jekct1212
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Would a Hawken rifle be good for a Confederate Home Guard impression, also, is it possible to make a Hawken look more like a target rifle?
The biggest problem you'd have with a Hawken is they are pretty short. For reenacting purposes any kind of infantry impression for safety reasons for the most part requires a 3 band rifle. At the time many guys especially in the south carried their personal guns off to war with them but acquired the proper weapon as soon as they could. Length being a problem and ammo. They tried to get everybody in a company on the same ammo, preferably .58 with some sticking with .69. I believe Hawkens are .50 and some of the other hunting type rifles are all over the board in caliber size. Was and would be a nightmare trying to supply everybody, even in a home guard or reserve situation.Would a Hawken rifle be good for a Confederate Home Guard impression, also, is it possible to make a Hawken look more like a target rifle?
The Hawken was a product of the west, the chances of one in the hands of someone outside Missouri... The use of a Hawken is often seen by many as a cop out and often lumped in with dismounted Cav, Zouve Rifles and animal parts hanging off hats as identifiers as FARBerific impressions.Would a Hawken rifle be good for a Confederate Home Guard impression, also, is it possible to make a Hawken look more like a target rifle?
The biggest problem you'd have with a Hawken is they are pretty short. For reenacting purposes any kind of infantry impression for safety reasons for the most part requires a 3 band rifle. At the time many guys especially in the south carried their personal guns off to war with them but acquired the proper weapon as soon as they could. Length being a problem and ammo. They tried to get everybody in a company on the same ammo, preferably .58 with some sticking with .69. I believe Hawkens are .50 and some of the other hunting type rifles are all over the board in caliber size. Was and would be a nightmare trying to supply everybody, even in a home guard or reserve situation.
Has anyone ever produced a reproduction conversion rifle? I can't remember ever seeing one and that what be a great choice for early war for either side or CS home guard impressionThe Hawken was a product of the west, the chances of one in the hands of someone outside Missouri... The use of a Hawken is often seen by many as a cop out and often lumped in with dismounted Cav, Zouve Rifles and animal parts hanging off hats as identifiers as FARBerific impressions.
If you want CS Home Guard get a double barrel shotgun.
Pick up a double barrel shotgun, maybe a Potsdam (they were prevalent on the surplus market pre war) or an actual civilian rifle. Lodgewood has an original very nicely priced.
https://www.trackofthewolf.com/List/Item.aspx/494/1
http://www.lodgewood.com/Muskets-and-Other-Rifles_c_123.html
Has anyone ever produced a reproduction conversion rifle? I can't remember ever seeing one and that what be a great choice for early war for either side or CS home guard impression
I'll have to check that out, I've never seen one. Wonder how it performs. Definitely a underrepresented rifle in reenactingPedersoli does
Actually I was drooling at the 20 gauge... I think that 10 gauge would require some work.The 10 ga. Looks good! Is that the one you were talking about?
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Actually I was drooling at the 20 gauge... I think that 10 gauge would require some work.
I favor originals over repro.
Would a Hawken rifle be good for a Confederate Home Guard impression, also, is it possible to make a Hawken look more like a target rifle?
Has anyone ever produced a reproduction conversion rifle? I can't remember ever seeing one and that what be a great choice for early war for either side or CS home guard impression
We're doing skirmish between confederate deserters and Hone Guard/ Town posse and I'm home guard and and trying to decide between enfield or hawken. I'm guessing enfield would be better.
Tell us more about that.
In coffee county Georgia right after the war there were a group of deserters who acted as almost vigilantes against the home guard who in the last months of the war had gone a little power crazy. This created a Wild West type episode in coffee county as these two factions skirmished and fought each other for the good part of a year
Sounds like a variation of COUNTRY OF JONES. Specifically, how do you folks plan to portray these confrontations as reenactments? (which is a really interesting event, BTW).
The plan is that we as the home guard find the deserters camp and ambush it, it descends from there into sort of a western shootout. I think this part is just is a tactical for us guys but we'll have camps and such open for visitors
Bet it'll beat the "stand in two lines/burn powder for the tourists" events, hands down. Is there a website up with the details you can share for folks here?