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Re: Broke out the old smoke pole
[Re: Paul Dobbins]
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11/02/22 08:49 PM
11/02/22 08:49 PM
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That’s cool! I hope you shoot a deer again with it!
Cold as ice!
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Re: Broke out the old smoke pole
[Re: Moosetrot]
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11/02/22 09:11 PM
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Goldsboro, North Carolina
Paul Dobbins
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That gun is old enough it may have a barrel made by the Sharon Barrel Co. I have one I bought in '76 and it has a Sharon Barrel. I can't even remember all the stuff I won shooting that thing in competition.
When you take the barrel off the stock, take a look at the bottom flat, between the barrel wedge lug and the lock. Sharon Barrels are stamped with a "spade" (like in cards) shape. If so that's one of the best barrels ever made.
Moosetrot No, mine has a maltese cross. Apparently, it is a Douglas barrel. The serial number is 61891. I also have another newer barrel for it, and the serial number on it is 159037. That second barrel has a diamond stamped on it.
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Re: Broke out the old smoke pole
[Re: Paul Dobbins]
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11/02/22 09:57 PM
11/02/22 09:57 PM
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I found this on one of the forums. It appears the second barrel is a Sharon. I also found that Sharon didn't start making black powder barrels until 1973. Since I purchased mine in 1972, it stands to reason it wouldn't be a Sharon barrel. https://castboolits.gunloads.com/showthread.php?320400-Pre-Warning-TC-Renegade"A diamond or a spade stamped in the underside of the barrel indicates Sharon. Sharon provided T/Cs barrels until the late 70's. Douglas Stamped a cross in the under side of the barrel. They supplied their barrels till the early 80s."
John 14:6 Jesus answered, “ I am the way and the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me."
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Re: Broke out the old smoke pole
[Re: Paul Dobbins]
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11/03/22 06:56 AM
11/03/22 06:56 AM
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Always interesting about barrel stamps.
I have same one about same year.
But it is flint (Pa deer hunting law at the time),
and has K in front of SN, kit I assume.
Soon to be wife bought it for me and
I shot a buck fawn with it before blued.
I told of this 20 +- years ago on here and got a much different review.
Shows the accuracy of web reviews.
Have had a lot of fun with it.
I'd load it without charge and ball, just prime the frizzen, hand it to a "pro",
and watch him flinch lol.
TLC from here was the authority on black powder guns in my eyes.
Last edited by Wright Brothers; 11/03/22 06:59 AM.
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Re: Broke out the old smoke pole
[Re: Paul Dobbins]
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11/03/22 10:06 AM
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Lufkin, Tx.
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I haven't shot a deer with this gun since 1985, so I thought it was about time to give her some exercise. I bought this gun back in 1972, and shot it a lot back in those days. I even used it on prairie dogs. It's a T/C Hawken 50 cal and use to be very accurate, probably still is more than I am. I shot it in a metalic silhouette league, as well as used it for hunting. I have found some pyrodex and some maxi-balls, but am still on the hunt for some #11 percussion caps. ![[Linked Image]](https://trapperman.com/forum/attachments/usergals/2022/11/full-3-155693-smokepole.jpg) How long does it have to charge before it's ready to go?
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Re: Broke out the old smoke pole
[Re: Paul Dobbins]
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11/03/22 11:40 AM
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A dang nice looking hawkin you've got there Mr. Paul!! If you were needing 209s I could help you out.
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Re: Broke out the old smoke pole
[Re: Paul Dobbins]
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11/03/22 03:49 PM
11/03/22 03:49 PM
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Flint, Michigan
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Nice looking muzzleloader. Did it get more precise the more you shot it? My old Thompson Center Hawken .45 sure did.
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Re: Broke out the old smoke pole
[Re: Paul Dobbins]
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11/03/22 04:10 PM
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I stumbled across #11 percussion caps today at our local Fleet Farm. They were like $12/100, which seemed stupidly expensive to me.
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Re: Broke out the old smoke pole
[Re: Lufkin Trapper]
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11/03/22 04:18 PM
11/03/22 04:18 PM
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I haven't shot a deer with this gun since 1985, so I thought it was about time to give her some exercise. I bought this gun back in 1972, and shot it a lot back in those days. I even used it on prairie dogs. It's a T/C Hawken 50 cal and use to be very accurate, probably still is more than I am. I shot it in a metalic silhouette league, as well as used it for hunting. I have found some pyrodex and some maxi-balls, but am still on the hunt for some #11 percussion caps. How long does it have to charge before it's ready to go? No that right there..is funny !
It is better to die on your feet than to live on your knees.
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Re: Broke out the old smoke pole
[Re: bhugo]
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11/03/22 04:23 PM
11/03/22 04:23 PM
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Paul Dobbins
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Nice looking muzzleloader. Did it get more precise the more you shot it? My old Thompson Center Hawken .45 sure did. It was amazingly accurate right out of the box.
John 14:6 Jesus answered, “ I am the way and the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me."
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Re: Broke out the old smoke pole
[Re: trapperkeck]
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11/03/22 04:27 PM
11/03/22 04:27 PM
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I stumbled across #11 percussion caps today at our local Fleet Farm. They were like $12/100, which seemed stupidly expensive to me. Welcome to the new price of caps.
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Re: Broke out the old smoke pole
[Re: Paul Dobbins]
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11/03/22 05:31 PM
11/03/22 05:31 PM
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Animals Only
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Gees Paul by the title i thought you were going medical. Never heard it called a smoke pole.
Last edited by Animals Only; 11/03/22 06:14 PM.
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Re: Broke out the old smoke pole
[Re: Paul Dobbins]
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11/03/22 06:58 PM
11/03/22 06:58 PM
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Paul, I have a 1972 Hawken also, belonged to My older brother. I was a kid tagging along with him when he bought it. Inspired by the movie Jerimiah Johnson that showed in 1972. Pretty sure I started out trapping muskrats and snaring rabbits that same year.
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