Primitive Archer
Main Discussion Area => Muzzleloaders => Topic started by: Eric Krewson on June 13, 2017, 12:48:00 pm
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I went to the local weekly flea market this morning looking for anything for bow or gun building, drawknives, chisels, stacks of sandpaper or what ever.
I walked by a pick-up with several guns in the back and noticed a TC Grey Hawk leaning against the cab. Now, I need another BP gun like I need a hole in my head but had to ask what he wanted for it, $100 bucks he said. He said he didn't know anything about BP guns and took the TC in trade.
I looked down the bore, dang, it looked pristine except for a little dust. The nipple didn't have any of the typical flattening from use, I suspect this gun had never been fired.
I looked in my wallet and only had $95, the seller looked at my wad of cash and said "sold".
I took the gun home and cautiously ran a cleaning patch down the bore expecting rust, it came out a little dirty but normal for a gun that had been sitting up in a corner for at least 15 years. A few more patches and an inspection with a bore light confirmed it was a pristine barrel.
I suspect the gun is worth around $200, possibly a little more, my first good flea market find in a while.
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v181/ekrewson/Black%20powder%20related/100_4780_zpsrghpirvz.jpg) (http://smg.photobucket.com/user/ekrewson/media/Black%20powder%20related/100_4780_zpsrghpirvz.jpg.html)
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Wow that was a great find!
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Nice find.. If nothing else it could be a nice starter gun for some young fella..
Thanks Leroy
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I have been watching for something like that to show up, but no luck yet. I have plans for a radicalized stock converting it to a assault/bullpup configuration. The trigger to lock connection might be long link, but it is doable, very doable. )-w(
Tacti-cool muzzleloading! Could be the next thing.
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I told pappy I'm gonna put a scope or a red dot sight on my blunderbuss 8)
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I think you "hit a lick" on that one. :OK
( as they say in the auction business out here.. ;) )
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Nice find, Eric. I used to have one of those and it's a nice shooting rifle.
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Never seen that model from TC. Nice pick-up Eric.
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As near as I can tell they only made this model in 93 then discontinued it. They made a similar blued barrel gun called a Thunderhawk and a short barreled gun called a Treehawk around the same time, these other two guns were in production for 3 or 4 years before they were discontinued.
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My buddy had a Treehawk. It was factory camo I believe. I always wanted that gun, but never procured it :)
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I used to have a TC Firehawk. It looked similar to yours except it was inline. I traded it towards a .44 revolver.
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I was going to leave the gun pristine but decided to shoot it to see how it grouped. With 75gr of 2F, a .490 ball and a .015 ticking patch it would shoot about a 1 1/2" group at 50 yards but the group was about 4" high with the rear sight bottomed out. It shot dead on with a Maxi Hunter but grouped poorly with 75gr, I didn't try a different load.
I took the standard rear sight off and replaced it with a TC fiber optic made for a New Englander. The standard front was .475 tall so I replaced it with a Williams fiber optic that is .530 tall. This should give me some elevation adjustment for shooting round balls.