Making a change!!
02-10-2015, 06:23 AM
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Nontypical Buck
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Making a change!!
Last week I sent my 50cal Lyman DeerStalker Flintlock out to a guy in Ohio to make a custom 45 1/20 barrel for it. His barrels are a special steel just for muzzleloaders. When it comes back I will shoot and test it out then send it to the local Gunsmith and have it duracoated instead of blued. But when done it actually looks like its blued.
This barrel will come back with sights and ready to use. This way I can if needed use my 50cal barrel as well.
The reason for doing this is to be able to use premium bullets. I know cheap bullets work ecspecially when you hit the right spot. I just never seem to make the perfect shot. That's why I prefer using better bullets.
It should be back in about 6 weeks, I cant wait to shoot it.
This barrel will come back with sights and ready to use. This way I can if needed use my 50cal barrel as well.
The reason for doing this is to be able to use premium bullets. I know cheap bullets work ecspecially when you hit the right spot. I just never seem to make the perfect shot. That's why I prefer using better bullets.
It should be back in about 6 weeks, I cant wait to shoot it.
02-10-2015, 10:29 AM
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Nontypical Buck
Join Date: Jul 2003
Posts: 2,922
Last week I sent my 50cal Lyman DeerStalker Flintlock out to a guy in Ohio to make a custom 45 1/20 barrel for it. His barrels are a special steel just for muzzleloaders. When it comes back I will shoot and test it out then send it to the local Gunsmith and have it duracoated instead of blued. But when done it actually looks like its blued.
This barrel will come back with sights and ready to use. This way I can if needed use my 50cal barrel as well.
The reason for doing this is to be able to use premium bullets. I know cheap bullets work ecspecially when you hit the right spot. I just never seem to make the perfect shot. That's why I prefer using better bullets.
It should be back in about 6 weeks, I cant wait to shoot it.
This barrel will come back with sights and ready to use. This way I can if needed use my 50cal barrel as well.
The reason for doing this is to be able to use premium bullets. I know cheap bullets work ecspecially when you hit the right spot. I just never seem to make the perfect shot. That's why I prefer using better bullets.
It should be back in about 6 weeks, I cant wait to shoot it.
Can he take a typical 50-cal T/C or Knight barrel and turn it into a 1:66 roundball shooter?
02-10-2015, 10:52 AM
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Typical Buck
Join Date: Jan 2012
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I hope you shoot it before you get it coated so we get your range report sooner. GRIN
I'm looking to do the same thing, primarily to use the 45cal bullets I cast for my White ML's and if need be to try some 40 cal Barnes bullets with Sabots.
Ed
I'm looking to do the same thing, primarily to use the 45cal bullets I cast for my White ML's and if need be to try some 40 cal Barnes bullets with Sabots.
Ed
02-10-2015, 03:31 PM
#6
Nontypical Buck
Join Date: Oct 2006
Location: Penns Woods
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Maybe if he does barrel sleeving... that's the only way I can see keeping the same size bore and completely changing the rifle's twist without screwing it up.
You might better have him make you a 1:66 twist barrel and keep your old one like Grouse45 is doing.
BPS
02-10-2015, 04:39 PM
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Nontypical Buck
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I can get a new T/C Impact on sale sometime this year for about $229. Then give the entirely new ML to the barrelsmith for sleeving.
Then it comes back to me as a brand new 1:66 twist inline. I really don't care if the barrelsmith keeps it at 50-cal, or must reduce it to 45-caliber.
I'm getting excited just thinking about having a break-action, open breech, roundball shooter.
Then it comes back to me as a brand new 1:66 twist inline. I really don't care if the barrelsmith keeps it at 50-cal, or must reduce it to 45-caliber.
I'm getting excited just thinking about having a break-action, open breech, roundball shooter.
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02-10-2015, 05:02 PM
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Nontypical Buck
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02-10-2015, 05:04 PM
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It's on my primary inline, and also on my Flintlock. I love the stuff and I believe it's much better then anything on the market like black ice.