Combines Old-West styling with modern-day technology. It's the perfect choice if you're looking for a plinking gun
that also has a touch of nostalgia. The 209 ignition uses no powder, only a 209 shotgun primer, and shoots .177-cal.
pellets or BBs. A beautiful wood stock and a blued barrel come together to form a rifle anyone would be proud to
call their own.
Barrel: 17-3/4".
Overall length: 34-1/2".
Weight: 3-1/2 lbs.
To start this is a beautiful rifle and should not be sold in the air gun section. Black powder is more appropriate and is where it is found on the Cabela's website. The workmanship is excellent, functionality is a disappointment. I was very disappointed in the documentation that came with the item. It was generic to black power and had no specific call outs to the White Hawk 209. This rifle is very different in that it uses only a 209 primer and no powder to propel a BB or pellet. Secondly the push road that is stored in the gun site will not stay in place. It falls out when the rifle is pointed to the ground or downward angle. Last it is impossible to get a skirted pellet into the barrel and I cannot get a BB to stay in the barrel. Once again this is a beautiful piece but a functional disappointment. I would look for other options.
Shoots the .177 lead pellets at about 1100fps, but YMMV depending on what brand of shotgun primers you use. The ramrod is steel, which is likely to gouge the rifling. I lathe-turned an inverted cone on the end of mine, so the ball (or pellet) centers the rod, but I may just make a brass or aluminum ramrod for it. It's difficult to muzzle-load skirted pellets. A tapered false muzzle might help. The non-adjustable sights remind you that this is not a high-accuracy shooter. Lots of fun, but in spite of its suggestive size, not a toy for kids. Given a choice, I think using low-power .22 shorts in a full size rifle would make a better plinker.
Great little light weight gun for plinking. It is actually a muzzle loader with the ramrod stored on top of the barrel as seen in the picture on the website. I use the LEAD BB's and a 209 primer and it drives the BB 0.75 inches into a 2x4. Past experience is that skirts on pellets tend to disappear when fired with the 209s leaving only the solid tip. The only drawbacks I note is that there is not enough drop in the stock and there are no adjustments, other than a file, on the sights.