Traditions Woodsman Hawken

[frontiergander]

Got her in a few days ago! Yesterday I finally got to drop flint to frizzen and enjoyed every shot with her! I honestly didn't expect to shoot this well. I have a Traditions Kentucky flinter but I am not really into shooting flints that much until I got this hawken. It just fits me better.

2 things I would change on it is the front bead sight and adjust the trigger pull a touch. Right now the round front sight is hard on my eye and the trigger is around 4 - 4.5lbs which is fine for a hunting rifle I agree, I am not just used to one that "heavy".

I am right where I want to be at 50 yards which I did all my shooting from.

I ran 16 shots of Shoot Out through her to smooth out any unknowns and then switched over to my hunting lube.
Factory bore after cleaning it when I first got it,




After using the break in lube,




Started out at 50 yards to see how the new Flintlock would print on paper.

I used 80gr 2fg Goex, 4fg goex in the pan, .490" round ball and both .015 and .020" patches.

I took my first shot, smiled, and knew it would be a good day!


Switched over to a Shoot out patch lube to polish up the bore and remove any unknowns, and took 3 shots and then 2 more for a 5 shot group.

At the very top of the bull eye area are my final shots of the day! They grouped perfectly with my #1 shot with my normal hunting lube. The 4 shots LOW left were me just fiddling around with with pan charges.

The bore of this rifle is beautiful. It loads like glass even after all those shots, I didn't touch the bore once. The wet break in lube though helped keep the fouling down, but still, the hunting lube with thick .020" patches still loaded wonderfully.

I am very happy with the rifle overall.

Fast ignition, consistent spark from the frizzen, balances naturally and the butt plate doesn't cut into your shoulder and cause pain.

 

[Panzerschwein]

Very nice review! Looks to be a great shooter.

 

[midland man]

what twist rate does it have? as I am thinking about ordering either the traditions tennesse or Kentucky flintlock rifle as I am torn between both of these rifles, they have 1:66 twist for roundball use so now which one??

 

[frontiergander]

This has a 1:48 twist for both ball and conical.

 

[midland man]

nice well its a sure pretty rifle you have I am tryin to figure out which of the two mentioned earlier I want! if I may how long is that barrel?

 

[frontiergander]

28" and 15/16" barrel flats

 

[4v50 Gary]

Are you taking those shots of the bore with a bore scope?

 

[frontiergander]

bore camera. They run about $15 on ebay. Put a cotton ball down the bore first, it makes for a better image in the end.

 

[frontiergander]

Got my Woodsman Hawken flintlock out to 75 yards today and used the ATV pulled sideways to shoot off the seat as my shooting sticks are packed away for the trip.

I used that nice upside down V between the bears legs ( yes, not a hog but still useable!) and squeezed off my first shot. LOVED IT! I figured out the pan charge perfectly and she fired quick.


I loaded up #2 shot and let a little light shine through in that V and missed LOL. Its sighted in perfectly with the tip of the front sight.

Loaded #3 and aimed at the other leg, center mass and cut it perfectly. That 3rd shot hurt as the seat bounced back the pans flash and hit me along the right side of my face. But hey, I took it like a pro and felt a huge relief at how she shoots.


So any hog that comes within 75 yards of his flinter is a goner! If I do my part of course.