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Thread: TC Renegade/Hawken Replacement Barrels

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    Contacted Mr. Hoyt today. Very nice guy, and his prices on a rebore to 54 cal are exceptionally fair. I figured I would go ahead and step it up in size and stay with a PRB twist. I did some digging for all options but nothing really exists anymore, so this is the best way to go.

    Thanks again everyone.

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    That corroded .50 New Englander barrel I found needs to be a _(I need to decide)_.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Good Cheer View Post
    That corroded .50 New Englander barrel I found needs to be a _(I need to decide)_.
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    Robert Hoyt
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    717 642 6696

    The phone is the same, but Bob moved some time ago. Above is the current address.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Good Cheer View Post
    That corroded .50 New Englander barrel I found needs to be a _(I need to decide)_.
    20 gauge shotgun, if he will bore it that big.

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    He took my .56 SB out to .61 and rifled it

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    How long does it usually take for him to get back someone?
    There is no problem so great, that it cannot be solved by the proper application of high explosives.

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    It was only a couple of weeks if I remember.
    But give him a call , and see how busy he is.
    Mr. Hoyt is very good to work with.
    A little hard to reach , but he does get back to you in a reasonable time frame.
    I should call him , I have two barrels that I need to send him , and two others that I might just have Refreshed.

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    He told me if I sent the barrel in this week, which I didn't get around to it, for a complete rebore from 50 to 54, I'd have it back by mid November. He used the words "snowed in", but he was a very nice guy. I wouldn't hesitate to do business with him based on his reputation and the time he spent with me on the phone.

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    I want to take a New Englander from .54 to .58 RB twist. Guess I will wait to hear from him.
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    I'd really enjoy having a New Englander turned into a modern incarnation of a 19th Century .46 caliber target rifle. But then I'd be wanting to give it a full length stock...

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    Forgot to mention. I ended up sending him my barrel to get it bored out to 58, and it was back inside of a month. I haven't shot it yet as the rifle is under complete rebuild/restoration but I can tell you, it's very nice work.

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    Rice barrel Co. also makes Drop-in replacements for TC. However, there is about a 3 - 4 month lead time if not in stock. Call and talk to Jason.

    Also Oregon Barrel Co. has them on their website.

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    Thought I'd sing some praises for Bobby Hoyt's work. I finally got to shoot the rifle today, and it took some load development, but 90grs of Olde Eynsford 2F with a .570 round ball and a .018 pillow ticking patch yielded pretty much 1 ragged hole at 50 yards for 5 shots. I'll have to do some final zeroing and get the gun out to 100 yards, but as far as his rebore work? Do not hesitate. This rifle wouldn't even hit paper with a PRB as a shallow rifled 1:42 50 cal.

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    I knew you would be happy with the Hoyt work on your barrels.
    I am waiting for two barrels that are being Relined right now.
    I got to get my next two in the mail that I am going to just have them Refreshed.
    I have never shot a refreshed barrel , but from the description , I believe the rifling will be deeper and still in the 1:48 twist.
    That should make them shoot better than the shallow groove factory rifling.

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    Quote Originally Posted by LAGS View Post
    I knew you would be happy with the Hoyt work on your barrels.
    I am waiting for two barrels that are being Relined right now.
    I got to get my next two in the mail that I am going to just have them Refreshed.
    I have never shot a refreshed barrel , but from the description , I believe the rifling will be deeper and still in the 1:48 twist.
    That should make them shoot better than the shallow groove factory rifling.
    He definitely does good work. In fact, I'm having a 58 caliber SMR built right now and we are probably going to go with a barrel produced by Mr. Hoyt. You are right, the grooves are much deeper. Before you couldn't even see them.

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    I have had two Relined already.
    A TC 50 and a 54.
    The one that impressed me most was a .56SB that I had him bore out to .61.
    That rifling is very Deep and slow twist.
    It shoots very well at 100 yards.
    That Renegade will be my Elk Rifle if I ever get drawn for a tag.

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    Quote Originally Posted by LAGS View Post
    I have had two Relined already.
    A TC 50 and a 54.
    The one that impressed me most was a .56SB that I had him bore out to .61.
    That rifling is very Deep and slow twist.
    It shoots very well at 100 yards.
    That Renegade will be my Elk Rifle if I ever get drawn for a tag.
    I hope I'll hunt with this one a little bit this year, considering how well it shoots. I'm just a flintlock guy thru and thru and really enjoy hunting with the flinters.

    For a little posterity. I'm cheap and do load development and initial sighting in on the same target sometimes. 90gr of 2F gave me that nice 5 shot cluster around the bullseye.
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    This thread motivated me. My New Englander barrel(54) is in to be made to 58 RB.
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    I got my barrel back yesterday. Was surprised at short turn a round. Bore is beautiful. Now need to get it out and shoot it.

    Robert does great work.

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