TC New Englander shotgun

[barnabus]

Any one ever had one that could tell me a little about your experience. I wanting to find one for squirrels.Thanks

[curator]

The New Englander shotgun is a reliable percussion single barrel scatter gun. The early ones where made with a cylinder bore. Later models had replaceable threaded choke tubes. These make loading difficult, and shooting them without the tubes installed can damage the barrel threads. The one I still have I cut the barrel off right before the threaded section and am happy with it as a cylinder bore. Modern shot sleeves work well and give "improved" choke patterns if loads are not too hot. Basically a very serviceable and reliable gun. If you are fortunate you can find a .50 caliber barrel to swap out when you need longer range or round ball loads.

[bubba.50]

just be prepared for a bit of "sticker-shock" when ya start lookin' for one. they are neat guns but, the prices people want for them is all out of proportion to what they're worth.

[Odinbreaker]

I hav a CVA 12 ga barrel that came with coke tubes so I bought an improved cylinder tube loads ok through that than I change tubes if needed.

[bubba.50]

in what to me belongs in the "too much trouble to be fun" category, the T/C manual states to remove the choke tube before loading and to be sure not to fire the gun without a tube in it. I would either put a cylinder bore tube in it or shorten the barrel, but that's just me.

[barnabus]

in what to me belongs in the "too much trouble to be fun" category, the T/C manual states to remove the choke tube before loading and to be sure not to fire the gun without a tube in it. I would either put a cylinder bore tube in it or shorten the barrel, but that's just me.

what do they go for?

[bubba.50]

I've seen just the barrels go for $450.00 & up on e-bay.

[Nobade]

I have one of those I got from Bubba.50 (Thanks Bubba) and I rather like it. I have learned to use cardboard wads as mentioned in the sticky above and they load through the choke with no problem. I get better patterns with these type wads, and they are certainly easier to use. The only complaint I have with the New Englander is that the patent breech gets fouled fairly rapidly. This wouldn't be a problem for hunting since you don't typically fire many shots, but it is a bit of a problem on the skeet field. Because of this I shoot my Investarms Gallyon more than the New Englander, but for hunting I think the TC would get the nod due to its short length and good fitting stock.

-Nobade

[barnabus]

I am not wanting the model with screw in chokes. Are wads and stuff readialy available still to keep it running should I find one?

[bubba.50]

fiber overpowder cards, wads, and overshot cards are readily available at Track of the Wolf & likely about a thousand other places.

[barnabus]

Bubba...what would u consider a fair price for one?

[bubba.50]

it ain't so much a matter of what's a fair price. it's a matter of can ya even find one & is so, are ya willin' to pay the tariff(askin' price) on it.

[fivegunner]

I bought used TC new Englander shotgun with a .50 cal barrel for $175.00. found a mint .54cal 3 weeks ago for $ 200.00. I seen this last weekend a good looking .54 for 229.00 at a store in Hastings Mi. so around here (Mi.) they go for a honest price.

[bubba.50]

$229.00 is about average for a New Englander RIFLE and yes, occasionally ya get lucky like you did on the rifle/shotgun combo. but those 12ga New englanders are few & far between and a man could get mighty old waitin' on such a deal.

[BPJONES]

I bought a 12 gauge/50 caliber combo a couple of years ago for $200.00 and I considered myself very lucky/fortunate.

[bubba.50]

as indeed you were.

[Rustyleee]

IIRC when they were introduced T/C advertised them as a true 12 ga with a bore sized for modern shotcups/ wads. That was to make for easier reloading. If you can find a standard Renegade some of them had a nice .56 cal smoothbore if that will meet your needs.
If I could find a New Englander I'd snap it up in a heartbeat.

[nicholst55]

I bought a spare choke tube for my NE, and honed it out to cylinder bore. I really haven't played with it much yet, but I'll get around to it one of these years...

[725]

If you tire of the shotguning, Bob Hoyt can make that into a really big bore rifle. He's a master at doing the rifling.

[OverMax]

Never buy a New Englander. Then you won't crave having its spendy shotgun barrel.