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Post by trapperdave on Jan 6, 2015 11:11:33 GMT -5
done some horse trading and looks like this is coming home soon. Hope its salvageable. The nipple area is what has me concerned most. Hoping the bore isnt that bad???    fingers crossed lol |
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Post by drs on Jan 6, 2015 11:40:49 GMT -5
By the looks of your find, it's going to take lot & lots of restoring. Probably cost more than the M/L is worth.
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Post by trapperdave on Jan 6, 2015 12:01:57 GMT -5
worst case, i have it bored out to a 28 ga smoothie or get a green mountain barrel  or have a hawken stock for my renegade lol |
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Post by drs on Jan 6, 2015 12:22:21 GMT -5
Good luck on your project!  |
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Post by stevein on Jan 6, 2015 13:51:27 GMT -5
Check the drill and tap job on the scope mount. I have seen more than a few bubba port jobs. biggrin2 I heard GM is no longer making their drop-in barrels but I have not tried to confirm that. Also check threads in the nipple hole. Track used to sell a replacement breech plug that matched TC
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Post by stevein on Jan 6, 2015 14:02:11 GMT -5
It almost looks like the barrel at the muzzle was painted. If the tap job is not too deep I know a barrel maker that might be able to cut the grooves deeper and smooth out the bore to a .52 or so. www.trackofthewolf.com/List/Category.aspx/632 |
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Post by trapperdave on Jan 6, 2015 14:38:16 GMT -5
It almost looks like the barrel at the muzzle was painted. If the tap job is not too deep I know a barrel maker that might be able to cut the grooves deeper and smooth out the bore to a .52 or so. www.trackofthewolf.com/List/Category.aspx/632I wonder about that as well. Never saw bluing flake?? |
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Post by parson on Jan 6, 2015 15:09:17 GMT -5
Some ugly ones turn out pretty good with a lotta TLC.
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Post by stevein on Jan 7, 2015 10:19:21 GMT -5
It looks like browning covered by paint. If the serial number has a K in it that means sold as a kit gun.
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Post by trapperdave on Jan 7, 2015 11:08:49 GMT -5
I came to the same conclusion on the paint over browning after fiddling with the pics. Im rather optimistic. I think the vast majority of what at first looked like corrosion is just flaked paint. Hoping to meet up and make the trade today or tomorrow.
IF thats the case...I scored big time on this one. Regardless. The lock alone is worth what Ill have in it
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Post by stevein on Jan 8, 2015 11:04:56 GMT -5
Good luck Dave. There is always a ton of TC parts on eBay.
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Post by trapperdave on Jan 16, 2015 9:55:13 GMT -5
the bore is toast. I have never seen a bore that bad lol. good news though, I have already found a 45 cal barrel for it, unshot....$60 to my door  I still want to get this one bored out to a 28ga shotgun for kicks n giggles.....and squirrels  |
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Post by stevein on Jan 16, 2015 17:02:08 GMT -5
That is a great deal on the barrel. Is that drop right in?
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Post by trapperdave on Jan 31, 2015 19:43:10 GMT -5
sure is. had sights and all the brass hardware on it. just add nipple.
turns out its been shot, but very little. Guy I bought it from had never shot it or even mounted it but someone down the line had. no biggie. still a steal imo
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Post by schoolmaster on Jan 31, 2015 20:49:28 GMT -5
Looks like you are going to have a good combo and a lot of fun in the future.
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Post by stevein on Feb 1, 2015 11:29:25 GMT -5
I can't wait to hear how it shoots. Try some .445 round balls and some thin denim 100% cotton material. Should shoot good with that load. You can take the breech plug out of the old barrel and have a different caliber barrel fit to it for more fun.
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Post by trapperdave on Sept 18, 2016 19:54:23 GMT -5
My son will hopefully be the first to make meat with her next weekend during youth deer season. Fingers crossed. 45 cal and she's a shooter  |
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Post by oldhoyt on Sept 19, 2016 10:57:15 GMT -5
Father had a .45 cal Hawken. It shot Maxiballs great. What projectile/charge are you using?
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Post by trapperdave on Sept 19, 2016 13:19:03 GMT -5
Patched round balls.
Have some hornady SST sabots were gonna try out before the weekend too. .40 cal bullet, 200 gr
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Post by trapperdave on Sept 19, 2016 13:20:49 GMT -5
70 gr charge fff for hunting, 50 gr for paper
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