TC Hawkins & Renegade

[red rick]

I found a great deal on these 2 rifles . It was such a good deal that I bought both . The Hawkens is 50 cal. & the Renegade 54 cal. . Neither has ever been fired .

 

[rodwha]

Nice score!

 

[dickydalton]

Very nice. How much is a good deal, where you are?

 

[DoubleDeuce 1]

Nice rifles. You should be pleased. My TC Hawken has served me well for over thirty years.

 

[BullRunBear]

Congratulations on the new toys. I've used a Renegade for 30 years. Not fancy but accurate and utterly reliable.

Jeff

 

[josmund]

Not much to say but congrats.

I have both of those rifles and enjoy shooting them. Mine however, are not in NIB condition.

 

[Kaeto]

Lovely! I've had my Renegade since 1980 so I know how sweet shooting they are.

 

[red rick]

I paid $400 for both .

Do y'all have a favorite deer load for either ? Powder type , cap , ball & patch size ? Do you lube your patch ?

 

[dickydalton]

That Sir, is a good deal anywhere you go! Congrats. I haven't put enough serious time in on loads for my rifles so I'll let someone who has advise you on that.

 

[josmund]

For the 50, try Hornady PA Conicals or Buffalo Bullets version.

The are skirted balls or basically a miniball. I shoot them with 75 grains of powder with very good accuracy. Plus, they are $15 a hundred.

 

[Choctaw]

You did well, sir. Here is a link to a 92 page PDF document published by TC entitled Shooting Thompson/Center Side Lock Blackpowder Muzzleloading Firearms. It is well worth the download and has tons of valuable information for your rifles.

http://mobile.outdoorhistory.com/xmlui/bitstream/handle/123456789/9277/ThompsonCenterShootingSideLockBlackPowderGuns.pdf?sequence=1

 

[4v50 Gary]

$400 dollars for both is excellent.

 

[red rick]

Thanks y'all . I wasn't looking for two , but at that price I took both of them in the condition they were in .

Does anyone know what rate of twist that Thompson uses in those models .

 

[PapaG]

Twist was 1 in 48 for most TCs back in the day.

 

[rodinal220]

I have a soft spot for these and all other T/C traditional smoke poles. I know purists turn their noses up at these,but they are well made and solid shooters.Too bad that T/C abandoned the traditional crowd.

 

[Skinny 1950]

I have an Investarms 54 cal Hawken with a 1:48 twist and have been using R.E.A.L. bullets from a Lee mould that came with the rifle.
With 70 grains of FFG Goex in the chamber I just ram the bullet down on top of the powder with no patch and as advertised I can shoot all day without swabbing the bore.
The accuracy is very good so far @ 50 meters haven't tried it at 100 meters yet and I really need new glasses before attempting it.

 

[SEE IT LIKE A NATIVE]

I just this morning decided to clean up my old TC Renegade and get ready for muzzle loader deer season that starts next week ! I had to order some .54 cal hornady bullets ,a new measure , nipple wrench , ball starter ! I will pick up some powder and caps locally . I havent shot the old girl since 1979 ! Bore is clean and bright ! I remember my best load was 100 grains ffg under a thompson center Maxiball ! Kevin

 

[Pancho]

Thanks Choctow lots of paper and a lot of ink but it will be added to my library.

 

[J-Bar]

TC Hawken load?

My .54 likes 85 grains of FFG under a patched round ball, especially if the patch is lubed with PAM cooking spray. When heading into the deer woods I will prep a few patches with PAM and carry them in a ziplock sandwich bag in my possibles bag.

 

[straight-shooter]

My T/C Hawken .50 cal likes 80gr of Goex FF under a .015 patch/.490 round ball.

 

[red rick]

Thanks for your loads . It gives me a good starting point .