TC Renegade

cantremembermyid · 07-16-2010, 05:57 AM

Is the TC Renegade a good BP rifle? I may have an opportunity to purchase a slightly used one. I believe it has a 26 inch barrel. Is that too short for traditional BP. Is the 1-48 twist undesirable?

sabotloader · 07-16-2010, 06:12 AM

cantremembermyid

The Renegade is my all time favorite sidehammer gun. The shorter barrell and the 1/48 twist work very well for a ML. I have shot sabots and conicals from mine guns and it shoots them very well.

If this gun you are looking at is the older Renegade with a set trigger - I would jump all over it if the price were right.

cayugad · 07-16-2010, 06:24 AM

Great rifle... Like Sabotloader said, one of my favorite also. I own three of them. All of them shoot very well.

Semisane · 07-16-2010, 08:25 AM

I have three also, and I'm not giving them up. Fine rifles.

bigboomer · 07-16-2010, 09:51 AM

Yep, they are good ones ,I have 4 of em, 2 .54 flintlocks and 2 caplocks ( 1 .54 and 1 .50)
Plus an extra .54 caplock barrel that is looking for a new to me stock to call home

lemoyne · 07-16-2010, 10:43 AM

The 54 caliber Renegade is the best all around traditional for hunting and fun shooting.

cantremembermyid · 07-16-2010, 05:53 PM

Thank you all for your comments.

Does anyone have experience with patched roundballs with the Renegade's 1-48 twist? I would like to use roundball in the Renegade.

sup · 07-17-2010, 02:27 AM

I have two also,bought my first one back in the 70s. great gun.

rafsob · 07-17-2010, 08:15 AM

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Originally Posted by cantremembermyid

Thank you all for your comments.

Does anyone have experience with patched roundballs with the Renegade's 1-48 twist? I would like to use roundball in the Renegade.

My guns is in .58 cal. and shoots the PRB better then conicals. I am shooting my round balls with a .018" pillow ticking patch and get the best grouping with 85 grs. of Goex ffg. Just recently I have finally found a nice conical to shoot in this gun. It is the Lee Miniball. I am shooting it with .95 grs. of Goex ffg.

lemoyne · 07-17-2010, 09:01 AM

I use a pillow ticking patch and bore-butter lube with a .535 ball and 110 gr of powder stops most deer in there tracks.Excellent accuracy out to 150 with my 54's about 80 yds with the 45 and 100+ with the 50 caliber.