Bought mine as a kit in Germany in 1978. Still a fine shooting rifle today.

Track of the wolf has derin ramrods that are unbreakable

I wanted a Hawken all of my life and I was 56 when I got my first one. I'm 61 now and I have 4 of them. 2 - .45's and 2 - 50's.

I just picked one up today for $115 was very dirty. I spent the last 3 hours cleaning it. Can tell it was just sitting away in a basement or attic or something. My elder neighbor who goes to yard sales found it for me. Now I just need to go test it out.. hope it works

With the black powder shortage it’s nice to see  pyrodex working in a side lock.

Good news Estes just bought the rights to Goex powder, on Sept. 31, 2022. So it looks like black powder will be available soon.

I just used flitz gun and knife wax on my hawken.  It looks like new. Really cleaned the fouling off.  Used balistol on the bore.  Ammo shortage made me get back to basics.

I was a modern firearms fanatic for most my life and never saw interest in black powder. Then one day I saw a brass framed 1851 in a hardware store for super cheap and thought it might be fun. Now it’s 7 months later and I’m making my own powder. Thought I would be just a revolver guy till I got a nice Kentucky rifle and fell in love. Wanted a Hawken so I went searching and found a beautiful T/C .54 that had never been fired. It is now my favorite and just picked up another one in .45. I have 11 BP firearms now and am definitely getting more. I don’t have an inline one yet so maybe I should start there. This hobby is so addictive. And pretty darn cheap to shoot if you make your own powder. A pound costs me $3.50 to make and is comparable to Swiss, just a tad dirtier.

about  4  years  ago  i  gave  a  guy  some  info  on  how  to  use  his  muzzle loader.  about  a  week  later  he  shows  up  with  the  gun  and  gives  it  to  me.  turns  out  he  was  not  to  interested  in  muzzle  loading.  it  was  a  45  cal  TC  cap  lock  "Hawkens"  model."   not  long  after i  traded  it  for  some  roof  work  and  then  about  3  weeks  ago  i  got  it  back  for  25  bucks  and  a  bee  smoker.  i  was  still  ahead.  i  don't  plan  on  getting  rid  of  it  anymore.  this  gun  is  a  nail  driver.  really  like  it.

I have this same gun.  It is highly regarded in my collection of 5 percussions all which are T/C's.  I will never get rid of it as I believe as time passes by the value of it to collectors will go up.  Maybe not alot but some.  Mine is in very good condition and only shot 15-20 times total as it has been in my gun safe for decades. It just gives me piece of mind just having it.

my grandmother gave me this after my grandfather passed away, mine is dirty from being old but its still a cool piece to have

Don't forget to mark your loading rod for empty chamber and normal load.  If you do get distracted, it will tell you if barrel is empty and/or if it contains a normal load.  Prevents the potentially hazardous double load of powder and/or a second ball

I bought mine in kit form in 1981, still have it and my kids shoot it now.

at one time the leading industry standard in muzzleloaders . their hawken was the most copied  hawken out there . their customer service was second to none .

Bought mine from the TC factory in Rochester NH 1972. Still use it still great rifle.

Just got that same rifle.  Thanks for the info. Can't wait for a decent day to try it out!

Most Hawkens were .53-.54 cal , double set triggers , double barrel locks , 35inch barrel per HAWKEN RIFLES, THE MOUNTAINS CHOICE by JOHN D BAIRD

Great rifles they sell from $600-1000 and they were high end with a patented barrel bore design. I can shoot nice groups with my Black Mt Magnum TC

A ramrod is not a big deal to replace. Good idea about getting a range ramrod. I hope you have a lot of fun with it.

Bought mine from the now gone Fox Ridge Outfitters  Thompson Center custom shop. Wanted one in 58. caliber and they were the only source. Great gun and a absolute hammer on deer.