Idaholewis
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This is something i have wanted to do for awhile, Frustration from buying a New Stock without a Tang is what helped me to Decide to Post this.
I know there are LOTS of Folks that Strip these Old TC Stocks down, and Sell EVERY part Separately, Obviously to make as much money as they Possibly Can. I Try my BEST to BOYCOTT Those Sellers, I won’t buy from them unless I ABSOLUTELY have to have a Part, I will wait til i find a COMPLETE Stock that Has NOT been Stripped of it’s Parts
The Rifles that were put together, and Fitted by TC (NOT Kit Guns) are usually Fitted pretty Well. If they Seen a BIG GAP at the Factory they could pretty easily Fix it, Fit it Properly, Etc. When i see these Stocks that have Been COMPLETELY Stripped of their Parts the First thing that comes to my mind is Fitting that Stock Back with Parts from another Rifle, They DON’T all fit right!! Some NOT AT ALL!!
Here is Why Parts from 1 Rifle DON’T all, Always Fit Right “Drop in” There are like 3 Variations of The Hawken, and the Renegade. Starting from the VERY BEGINNING, The OLDEST Rifles (Variation 1) Then there is a Variation 2, and a Later Variation (Newest Models) All 3 of these Variations have Slight Differences, to LARGE ones! So lets say you have a REALLY Old Stock (Variation 1) And you need Parts for it? You buy a WHOLE Bunch of Parts off Ebay, Only to find out that Some of them DON’T FIT
The oldest Variation 1 Tangs used 2 Wood Screws To mount the Tang in Place. The Later versions only use 1 Wood Screw in the Rear Hole, and a Long Machine Screw in the Front Tang Hole, This Long Machine Screw goes all the way through the Stock and Threads in to the Trigger Guard. These Parts do NOT interchange, You need to be aware of that, and Know EXACTLY what you have, and What you need?
Here are examples of Locks, Notice the Hammer Changes, There are Slight variances in the Lock Plates as well, Even the Sears (there are 2 Different ones)
Lock Assembly - w/ High Spur Hammer - Early Variation - Original
Lock Assembly - w/ High Spur Hammer - Late Variation - Original
Lock Assembly - w/ Low Spur Hammer - Late Variation - Original
Lock Plates:
Lock Plate - 1st Variation - Original
This Thompson Center manufactured first variation lock plate is for the percussion Hawken muzzle loading rifle which uses the first variation sear and a sear screw
Lock Plate - 2nd Variation - Original
This Thompson Center manufactured second variation lock plate is for the later percussion Hawken muzzle loading rifle which uses the second variation sear lacking the need of a sear screw
I know there are LOTS of Folks that Strip these Old TC Stocks down, and Sell EVERY part Separately, Obviously to make as much money as they Possibly Can. I Try my BEST to BOYCOTT Those Sellers, I won’t buy from them unless I ABSOLUTELY have to have a Part, I will wait til i find a COMPLETE Stock that Has NOT been Stripped of it’s Parts
The Rifles that were put together, and Fitted by TC (NOT Kit Guns) are usually Fitted pretty Well. If they Seen a BIG GAP at the Factory they could pretty easily Fix it, Fit it Properly, Etc. When i see these Stocks that have Been COMPLETELY Stripped of their Parts the First thing that comes to my mind is Fitting that Stock Back with Parts from another Rifle, They DON’T all fit right!! Some NOT AT ALL!!
Here is Why Parts from 1 Rifle DON’T all, Always Fit Right “Drop in” There are like 3 Variations of The Hawken, and the Renegade. Starting from the VERY BEGINNING, The OLDEST Rifles (Variation 1) Then there is a Variation 2, and a Later Variation (Newest Models) All 3 of these Variations have Slight Differences, to LARGE ones! So lets say you have a REALLY Old Stock (Variation 1) And you need Parts for it? You buy a WHOLE Bunch of Parts off Ebay, Only to find out that Some of them DON’T FIT
The oldest Variation 1 Tangs used 2 Wood Screws To mount the Tang in Place. The Later versions only use 1 Wood Screw in the Rear Hole, and a Long Machine Screw in the Front Tang Hole, This Long Machine Screw goes all the way through the Stock and Threads in to the Trigger Guard. These Parts do NOT interchange, You need to be aware of that, and Know EXACTLY what you have, and What you need?
Here are examples of Locks, Notice the Hammer Changes, There are Slight variances in the Lock Plates as well, Even the Sears (there are 2 Different ones)
Lock Assembly - w/ High Spur Hammer - Early Variation - Original
Lock Assembly - w/ High Spur Hammer - Late Variation - Original
Lock Assembly - w/ Low Spur Hammer - Late Variation - Original
Lock Plates:
Lock Plate - 1st Variation - Original
This Thompson Center manufactured first variation lock plate is for the percussion Hawken muzzle loading rifle which uses the first variation sear and a sear screw
Lock Plate - 2nd Variation - Original
This Thompson Center manufactured second variation lock plate is for the later percussion Hawken muzzle loading rifle which uses the second variation sear lacking the need of a sear screw