting.
 
catnthehatt said:
Far out , huntinstuff!!
The .50 will do on a moose at about 100 yards, but make sure it goes into the lung/heart area!

A 50 cal will bust the shoulder of a deer at about 100 yards.
My first was a Lyman .50, but I have been shooting a .58 Fraser river Hawken since 1981.....
Cat
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Do you have details on that rifle, I believe they were made in BC, can't remember the name of the guy?
 
buckbrush said:
Do you have details on that rifle, I believe they were made in BC, can't remember the name of the guy?
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The rifle is a Fraser River Hawken, made by Don Robinson's shop in Prince George.
Hornhead also shoots one but his is a Hawken hunter, a bit smaller framed rifle.

Mine is all L&R furniture , claro walnut stock, late 1800's style.
Sharron barrel that still shoots well.
Cat
 
I've got #90,my son Paul has #92 and my son Dave has #112,all in 54cal.
Taylor Sapergia bought all of the stock from Don a number of yrs ago.
Cheers nessy.
 
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nessy357 said:
I've got #90,my son Paul has #92 and my son Dave has #112,all in 54cal.
Taylor Sapergia bought all of the stock from Don a number of yrs ago.
Cheers nessy.
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He didn't get it all, Nessy!

This I know for fact, as I built more than a few rifles with his stock after Don closed up!:D
Cat
 
catnthehatt said:
He didn't get it all, Nessy!

This I know for fact, as I built more than a few rifles with his stock after Don closed up!:D
Cat
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That answers the $60,000 question!
Couple of years ago I put a buddy onto a Robinson "clone" at the Nanaimo gun show.Can't tell it from the real thing.:D You do nice work.
Cheers nessy.
 
catnthehatt said:
May have been , may not have!:rolleyes:
There are a lot of them running around!
Cat
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so, I guess these are no longer available. Isn't there another gunsmith in B.C. that offers a english style, percussion hunting rifle? Wilcox? Anyone have contact info for him?
 
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