These are excellent rifles and shoot very well. No matter what sales hype is sold with themĬase in point the Thompson Center "Hawken" rifle. Remember, I am coming at this from a historic angle.įrom years of study, handling, restoring and shooting of actual historic rifles.Īctual historic rifles and guns look much different at times, than their modern counterparts or even so called replicas or reproductions. 47-.58 ) were very popular calibers for American rifles, when muzzle loaders were the only rifles.One reason that they were so popular is that they work.with that balance of power and amount of lead and powder used. One rifle.and a special order.not a common thing to have been done.Īnd again.I take this interview with a grain of salt as well.Ī lot of that interview reads as if there was some creative licensing involved.Īlso. We do have a newspaper interview with Sam Hawken, where he states that he made a rifle for General Ashley in. 69 caliber eats a lot of powder and lead.when you are far away from resupply.something to consider then and now. 69 is not a common American rifle caliber in that time period.īesides.Daniel Boone had many rifles at different times.Īt least twice having his rifles stolen by the Shawnee.so just what rifle and when is important to consider here as well. I kinda doubt that old Daniel Boone had such a rifle.he was really into being a common man.with a common rifle. Family lore only in regards to Daniel Boone's rifle.so here is a salt shaker.
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