t/c newenglander 12ga
02-04-2010, 02:36 AM
#12
Fork Horn
Join Date: Dec 2005
Location: My Range in Central NY
Posts: 320
Most rifles don't have choke tubes! being this is a shoot gun why do you say it won't be good for turkeys. My son doesn't seem to know this. He has killed 5 Turkeys with his non choked NE 12 Ga. His load is 7o gr of powder, 2 card board wads, same measure of 5s the a single card board over shot. it is deadly out to 30+ Yards on Turkeys.
Do a search of, Muzzleloading Shotgun by V M Starr, His writings are great for the shotgunner.
Just in case you can't find a copy by doing a google search: http://castboolits.gunloads.com/showthread.php?t=2605
Last edited by Screwbolts; 02-04-2010 at 03:00 AM.
02-04-2010, 04:46 AM
#13
Nontypical Buck
Join Date: Nov 2003
Location: southwest Ohio
Posts: 1,047
Not a T/C historian, but I believe the first NewEnglander 12ga models were produced with an improved cylinder fixed choke. Later it was switched to screw-in choke tubes and sold with an improved cylinder tube installed, and optional tubes available.
The one I bought was a .50 rifle, and I purchased an accessory barrel from T/C in 12ga which had the IC screw-in tube.
From a conversation with a T/C tech I'm led to believe it's the same barrel that was used on the Black Mountain Magnum when it was sold.
I've used a generic choke tube sold to fit "Winchester - Weatherby - Mossberg" shotguns in my NewEnglander. These tubes are very slightly shorter than the T/C tubes and recess into the muzzle very slightly when installed, but the internal joint where it butts against the shoulder inside the barrel is tight. I also have a T/C full tube which produces very good (tight) patterns.
Over the years I added an accessory camo stock and then picked up a spare lock, so I now have 2 complete NewEnglanders. One in .50 cal and one in 12ga. I have found both to be excellent performers - not fancy, but very functional!
I also have buried somewhere in my "shop" a walnut stock for the NewEnglander, and I intend to cut it down for my son in the next year or two. He's 9 years old, and I figure if I can get the length of pull shortened to fit him the NewEnglander will be a great way for him to get started. Both the .50 and 12ga barrels can be loaded down a bit and still perform well.
The one I bought was a .50 rifle, and I purchased an accessory barrel from T/C in 12ga which had the IC screw-in tube.
From a conversation with a T/C tech I'm led to believe it's the same barrel that was used on the Black Mountain Magnum when it was sold.
I've used a generic choke tube sold to fit "Winchester - Weatherby - Mossberg" shotguns in my NewEnglander. These tubes are very slightly shorter than the T/C tubes and recess into the muzzle very slightly when installed, but the internal joint where it butts against the shoulder inside the barrel is tight. I also have a T/C full tube which produces very good (tight) patterns.
Over the years I added an accessory camo stock and then picked up a spare lock, so I now have 2 complete NewEnglanders. One in .50 cal and one in 12ga. I have found both to be excellent performers - not fancy, but very functional!
I also have buried somewhere in my "shop" a walnut stock for the NewEnglander, and I intend to cut it down for my son in the next year or two. He's 9 years old, and I figure if I can get the length of pull shortened to fit him the NewEnglander will be a great way for him to get started. Both the .50 and 12ga barrels can be loaded down a bit and still perform well.
