Thread: Hawkins plains rifle project

Hi all, I think I`v got it right, I have re reamed the barrel out to .430" I D made up a new rifling head cutter and re cut the rifling 0.010" deep so it is .450" cal. Then honed and lapped the bore and re fitted the breach plug . On Sunday 13th went to the Deer stalkers range with my son and gave it a work out, shooting at 50ms cast lead 260 gr bullet, 70 grs FFFg black powder and also patched round .440" lead ball with 45 grs of FFFg b/powder. It`s looking good, all on the money at 50 ms, minute of deer.
Had the camera, so some pics of the action, what a blast!, I don`t know the fps , my be around 1,300/400 with the 26" barrel but if it hits something it will know all about it, I call it ,LEAD POISON, Pics of the shoot ,Cheers, Homebrew.357, aka Davy Crocket.

Great project well done, you have some patience. It may need new rings with all that smoke she's blowing

Like the 'home made' rest too......

Hi, well she`s shooting good, I found, so far, it likes 50grs 3f with patch .440 ball at 50m ,and the 70grs of 3f with a 270gr bullet. Have gone through one tin of 3f powder and now trying 2f to see how it goes. there`s the 50m ,p/ball target 4 shots. Cheers, Homebrew.357.

nice, that must be real satisfying

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Hello all,
Homebrew.357 I be leave in the middle of this thread some one asked if you were a toolmaker and you said no.
Well I am a toolmaker and I am telling you, you are indeed a toolmaker and if you do not be leave me just look
at the MOD's you made for the lathe and the rifle you made LOCK, STOCK, and BARREL.
Those are your Journeyman’s papers.

Thank You,

John H.

As Ian Dury said "there aint half been some clever bastards", I have enough trouble hammering a nail in straight.

This whole thread is inspirational well done @homebrew.357 looks like your enjoying retirement.. 🔨👌

An absolute bloody marvell,hope you get many happy hours out of it ,for you deserve it!

Hi Guys, Having a rest up at the moment, have just had my 3rd and final , "a last" hip op, will be on crutches for about six weeks to break it in, then she`s all on. Now seeing I`v finished the Hawke plains rifle I had to have another project , so looking on E bay I found one!, just wondering if any one would keen to see it, NO, well ok, Cheers, Home brew.357.

Say its a 2 bore

No wont, , because it`s not, so will close this thread with thanks for your words and support and will be posting a new one soon. And speaking of threads this is what I`m making for my new rifle, a gun cover for it , while I`m recuperating from my hip op. Cheers to all and see you soon, Homebrew.357. Remember, If it`s got Wheels ,Tits , or it floats, you are going to have trouble with it.

Nice photos. I used to have two Hawkins rifles, a 50 and 45 cal, great fun for hunting, I shot probably 50-60 odd goats with my 50 cal, brilliant fun.

Hey, Oneshot, Is here any reason the 45 was no good? , or you just liked the 50. When I can would like to have a go at the goats to test what my 45 will do with a 270gr bullet, with 70grs 3f b/powder, say out to 50m, don`t think they would like it at all. One thing for sure, the 50 380gr p r ball?, would be on their hate list. Homebrew.357.

Nah the 45 was just as good as the 50, I just happened to have both, I used the 45 more for target shooting on the move in competitions, and used the 50 for longer range and hunting, the 45 smashed goats sideways just as well though.