95 dollar left-handed Renegade

[Otony]

.....since I was crowing about my 95 dollar left-handed Renegade a few weeks ago, so this might seem a little over the top.

Won a left-handed New Englander on Gunbroker for 87 bucks! The condition is fair, wood needs stripped and refinished plus some dents steamed out, but it has nice figure.

Metal needs about the same, stripped with Evaporust and refinished. Not sure about the bore condition (it is a .50), but I intend to re-use the breech plug with a modern shotgun barrel to make a percussion shotgun. I have 32" stainless steel 12ga barrel that should work out about perfectly once it is shortened at the breech a bit.

Even though I have a few nice flint fowlers (one by Steve Hughes and a couple by Ron Scott) I have always had a soft spot for these little T-C's. Unfortunately, left handed New Englanders always seem to sell high and smoothbore New Englanders go higher yet, whether RH or LH. So a simple project like this seems fun, economical, and, well, worth crowing about one more time! :thumbsup:

 

[Stumpkiller]

Sounds worth doing. I have both a .50 and 12 gauge barrel for mine and it's a handy and good shooting firearm.

Shame T/C didn't stick with it. I had my cylinder bore jugged to 55%/Skeet #2 and it's a great upland gun. Might be tough to fit a new barrel into the existing stock inlet - good luck and let us see how it comes out!

 

Otony,
TC uses an odd thread on their breach plugs. You may find it difficult to have a new barrel threaded to fit it. I have tried to find a LH breach plug for a TC with a standard thread wothout any luck. Plenty of RH but no LH.
Mark

 

[Otony]

Yah, on the stock I figure it is either going to need opening up or filling in with a couple of Dutchmen. If it needs filling I doubt it will be very noticeable unless you really look hard.

I picked up a NOS Browning BT-99 barrel in SS, it has no rib just three posts, one at the breech, one mid-barrel, and one at the muzzle. Apparently the BT-99 ribs are made to float on the posts somehow. It won't take much effort to take those posts off. If I am really, really lucky, the lug for the forearm might be in the same spot as the underlug on a T-C, but seriously I doubt that will happen. :wink:

This barrel is set-up for Invector Plus chokes, and wonder of wonders, it actually has a small bit of swamp to it! Neatest thing you ever saw, and all stainless steel. Best part was the price, 82 dollars American! Near broke my arm getting the money out!

 

[Otony]

Otony,
TC uses an odd thread on their breach plugs. You may find it difficult to have a new barrel threaded to fit it. I have tried to find a LH breach plug for a TC with a standard thread wothout any luck. Plenty of RH but no LH.
Mark

I am going to see if I can get John Taylor to do the breech job and underlug. If he can't do it I would be mighty surprised.......

 

[ryoung14]

"I have always had a soft spot for these little T-C's."

Me too. There's 4 of the NE's plastic stocked brethren kicking around here (.50, .54 and shotgun). A very pleasant gun to carry and to shoot. The stainless Greyhawks are quite easy to care for.

Been looking for one with a wood handle for some time, but as you say, good ones don't go cheap. You did well.