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?

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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.

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

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

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

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

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.

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

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.

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.