austin and halleck muzzleloaders

[gunhawk]

 Friends,
  Wondering whatever became of Austin Halleck muzzleloaders ?   Another company from back in the day.
Our rod & gun club had a gun raffle back around  '87 and had one for a prize.  A very nice prize, I might add, as it had a beautiful thumbhole stock (ahead of its time) and was a very nice looking piece.   
I haven't seen or heard anything about them in years, anyone with info. about them ?

[bmtshooter]

They went out of business long ago.  I'm thinking around 2006. 

[Hanshi]

OOB is what I understand as well.  They made high quality rifles although I found the design a tad awkward to shoulder.  That probably could have been fixed with a bit attention to the lop. 

[flintboomer]

I have never seen one, but like most things that were traditional muzzleloading they are long gone.