Thompson Center Arms Hawken freed from layaway!

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Thompson Center Arms Hawken freed from layaway!

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I was able to set my muzzleloader free from layaway today. Yay! Can't wait to shoot this thing. The blueing is pretty nice. Stock has a couple minor scuffs but nothing bad. There is some rust but nothing that looks too bad :oops: . The rust is in where the nipple screws in and in the barrel. Nothing heavy though so it should clean up just fine I think. The set trigger is nice. Very light. I found a cap still stuck to the hammer lol. And apparently the shop I bought it from hasn't sold very many black powder firearms. I had two people try to get me to fill out the transfer paperwork lol. Then another employee spoke up and told them :lol:.

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And I found a nipple wrench in the patchbox :D

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Let me make a short, open, blanket comment. There are no good guns. There are no bad guns. Any gun in the hands of a bad man is a bad thing. Any gun in the hands of a descent person is no threat to anyone--- except bad people. -- Charleton Heston

Guns are not good, they are not evil. Save those descriptions for the people holding the firearm. -- Unknown

1943 Izhevsk
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Very nice, a cap on the nipple? Did you stick the ram rod down the barrel to make sure this isn't still loaded? Great looking rifle :vcool: :vcool: :thumbsup:
Leave it as it is. The ages have been at work on it and man can only mar it.
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Yeah I checked. The cap wasnt on the nipple. Just stuck to the hammer all blown out of wack.

My phone yet again posted two of the same topic :vsad:
Let me make a short, open, blanket comment. There are no good guns. There are no bad guns. Any gun in the hands of a bad man is a bad thing. Any gun in the hands of a descent person is no threat to anyone--- except bad people. -- Charleton Heston

Guns are not good, they are not evil. Save those descriptions for the people holding the firearm. -- Unknown

1943 Izhevsk
1937 Izhevsk
1935/48/50 Tula (hex)
1939 Tula (laminate stock)
And many other firearms :D
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Re: Thompson Center Arms Hawken freed from layaway!

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I thought I hadn't hit the submit button , yea, I saw the double post, but as now both have replys I will leave it be.
Leave it as it is. The ages have been at work on it and man can only mar it.
Don't hit at all if it is honorably possible to avoid hitting; but never hit soft.
Theodore Roosevelt
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