There is a .50 caliber, smoothbore, Thompson/Center Hawken for sale on our sister forum,
The Muzzleloading Forum. So far, no takers.
The left side of the stock has been positively
hogged out to accommodate a Lyman/Williams receiver sight that was barrel mounted,
not tang mounted.
It is so hideous, that I simply can't fathom why anyone would butcher up a perfectly serviceable stock in such a way. A view from the left side shows a
huge rectangle of missing wood, with the ramrod visible in its channel/hole. In addition, the wrist has had wood removed to install a tang receiver sight, as has been discussed in this thread.
All in all, a
real butt ugly parts gun, with a too heavy smoothbore barrel that is too expensive, IMO.
The rifle in question, is priced
way too expensively, IMO, for such a butcher job,
at $400.00.
Hogging out so much wood, IMO, reduces the value of the rifle by at least $200.00.
The. 50 caliber smoothbore Hawken barrels, measuring 15/16" straight octagon × 28" long, weigh far too much, and have a terrible balance for a smoothbore muzzleloader. The high prices that people are asking for these .50 smoothy barrels simply don't reflect the reality of what can be accomplished with one of them.
https://www.muzzleloadingforum.com/threads/t-c-50-smoothbore-hawken.137357/#post-1944819