Yesterday I went to the range and fired three rifles that had reconditioned barrels.
The first one was a .54 TC Renegade that when I bought it , the barrel was good.
But did have some minor pitting or stains in the bore.
I had the barrel Refreshed by Bobby Hoyt.
It cleaned up the rifling grooves and made them just a little deeper.
The second rifle is a .54 T C Renegade that when I bought it.
The barrel was pitted really bad , and worse than poor.
I had Hoyt Re Line the barrel to .54.
But I had him cut the new rifling to a 1:60 twist for shooting round balls.
The third rifle is a .50 TC Renegade barrel that when I bought it , the barrel was rusted very bad.
It was so bad that the breech plug stripped when I took it out.
I replaced the breech plug with a flintlock style non hook breech plug and tang.
I sent the barrel to Hoyt and had it Re Bored from .50 to .54 with a standard 1:48 twist.
All three barrels shot great And loading was very easy with a .535 ball and a .015 patch.
The Homemade powder didn't foul up the barrels too much.
I could do more than 5 shots and still didn't have to swab out the bore for easier loading.
The fouling is mostly related to the powder you are using, but I have found that a pitted up barrel makes to fouling build up faster.
Right now I have two more barrels I am going to have Hoyt redo them.
I haven't decided how I want them redone yet.
But I think Reboring them from .50 to .54 will be my option because of there condition.
I might have one rifled to a super fast twist like 1:28 for shooting slugs and use it for Elk hunting.
IMO.
Having a barrel re conditioned is cheaper the buying a New Barrel.
The cost of what is done to the barrel isn't that expensive.
It is the shipping costs that send the price up the ladder.
But , don't forget.
You have to pay shipping on buying a new barrel also .
That is IF you can find a New Barrel that matches your stock.