Ask Idaho LewisI want to build a hotrod hawken. Can y'all tell me where to find the parts & what's the best shooting caliber? TIA
I think it's a safe bet that he will recommend the .45 in a 1:20 Rice barrel. I know I will have one someday.Ask Idaho Lewis
I think it's a safe bet that he will recommend the .45 in a 1:20 Rice barrel. I know I will have one someday.
I want to build a hotrod hawken. Can y'all tell me where to find the parts & what's the best shooting caliber? TIA
I called and talked to the owner of making a 45cal 1/20 twist ,1 inch oct. 4140 barrel and he said it would be well over a year, because he is swamped with making his round ball barrels. I also talked to him at Friendship last September and it was a different story.
"Patience is a virtue". Or some bs like that... I would be willing to wait to get exactly what i want instead of settling for second best. My wife always reminds me of the money I've spent and not gotten what i really want.I called and talked to the owner of making a 45cal 1/20 twist ,1 inch oct. 4140 barrel and he said it would be well over a year, because he is swamped with making his round ball barrels. I also talked to him at Friendship last September and it was a different story.
If you got to spend the extra $$$$ its very much worth getting a 4140 or better cut rifled barrel. None of them are what you would call cheap. Brux is excellent for the money. They are super popular with the SML builders. Rock Creek is another not often mentioned. Some will do the rough octagon contouring but be prepared to shell out some bucks for that. It aint cheap.
https://www.rockcreekbarrels.com/barrel-info/cut-rifled-barrels
I love reading your posts & as I told ya recently I'm a big fan & follower of your YouTube videos & were long before I ever found MML. Out of all the really cool, super smart, dead eye shooters I've come across, you are deff one of the top handful of men that I'd absolutely love to meet & pull a trigger or two together. I wouldn't even mind ya makin me look like a rookie novice shooter either lol. Kind regards, thank you for all you contribute to our shared loves & to everyone that asks.WOW! Over A year is an awful Long Wait! I would look elsewhere before i waited that long.
This is something i am VERY SERIOUS about doing in the near Future. I plan to Buy a .450/458 Barrel Blank from one of the BIG Names Someday soon, like Kreiger, Brux, Douglas, Bartlein, Etc. Send it to Someone like Jim Carpenter and Have him Finish it. Thread it for the Breech Plug, install a Rice Breech Plug. Mill the Flats, Cut Dovetails, Etc.
Like this! You would have a 1 on Custom Sidelock Barrel It will be expensive, unless you find a REALLY good deal on a Blank. But this is Definitely an idea, and one I have been SERIOUSLY Pondering for a Long time now.
https://www.buffaloarms.com/krieger...50-bore-458-groove-chrome-moly-barrel-kri4518
I was just FB messaging Rock Creek. They don't do the breech plug threading or octagon barrels. It would have to be done by a gunsmith or machinist. So i think Rice is still the place I'll be getting a barrel from for my Hawken.If you got to spend the extra $$$$ its very much worth getting a 4140 or better cut rifled barrel. None of them are what you would call cheap. Brux is excellent for the money. They are super popular with the SML builders. Rock Creek is another not often mentioned. Some will do the rough octagon contouring but be prepared to shell out some bucks for that. It aint cheap.
https://www.rockcreekbarrels.com/barrel-info/cut-rifled-barrels
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