Question? I have a TC 54 Renagade with a rusted out barrel

[fivegunner]

Any one know where I can find a drop in barrel replacement with a 1 -in -66inch twist? For a Tc renagade .54 .I want to shoot round balls only. The barrel that I have is rusted out, The owner shot it back in the 80`s and forgot to clean.I got the gun cheap , and I thought if I could buy a new barrel with a slow twist I could have some fun with round balls. :Fire:

[Maven]

You'll find that reboring the bbl. to .58cal. (with a 1:66 twist) will be less expensive than getting or even finding a drop-in. You may want to contact Bobby Hoyt:

Robert Hoyt at the Freischutz Shop, 700 Fairfield Station Rd., Fairfield, Pa. 17320. His phone # 717-642-6696 He doesn't have a website or email - you have to use the phone. Be prepared to wait for him to shut down a machine and walk to the phone - let it ring. . .

[nicholst55]

Green Mountain makes drop-in barrels for TC rifles.

[C. Latch]

You could try calling Ed Rayl in Gassoway, west Virginia. Google him; he has neither website nor email, but will respond to letters.

He 'refreshed' a barrel for me - a .50 Renegade rust bucket turned into a .62 smoothbore, and I was pleased with his work.

[fouronesix]

My understanding is that Green Mountain has been phasing out building ML drop-in barrels for a few years now and has completely discontinued most if not all. Finding a slow twist 54 Renegade drop-in is going to be hard. There may be some NOS laying around but who knows where. Once in a while you might find one with slow twist listed on fleabay.

Two other options 1) Have it reamed to 58 cal and rifled to your twist. 2) Order a 1" ACF 54 cal in your twist and have a gunsmith fit your breech plug to the new barrel, install the lug, under rib and cut the sight dovetail.

[Junior1942]

I suggest cleaning that bore as well as possible, then shooting it. You might be pleasantly surprised.

[mooman76]

You could also check ebay. They have barrels on there all the time.

[725]

What maven said!!!!! Hoyt is the man. Great craftsman, honest deal. He's done a few for me. You won't be disappointed.

[Nobade]

I had Bob Hoyt do exactly the same thing for me - rebored a 54 Renegade barrel to 58. Once I got it back I also changed the factory percussion breech plug to one with bigger threads and now it's a flintlock that is properly breeched up without a gap between the plug and the back of the barrel like TC does. Shoots like a champ and cost a lot less than a new barrel.

-Nobade

[izzyjoe]

i'd clean it real good and see if there's any riflings left in it, T/C has shallow rifling anyway, so it may be toast! i'm gona send one to Bob Hoyt as soon as i get the money, and have him make it a .56 smooth bore.

[451whitworth]

another Bob Hoyt fan here. Bought a .50 cal T/C Renegade with a rusty barrel for cheap just to have Hoyt turn it into a .58 roundball rifle. Excellent work & fast turn around

[fogg64]

If you decide to clean the barrel first then fill it with evapo-rust for a couple of days. That will remove the rust and not etch the steel. It worked on a Zouave I got. You will probably have to reblue it as I did. I put the barrel in a capped pvc pipe and filled it with evapo-rust.

[DIRT Farmer]

In response to your question, Green Mountain drop in barrels, in 32 40 45 50 and 54. 15/16 and 1"
tipcurtis@bellsouth.net
He may be at Friendship by now so may be slow to respond

[IROCZ]

I bought one with a rusty barrel but it cleaned up and shoots well. I used a bunch of JB's bore compound. If I knew it could be rebored it would have been. A .58 Hawken would be way cool! I'd have the twist made for a conical, it would make one heck of a hunting rifle. As a matter of fact I already own several .58 caliber molds and have never owned a .58. This forum is a wealth of information!

[bigted]

does Jess reboring do that big a caliber?

[Fly]

I have a barrel, I,m rust blueing for a guy.I looked in the barrel & it's is pretty bad.I
called the guy, & he knew about it.He told me he has done as Junior1942 said & shot
it & it shoots very good.You might try that, before you invest in another.

Fly

[pietro]

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Here's a new GM .54 slo-twist bbl F/S: http://www.cainsoutdoor.com/shop/item.asp?item=02135

http://www.cainsoutdoor.com/cart2/asp/images/medium/02135_M.jpg

It's a flintlock bbl, but either the rocklock breech can be replaced with the percussion patent breech from your rusted bbl; or a T/C (flint) lock will drop right into your Renegade's stock w/o much trouble if you'd like to get sparked. ;)


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[bubba.50]

that's a 15/16ths barrel & won't fit his stock. and their 1 inch drop-in barrels all show to be out of stock.

[dondiego]

That's cause it's a 50 cal barrel.

[fouronesix]

That's cause it's a 50 cal barrel.

As bubba.50 tried to point out. http://www.cainsoutdoor.com/shop/item.asp?item=02149

Go to the cainsoutdoor website and check under Green Mountain barrels and scroll through the 3 pages and see what is available and what isn't.

I think the OP was looking specifically for a slow twist 54 T/C Renegade drop-in or replacement.