Sold my Lyman GPR Hawken style rifle for real cheap. Built it from a kit. Browned it. Turned out excellent. Big regrets on selling it but money was tight due to the virus.
Money is back and I want another Hawken. I'm looking at the T/C Hawken. I've heard good things about these and can buy one locally for $475 in great shape.
Anyone here own an older T/C muzzleloader? Any input on them? What about replacement parts?
Thanks.
I once bought a minty used Renegade .56 smoothbore from a hunter in a neighboring county.
Shortly after getting it home, the trigger - lock suddenly seized up and the hammer got stuck on half-cock IIRC.
Luckily, TC was still honoring their lifetime warranty and fixed it for free after shipping it to them.
But don't think that TC locks never break or need parts.
I can't tell you how many people on the MLF used to praise TC for all of the used guns that TC fixed for free.
IMO without their no BS life time warranty, TC guns should not be as high priced as many of them have become.
One reason why TC went out of the sidelock business was because so many people were buying the Lyman - Investarms models for 50% - 60% of the price of a new TC which many really believed that Investarms were better shooting guns.
Unless a TC is a minty or primo example, I can't see choosing an old TC model over a brand new Lyman for about the same price.
What also made the TC's desirable were the Green Mountain drop in barrels made for them.
Other than only having a single trigger, plain iron sights and no patch box, the Lyman Trade Rifle is a knock off of the TC Hawken.
And not many cold weather hunters want double triggers.
The price of a new Trade Rifle is $425 at Mid-South Supply: --->>>
https://www.midsouthshooterssupply....rade-rifle-50-caliber-percussion-complete-gun
Buyers seem to give the Trade Rifle good reviews at Dixie and Muzzle-Loader.com.
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https://www.muzzle-loaders.com/brands/lymantm-trade-rifle-percussion.html
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https://www.dixiegunworks.com/index...313,316/product_name/PR0652+Lyman+Trade+Rifle