While most (normal) people should have been out scarfing up Black Rifles, my last two were Black Powder.
The rifle is a Thompson Center Hawken (.50) that I gave $200 for at the Lebanon show. With just a few scuffs on the stock, it is definitely the nicest of my now four TC Hawkens. The bore was bright and there was only minor surface rust inside the lock. I think I got a pretty good deal
The Navy Arms shotgun came from Trop Gun Shop later that day and is...interesting. Externally it is in great condition. There is a little old surface rust on the end of muzzle where there is no bluing, but the bores are bright, clean, and smooth inside and out. The stains and wear on the brass of the ramrod seem to indicate that it was indeed shot more than a couple times. When I took it apart, I found a little rust inside the locks, which was not unexpected. I also found the stock was cracked inside
I was able to pry it open and get glue all the way through it. I'm pretty confident in the repair. There is a brass oval in the stock that I'm guessing fills the void left buy a sling swivel of some sort 
The real oddity is the rear "sight." It's just a thumb screw that someone drilled a hole in, then tapped into the tang. I'm going to leave it out and eventually fill the hole with a carefully cut down screw from the inside because...well...it just isn't right for that shotgun. I have to say though, with the "patina," it actually doesn't look that out of place on there. Looking through it, it makes a pretty good ghost ring/peep with the front bead, although I think it is too high. Yeah...it's kinda bubbafied, but it looks like it was done by a bubba who cared. I kinda respect that...but it's still coming off.
The rifle is a Thompson Center Hawken (.50) that I gave $200 for at the Lebanon show. With just a few scuffs on the stock, it is definitely the nicest of my now four TC Hawkens. The bore was bright and there was only minor surface rust inside the lock. I think I got a pretty good deal
The Navy Arms shotgun came from Trop Gun Shop later that day and is...interesting. Externally it is in great condition. There is a little old surface rust on the end of muzzle where there is no bluing, but the bores are bright, clean, and smooth inside and out. The stains and wear on the brass of the ramrod seem to indicate that it was indeed shot more than a couple times. When I took it apart, I found a little rust inside the locks, which was not unexpected. I also found the stock was cracked inside
I was able to pry it open and get glue all the way through it. I'm pretty confident in the repair. There is a brass oval in the stock that I'm guessing fills the void left buy a sling swivel of some sort The real oddity is the rear "sight." It's just a thumb screw that someone drilled a hole in, then tapped into the tang. I'm going to leave it out and eventually fill the hole with a carefully cut down screw from the inside because...well...it just isn't right for that shotgun. I have to say though, with the "patina," it actually doesn't look that out of place on there
. Looking through it, it makes a pretty good ghost ring/peep with the front bead, although I think it is too high. Yeah...it's kinda bubbafied, but it looks like it was done by a bubba who cared. I kinda respect that...but it's still coming off.
