T/C Scout Rate of twist ?
02-20-2006, 10:03 AM
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RE: T/C Scout Rate of twist ?
Pttsburghhunter
Sounds like a keeper to me. These Scouts shoot as well as any lever action center fire I've had. I've watched the net for prices and thats a good price for a gun in its condition.
Sounds like a keeper to me. These Scouts shoot as well as any lever action center fire I've had. I've watched the net for prices and thats a good price for a gun in its condition.
02-20-2006, 06:45 PM
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RE: T/C Scout Rate of twist ?
ORIGINAL: codsterboy
I called T/C about 2 weeks ago and ordered 2 new nipples for my scout and I asked the man what the twist rate is on a50 cal. scout and he told me 1-48. Don't know if all were that though?
I called T/C about 2 weeks ago and ordered 2 new nipples for my scout and I asked the man what the twist rate is on a50 cal. scout and he told me 1-48. Don't know if all were that though?
You made me feel a lot better about my old memory banks. I thought they were made w/1-48" at one time.
Pittsburghunter,
That Scout sounds really sweet. Post pictures when you get her home. LOL
02-20-2006, 07:24 PM
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Typical Buck
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RE: T/C Scout Rate of twist ?
Codster, my .50 has a 1:20 twist and I do not know of any Scout made that had a 48 twist but as I stated earlier they went though different distribution channels and probabally had some custom runs as well.
The best I can tell you is if you look at any good Black powder manual it lists the Scout as a 1:20 twist but again I am talking pre-fire production runs.
The .54 I saw breaks all the rules I know about Scouts. I never have seen one with the case hardened receiver and walnut Stock.
Boy that thing would look great on my gun rack.
The best I can tell you is if you look at any good Black powder manual it lists the Scout as a 1:20 twist but again I am talking pre-fire production runs.
The .54 I saw breaks all the rules I know about Scouts. I never have seen one with the case hardened receiver and walnut Stock.
Boy that thing would look great on my gun rack.
02-20-2006, 08:19 PM
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RE: T/C Scout Rate of twist ?
I have 2 Scouts the 54cal is a case hardened with walnut stock and its 1:20.
The other is a 50cal. also case hardened ,walnut and its 1:38.
I called friends who also have Scouts in 54cal. all three are case hrdened and walnut and all are 1:20. I have yet to find a 1:48 , if I do i'll have to buy.
I'll try to post a photo of the 50cal.
The other is a 50cal. also case hardened ,walnut and its 1:38.
I called friends who also have Scouts in 54cal. all three are case hrdened and walnut and all are 1:20. I have yet to find a 1:48 , if I do i'll have to buy.
I'll try to post a photo of the 50cal.
02-21-2006, 02:49 PM
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RE: T/C Scout Rate of twist ?
O.K. Guys. I called T/C today and gave them my serial number on my SCOUT Muzzleloader. I am the original owner but stupidly threw the paperwork away when I got it as a Christmas gift. T/C ran the serial number and said it was made between Sept and Oct. 1996. It isa 24 inch barrel,blued/synthetic stock, 50 cal., 1-48 TWIST. Don't know if this is RARE or NOT ?????
02-21-2006, 04:49 PM
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Typical Buck
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RE: T/C Scout Rate of twist ?
Ozone your rifle looks to have the blued receiver like mine but what I notice and like on yours is the nosecap. as you can see mine hasn't one and I can't remember right now if the .54 I looked at had one. If you look at the swirly multi colored steel one my sidelocks that is what case hardening looks like.
02-21-2006, 05:19 PM
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RE: T/C Scout Rate of twist ?
ORIGINAL: codsterboy
O.K. Guys. I called T/C today and gave them my serial number on my SCOUT Muzzleloader. I am the original owner but stupidly threw the paperwork away when I got it as a Christmas gift. T/C ran the serial number and said it was made between Sept and Oct. 1996. It isa 24 inch barrel,blued/synthetic stock, 50 cal., 1-48 TWIST. Don't know if this is RARE or NOT ?????
O.K. Guys. I called T/C today and gave them my serial number on my SCOUT Muzzleloader. I am the original owner but stupidly threw the paperwork away when I got it as a Christmas gift. T/C ran the serial number and said it was made between Sept and Oct. 1996. It isa 24 inch barrel,blued/synthetic stock, 50 cal., 1-48 TWIST. Don't know if this is RARE or NOT ?????
Measure the amount of inches that the rod was in the bore, and with the # of turns it made coming out, you can do the math to figure the twist rate...personally I'll be shocked if it's a 1:48" barrel.
02-21-2006, 06:20 PM
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RE: T/C Scout Rate of twist ?
Well I just went down and tried to check myself manually. With the nipple in the gun I put the ramrod down in it and marked it with a piece of tape and marked the tape with a pencil mark. When I pulled it out the pencil mark was slightly past 1/2 a turn. When I measured the tape it was 23 1/2 inches in the barrel. I never knew how to tell if I had a case hardened receiver and looked at mine again. It isn't what I would call a pure bluing, it is more like a swirled look that was mentioned before.