my new to me brush gun ( t/c thunder hawk)

[matthew_h]

bought this for $50 plus $10 shipping from a forum i am a member on . i love the real walnut stock it is the best looking stock i have seen on a $50 gun . has moderate pitting in the bore that i was aware of but the rifling still grabs a sabot and the bore is still tight . shoot well and went boom every tine with 100 grains pryrodex pellets and a 295 grain power belt (yeah i know yuck ). i plan to set it up to shoot around 85 grains loose powder and a conical in the 300-350 grain range . forgot to mention its a .50 with 21 inch barrel . oh yeah is has a fully ajustable timney trigger , is that factory ?

did i do ok for $60 ? i need a scope as i can't use the sights very well its such a short barrel . i was thinking of this http://www.sportsmansguide.com/net/cb/o ... x?a=575703 .

 

[GM54-120]

YES!!!! you did fine

I had a 54 in stainless. The twist is a bit slow for what i prefer NOW but ive always missed the old gal. Its the reason i bought a LK93 54...i missed having a nice simple plunger ignition inline.

Avoid the flame thrower nipples and 209 conversion unless you dont mind far more blowby. I did the conversion to 209 and used mild 80gr loads of JSG and it wasnt too bad.

BTW a fully adjustable Timney trigger is worth more than you paid. Im not sure if its factory or not. I never needed to adjust mine and never paid attention.

 

[matthew_h]

cool i have heard from a few people that these area a good solid gun . i do need a new ramrod i think . it has a hollow aluminum one . last season i was able to hunt i bent the crap out of the hollow aluminum rod on my cva and didn't even need a follow up shot , oops .

 

[toytruck]

Now that is a pretty walnut stock!! If I was you I'd put a couple coats of stain inside the barrel/breech channel and either schelac or stock wax it to make it water proof. 8)

I had a FireHawk in .54 and actually prefered the flame thrower nipples over the regular stock nipple.

 

[flounder]

Great Deal Mathew. Could you show a picture of that trigger? I never knew that T/C used Timney triggers. Is it removable for when you give the gun a good cleaning?
Art
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[toytruck]

Art,
If the ThunderHawk uses the same trigger as the FireHawk (and I'd think they do) the trigger is not removable, but is adjustable. I believe it was a timney trigger, but don't hold me to that.

 

[toytruck]

http://www.tcarms.com/manuals/

scroll down to find the thunderhawk manual.

Art,
If you remove the trigger it voids the factory warranty. Page 8 shows the trigger assembly.

 

[matthew_h]

in mine the trigger group comes out with one allen screw and it needs to be removed for cleaning , at least i do cus i clean my black powder guns very carefully ,

@toytruck i have used some tru-oil in the barrel channel and in the action inletting . to say i am pleased with the wood ifs an under statement , it is even better in person . not bad for a $50 gun .

is their a receiver sight that will fit this ? i am thinking that may be a better choice than a low power scope . it looks like t/c used to make one for it , #7195 . i can't even find a picture of one , and have never seen one for sale .

 

[flounder]

I know in my T/C Black Diamond it was a no no to remove the trigger. It was about the only thing I didn't like about that gun. If this one has a timney trigger that is ok to take out when cleaning that is a big plus in my book. Do you know what the twist rate is on that thunder hawk?
Art
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[GM54-120]

I think it had a kinda odd 1-38 twist in 54 and i think the 50 did also.

 

[matthew_h]

yeah its a 1:38 . the trigger is removable , one screw takes the group off the rifle . hat would be a good place to start working up a load ? i wan to shoot conicals out of it , its really hard to load a saboted bullet in it .

 

[GM54-120]

I mostly used just 80gr of any sub (excluding BH209) with conicals in the 54. The manual lists much hotter loads as safe but...

A brush gun load of 80gr is fine IMO depending on what yours likes.

 

[matthew_h]

thats just the load i was thinking of starting with and go from there .on a side note i have been wanting to try small game with a muzzle loader . i was told that 50 grains of powder and a PRB would be good for my .50 for around 30 yards . i was told to go for head shots or to bark them . how accurate is that info ? i would love to try it .

 

[flounder]

With that slow twist I think the patched ball should shoot pretty well. There is only one way to find out.
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