I built a .50 TC Hawken percussion from their kit about 28 years ago. It still shoots really well, but my eyes ain't working so well anymore...

I decided that rather than quit muzzleloader hunting with open sights, that I would put a scope on it.

Looking at the bbl, there are only two holes at the breach end for the rear open sights.

So...how would a guy go about installing a scope base.

Thanks, Carl

CR I looked for the same thing. I decided to try the factory made peep sight. It needed a single hole drilled and tapped. It mounts on the wrist behind the lock. I like it very much and it enables me to hit deer size game at my 100 yd set limit. I still use patched round balls.
As far as scope mount, local gunsmith should be able to mount a blank weaver scope mount, that will fit on the flats with no trouble.

T/C made a mount for the Hawken, and a scope too if you can find one. They weren't all that good if memory serves...but if you found one, you would have the enjoyment of being "all-factory" rather than sort of cobbled together.
That said...I've seen a lot of scopes mounted on T/C hawkens over the years. A lot of people have them mounted so far back that they have to bend the hammer a bit for clearance. If you mount it too far forward, and subsequently don't need to bend the hammer, you risk having residue from, as well as bits and pieces of your percussion cap impacting the rear lense of your scope. You might also consider the option of mounting a pistol scope waayyyy forward in a "scout mount" configuration. I believe the T/C original system was forward mounted, using the holes already frilled into the barrel for the rear sight. What I did...when faced with the same aging eyes issue was sort of along the same lines as David. I intalled a peep sight. That helped a lot, and considering I have always limited my Hawken to 100 yds. and under...it provided sufficient precision for my purpose. A further option I have taken advantage of has been to have my shooting optometrist (Bud DeCot) send me a special single lense for my shooting glasses. Now I have one lense ground to let me see the target clearly. The other is ground to let me see the sights more clearly. Keep both eyes open, and the brain sorts it out. Not as good as just having clear, young eyes...but like I said earlier...out to 100 yds, it has proven to be quite effective in competition punching paper, AND..in the woods punching 50 cal. holes in Whitetail out to 100 yds..
Hope this rather long-winded response helps in some manner.
Cheers,
Don

Fox Ridge Outfitters sells a scope base for your gun. It requires a rear sight screw hole and a hole back at/near the tang. It sits at a 45 degree angle to the left to avoid the hammer.

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Fox Ridge Outfitters sells a scope base for your gun.

Thanks Triple_Se7en, just what I was looking for. I've got one on order.