Black Powder Restoration - Texas Hunting Forum

Posted By: dbzell

Black Powder Restoration - 05/19/14 07:49 PM

Picked up an old rusty Thompson Center Hawkin 50cal cheap.
Barrel was painted black to cover up bad pitting and rusting.
Now I want another one to do. Here is the before and after.

After hours of elbow grease...

Posted By: stxranchman

Re: Black Powder Restoration - 05/19/14 08:07 PM

Posted By: westtexaswatkins

Re: Black Powder Restoration - 05/19/14 09:13 PM

Dang, that looks good.

Posted By: Stub

Re: Black Powder Restoration - 05/19/14 09:22 PM

Originally Posted By: westtexaswatkins

Dang, that looks good.

Posted By: GLC

Re: Black Powder Restoration - 05/19/14 10:28 PM

Looks fantastic but I would be more concerned with what the inside of the barrel looked like unless it is a wall hanger. But still it looks great!

Posted By: dogcatcher

Re: Black Powder Restoration - 05/20/14 12:26 AM

Nice work!!!

Posted By: dbzell

Re: Black Powder Restoration - 05/20/14 06:25 PM

Originally Posted By: GLC

Looks fantastic but I would be more concerned with what the inside of the barrel looked like unless it is a wall hanger. But still it looks great!

Just a wall hanger. I just ran a patch through with oil a few times.

Posted By: BayouGuy

Re: Black Powder Restoration - 05/20/14 09:41 PM

Originally Posted By: dbzell

Just a wall hanger. I just ran a patch through with oil a few times.

You can have it rebored to .54 caliber for about $100. Go with a 1:60 twist and you'll have a great round ball shooter.