62 bore

[boker]

I have a 54 caliber T/C renegade, would it be possible to have a 62 caliber smoothbore barrel fitted to it and if so what’s the best approach to doing so?

Id like to have a gun I can hunt large and small game with. Mostly deer, turkey and squirrels.

 

[Flint62Smoothie]

FWIW I have a few spare Renegade 56-cal smoothbore barrels and I do know Bobby Hoyt in PA will rifle them to be 58-cal rifled.

I wonder if he’d make them (1” across the flats) into 62-cal smoothies?

 

[TCMonts]

the .56 will handle the deer and the squirrels with no problems. If you're a lot better turkey hunter than me, it can do for them too.

 

[IanH]

Buy a trade gun.

 

[tenngun]

the .56 will handle the deer and the squirrels with no problems. If you're a lot better turkey hunter than me, it can do for them too.

It may not be legal for turkey as some jurisdictions require a 20 bore minimum
The 24 bore size was popular in the old days and made a lot of turkey dinners

 

[TCMonts]

Ability can't be legislated, so the powers that be feel they must outlaw calibers and gages that are inadequate for some but perfectly fine in capable hands.

 

[Pete453]

have a 54 caliber T/C renegade, would it be possible to have a 62 caliber smoothbore barrel fitted to it and if so what’s the best approach to doing so?

Yes, this is the exact barrel I built my trade gun from. If you're going to make it a switch barrel gun, you can drill and ream it leaving a 1/4 inch of the original bore at the breech(did just that for another guy), so that you can retain the original breech plug. You need the stock shoulder in the barrel for the breech plug to seal against.
Luck with your project.