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Posted by R.B. on 6/16/2006, 8:09 pm, in reply to "BARREL TWIST"
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What kind of Hawkin rifle do you have exactly? Is it a Thompson Center? Thompson Center Hawkins have a 1 :48 twist rate. I don't know if it has always been that way but as far as I can remember it has. The 1:48 twist rate falls between a 1:18 to 1:34 rate that uses bullets of various lengths and a 1:56 to 1:75 or even slower rate for shooting roundballs. 1:48 twist rate is a compromise twist rate meant to shoot both bullets and balls but doe's not really suit either ideally. In my opinion,for shooting roundballs a .50 cal barrel should have at least a 1:72 twist rate. For shooting short squat bullets like Buffalo Bullets the barrel should have a 1:32 twist or somewhere close. The Green Mountain replacement barrels with 1:28 twist are meant for shooting a wide selection of saboted pistol bullets. A 1:26 or 1:24 twist rate might be better for hunting with a li'l heavier saboted bullets which would be longer and require a faster twist rate to stabilize them. The heavier pistol bullets ( at least 260 grains) would get you a bit more energy downrange. There's a place called Muzzleloaders Emporium that can make drop in replacement barrels like in your choice of twist, groove depth....etc. They don't come with sights if I recall correctly. The older TC hawken stocks are sought after because they have a longer reach and less drop I think. The very first ones were made of curly maple if I'm not mistaken. You can build a "TC" hawken or renegade entirely from replacement parts. There are "upgrade" stocks available. All the parts can be found easily so you can modify one. They are the only blackpowder rifles I know of that you could build a rifle from replacement components.
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