I had one, put it together in '85. Around '98 or so it needed a new nipple, so my brother said he had some and would change it for me. Well,, be wary of would be gunsmiths. He used the wrong thread pattern, and the result almost cost me my life. Second shot it went off and my hat flew off. When the smoke cleared I found my hat had a hole in the brim. Nipple had shot out like a bullet. Lucky the angle it sat in the breech it didn't hit my forehead. I bought a Traditions inline right then, called Cabelas and was hunting that weekend with it. I did like the Hawkin though until that day.
