32 cal rifle

[TrevorAaron]

hello,
im interested in the 32 cal model of a gun. im planning to buy one soon. i have looked at traditions crocket or the deer hunter 32. my price range is around 300 . please give any advise.

thanks aaron

 

[Wayne/Al]

I have a Crockett .32 I really like it. For me it is a good shooter and I have baged lots of these Alabama squirrels with it. I would suggest getting a brass ramrod if you get one. The wooden ramrods are a little small and seem to break easy.

Good Luck and good shooting. :thumbsup:

Wayne/Al

 

[buttonbuck]

If you have a thompson center get a drop in barrel in 32 caliber

 

[Rick Callison]

I have a Traditions Crockett .32, and it's my favorite BP rifle. I got a brass ramrod, too, and it's a great idea. Good luck!

 

[hanshi]

I also recommend the Crockett .32. Mine is very accurate and reliable. The price of a new one is more than $300 nowadays, however. A good used one would be fine. I've never had a problem with the wooden ramrod that came with mine.

 

[TrevorAaron]

Where would I get a 32 replacement barrel?
thanks
aaron

 

[shootemup]

I would suggest getting a brass ramrod if you get one.

Not to highjack the thread, but where might one find a brass ramrod for a .32 rifle?

thomp shooter, I'm not sure who still carries the GM drop-in barrels in .32, you might place an add in the classifieds here, or watch the auctions here and elsewhere. Good luck with it - those GM drop-ins are good barrels but are very heavy in such a small caliber.

:hatsoff:
Spot

 

[Wayne/Al]

Its been a while ,but I think I ordered my brass ramrods from "October Country" . At that time they would make the rods any way you wanted them.

I dont know if they still make them since the new owners took over. You could check it out.

Wayne/Al

 

[shootemup]

Yep, they still carry them - thanks Wayne!

:hatsoff:
Spot

 

[Jim/OH]

I have both the Crockett and a .32 drop-in for my T/C Hawken. Both shoot good, the Crocket is nice to hunt with cause the drop-in is way too heavy to pack around the woods for long. So, it depends on what you plan to do with it. :thumbsup:

See ya, Jim/OH :hatsoff:

 

[misher]

Mine came with an aluminum ramrod. Finish on it scraped off right away,looks fake. :shake:

 

[buttonbuck]

I would look at Cains outdoors or Track of the wolf If I was to look for a 32 cal barrel for a TC. I have one for a 54 cal hawken that is 1 inch across the flats. It ballances good but it is heavy. I do not know how one would be weight wise for a 15/16th barrel like you would find on a 45 or 50 cal hawken.

 

[410-er]

Save a little more and get the TC Cherokee off one of the auction sites.Sweet reliable little muzzy. :thumbsup:

 

[jethro224]

I had a Crockett once. It was a sweet shooting little rifle. Very accurate with 20 grains of 3F. Squirrels feared it.
Fit and finish were not perfect but I found it attractive.
The only problem I ever had with mine was that there was a catch down at the breech. If you ran a patched jag all the way to the bottom it would stick TIGHT! I just used a brush with a patch over it to clean with instead. A guy I met last year told me a long jag would work too as it didn't allow the patch to bunch up down in the bottom.

No experience with the Deerhunter. :idunno:

 

[Rat Trapper]

:thumbsup:

I'd also recommend saving up a little more and do some looking around until you can find A TC Cherokee or a TC Seneca in either 32 or 36 caliber. I have one of each and am getting to really like the TC 36 Seneca.

 

[Billnpatti]

If you want to build one, take a look at www.sittingfoxmuzzleloaders.com. Their Appalachian Poor Boy Rifle kit would make a sweet squirrel gun and it will cost you only a few more dollars than you had said you wanted to spend. Sitting Fox uses good parts that will make you a fine shooting rifle.

 

[Swampman]

I love the Seneca and the Cherokee but they are usually very expensive if you can find one. My friend has a Crockett and it's a tack driver. The drop in barrels for the T/C Hawkens are very heavy for hunting.

 

[Pete44ru]

FWIW, I talked with both Cains & TOW this morning, and both are out-of-stock on the 1"/.32 T/C barrels, and both said that GM stopped making barrels/were slow, due to fufilling military contracts.

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[grizzy adams]

I have a traditions deer hunter in .32 , tree rats fear it . Its a tack driver using 20 grains of fffg , I can put all shots in one ragged hole smaller than a quarter at 25 yards . Its a great rifle for the money .

 

[Jay Gardner]

Does Traditions still make the Crocket with a flint lock?