Surprised at TCA Hawken Value

[Beauetienne]

Through the years, like many, I've had to sell off a few firearms as the kids and family needs took priority. Some of those I refused to part with were gifts from loved ones.

In the late '70's my wife to be gave me a TCA Hawken 50 caliber caplock. It was a big deal to me and I still have that rifle.

I was surprised to see the prices that new ones are selling for now. I had thought that with the popularity of modern in-line rifles it wouldn't be so.

Anyone else still like the TCA Hawken ?

 

[LouisianaJoe]

I have one that I made from a kit in the 70's. It was a .45. I later bought a Green Mountain .50 Cal barrel with a 1:70 twist for round ball. I glass bedded the stock then free floated the barrel. I put a tang rear sight on the stock and a sight with inserts on the front of the barrel.

From a rest I could put shots into a single ragged hole at 50 yds.

 

[Ethang]

When I was a kid I worked and scrimped and saved to buy a TC Hawken kit. Spent the winter building it and really loved that rifle. Like a fool I sold it when $$ got tight after getting married. My wife bought me another kit several years later when things improved some. I still have this one and won't ever part with it. I have taken numerous deer with it.

This reminds me that I have not taken it out in several years and need to do so this week..

 

[Oldiron]

I have one in .45 that I bought from a friend back in the early 70s for $100. Over the years we have suplemented that one with 2 more in .45 one in .50 one in .36 and a flint in .50. I have more than a dozen b/p guns and none of them are inline and don't plan on ever having an inline. If you want sticker shock look at the prices of the Pedersolis
Larry

 

[Alpo]

Y'all that's got TC sidelocks - I've got a question.

When you cock the hammer, a little spring sets the sear. You must take off the left side of the lock to see it. What kind of spring is that -a leaf or a coil or what?

I loaned my Renegade to my brother in law, and when it came back he had disassembled it and lost that spring. I wrote TC and they sent me what looked like a coil from a ball point pen. Had to be at least a half-inch long. No way that was the right part.

So the gun has sat in the corner for at least 15 years. Every onct in a while I think, "I need to replace that spring and go shoot that", but I can't find an exploded drawing or anything that shows the type spring needed.

A little help?

 

[LouisianaJoe]

Here are parts for sale:

Dixie Gun Works muzzleloading, blackpowder and rare antique gun supplies.

They have the sear spring which is a coil spring.

 

[Dennis The B]

I own several of them. My original is a .50 caliber that my wife gave me for Christmas 1979. It was used, but in excellent condition. I still have it, and it's a great shooter. My second is a .45 cal. from the first year of production. It has a 3-digit serial number, and has a color-case-hardened trigger guard, something TC stopped after the first year. It's another great shooter. I also have a Hawken with a .40 cal Green Mountain barrel, and it's a real tack driver.

The LGS has two available for about $225 each. I ought to buy them, but I'm running out of storage space.

 

[LAKOTA169]

I had a TC Hawken I bought in the early 70's. Was my first muzzleloading long gun. My interests changed to the Pennsylvania/Southern Mountain styles and the Hawken just sat in the closet. I had added a tang site and globe front sight to it. A couple of weeks ago, I gave it to my 10 year old grand son. Right now, I'm making him a pouch to go with it.