This used .50 caliber Thompson Center Hawken percussion rifle is ready to shoot. This factory finished rifle is stocked in American black walnut, brass furniture, and blued 28" barrel. The bore is bright and has been well maintained. The brass furniture has mellowed over time, the stock has very few marks, and the barrel has a few small marks in the blue. The middle ramrod pipe has been replaced with a Uncle Mike's swivel attachment. Weight is 8.3 pounds, and with a trigger reach of 13-3/4 inches, the rifle is perfectly setup for today's average man size shooter.

The factory polished blued barrel is .50 caliber, 15/16" octagon, 28" length. The barrel has Thompson Center's QLA (Quick Load Accurizer) feature. The QLA is a relief of the rifling, the first inch of the barrel has no rifling, allowing loads to be easily started and quickly loaded. The front sight is Thompson Center's blued steel bead sight. The rear sight is click adjustable for elevation, and screw adjustable for windage. The bore is bright and clean, with crisp rifling grooves. We recommend our .490" round ball, .015" patch, and Mink Oil tallow patch lubricant, over a charge of 70 grains of GOEX FFg black powder.

The rifle is stocked in black walnut with only a few small marks. The rifle is trimmed in brass furniture, which has aged to a mellow patina. The breech plug tang has a few small scuff marks on the top flat. The wooden ramrod is fitted with brass ramrod tips, threaded 10-32 for accessories. The beaver tail cheek piece is shaped for a right hand shooter. The lock is retained by a single lock bolt with round, brass washer-style side plate.

The hooked breech allows the barrel to be easily dismounted for cleaning without risk of wetting the stock with water containing black powder residue. To dismount the barrel, put the lock on half cock, withdraw the ramrod, drift the key past the underlug, and the barrel can be lifted from the barrel channel for ease of cleaning. Remove the nipple and place the breech end of the barrel in a bucket of soapy water. Run a wet patch down and up the bore, the pumping action will flush all the fouling from the barrel. Once the bore is clean, run a dry patch down the bore to pick up any moisture followed by an oily patch. Dry and oil the exterior then reassemble the rifle.

The color case hardened percussion lock is factory engraved. This lock works smoothly, with a strong mainspring, and fly detent to allow the use of double set triggers. This lock has the later hammer with outboard tipped spur. The breech is fitted with a 1/4-28 stainless steel nipple. Double lever double set triggers are well adjusted, to fire set or unset. When the rear trigger is set (latched), the front trigger has a hair-trigger release, perhaps 2 or 3 ounces. The adjustment screw between the triggers allows even finer or coarser adjustment, as desired. Or, turn the screw fully inboard, to disable the set trigger feature, when hunting in very cold weather.

This late production T/C Hawken with QLA muzzle has a bright well maintained bore. It is ready to shoot, and will serve you well at the range or in the woods on your next hunt. Order it for a ten day visual inspection. You will be delighted. Else if it does not fit you, return it in unfired condition for same-day refund. Postage is your only risk, when you order any one-of-a-kind gun from Track, whether new, used, or antique.

This American made rifle is a good value. We invite trades, and we buy T/C guns. If you have a used Thompson Center Seneca, Hawken, Cherokee, Renegade, Patriot Pistol, New Englander, or other muzzle loading side hammer rifle, please consider our service when you are ready to sell. Our customers like these well made American guns, for their reliable service, durable reputation, accuracy, and good value.