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February 6, 2018, 08:42 PM | #1 |
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Traditions St. Louis Hawken Kit build
My wife gave me one of the Traditions Hawken .50 caliber kits for Christmas. Just finished it. I replaced the plastic sights with some that I think look much better. I filled the threaded holes in the barrel and cut a dove tail. The stock color came out real nice. My old digital camera doesn't do it justice. I replaced the plastic ramrod with a nice hickory one I made. Still adding some stock wax. I just need to christen it soon.
Thanks to FrontierGander for the inspiration. TK Last edited by Tidewater_Kid; February 6, 2018 at 09:02 PM. |
February 6, 2018, 08:43 PM | #2 |
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A couple more pictures.
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February 6, 2018, 09:33 PM | #3 |
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These come with PLASTIC SIGHTS??
Wow. Can't say I desire a Traditions rifle but you sure did a good job with yours! |
February 6, 2018, 10:25 PM | #4 |
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Looks like you did a good job on it. I've got one of the St Louis Hawkens CVA used to import from Spain.
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February 6, 2018, 10:26 PM | #5 |
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It's actually a blessing that they come with plastic sights. I was able to take my kit to the 100 yrd range, sight down the barrel and move the sight away from my eye until both the front and rear sight were perfectly clear. 3" higher up than the factory sight setting.
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February 6, 2018, 10:33 PM | #6 |
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I like that sight. What did it come off of?
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February 6, 2018, 10:52 PM | #7 |
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February 6, 2018, 11:20 PM | #8 |
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Knew they were made in Spain. I thought they were made by the same people but somebody somewhere said that wasn't true.
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February 6, 2018, 11:23 PM | #9 |
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Good work! What finish was applied to the stock?
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February 7, 2018, 09:38 AM | #10 |
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I used FrontierGranders method. Stain, BLO (2 coats), Tru-Oil (four light coats), furniture wax.
He did more coats of Tru-Oil, but I was happy after 4. |
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February 7, 2018, 09:44 AM | #12 |
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beautiful build, you did an excellent job
what did you use to make the brass black ? |
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Very nice !!!
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