I have a nearly new NEF Huntsman 50 cal ML gathering dust and my question is, can I mount a 44 or 30-30 barrel and load it to mild pressures without hurting the reciever or the Murf, for that matter. Anybody done this?
I have a nearly new NEF Huntsman 50 cal ML gathering dust and my question is, can I mount a 44 or 30-30 barrel and load it to mild pressures without hurting the reciever or the Murf, for that matter. Anybody done this?
IT AINT what ya shoot--its how ya shoot it. NONE of us are as smart as ALL of us! The more I travel, the more I like right where I am.
I'm not at all familiar with the technical side of this question, but somewhere backing my foggy mind I got the impression that the two receivers were slightly different, by design, to prevent non-BP barrels from attaching. Have you actually linked one up?
No I have not but I have read that they would fit but internet advice is pretty sketchy
IT AINT what ya shoot--its how ya shoot it. NONE of us are as smart as ALL of us! The more I travel, the more I like right where I am.
I think the NEF Huntsman II's will accept a CF barrel. Whether it fits is just a crap shoot, just like buying an NEF barrel and hoping it fits your receiver. I believe BATFE had a ruling that you had to Fill out a 4473 for the gun, just because a CF barrel could be fitted.
The Huntsman has a different firing pin I believe but don’t know for sure. It seems that it would- to set off percussion caps. Past that the Huntsman receiver would stand 30-30 or .44 mag or 45-70 but nothing hotter- if the barrel fits.
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I dont remember if I filled out a 4473 when I bought it since it has been several guns ago. I kno that the factory wanter you to send your gun in for a factory fit on smokeless frames but I have heard of people just putting one on and having success. If I knew anyone with a rifle barrel, I'd try it for fit.
IT AINT what ya shoot--its how ya shoot it. NONE of us are as smart as ALL of us! The more I travel, the more I like right where I am.
The Huntsman was the same receiver as the shotguns or Pardners. The Sidekick, which looked very similar was a muzzleloader only. There is a very active and informative group on this topic over on Graybeard.
BP | Bronze Point | IMR | Improved Military Rifle | PTD | Pointed |
BR | Bench Rest | M | Magnum | RN | Round Nose |
BT | Boat Tail | PL | Power-Lokt | SP | Soft Point |
C | Compressed Charge | PR | Primer | SPCL | Soft Point "Core-Lokt" |
HP | Hollow Point | PSPCL | Pointed Soft Point "Core Lokt" | C.O.L. | Cartridge Overall Length |
PSP | Pointed Soft Point | Spz | Spitzer Point | SBT | Spitzer Boat Tail |
LRN | Lead Round Nose | LWC | Lead Wad Cutter | LSWC | Lead Semi Wad Cutter |
GC | Gas Check |