Barrel liner to reduce Caliber

[Crew Chief]

This may sound strange but I have acquired a T/C Renegade in .50 caliber. Can a barrel liner be installed to reduce the caliber to .40 or .36 caliber for squirrel hunting? I already have two other .50 calibers, one in flintlock and the other in percussion. I tried doing a search but nothing came up. Maybe I used the wrong key words.

 

[hawkeye2]

Bobby Hoyt can line the barrel to any caliber you want but this is a permanent solution and the barrel is bored out to take the liner which is installed with adhesives.

 

[Crew Chief]

Bobby Hoyt can line the barrel to any caliber you want but this is a permanent solution and the barrel is bored out to take the liner which is installed with adhesives.

I have seen Bobby mentioned in several threads but did not know if this was feasible since most people go to a bigger caliber. I bought the rifle for my wife and she might not be able to handle .50 caliber loads even at a reduced level. She is small. At .36 caliber, I could borrow the rifle for squirrel hunting.

 

[doubleset]

Adding a barrel liner will add weight to it. But maybe that's a good move if you want her to abandon it so you can use it?

 

[hawkeye2]

You might be surprised as to what she can handle but if you need a squirrel gun that sounds like a good excuse to get one.

 

[gunpa]

I've bought several guns for my wife. For some reason she doesn't want to shoot them. It's

 

[springfield art]

This may sound strange but I have acquired a T/C Renegade in .50 caliber. Can a barrel liner be installed to reduce the caliber to .40 or .36 caliber for squirrel hunting? I already have two other .50 calibers, one in flintlock and the other in percussion. I tried doing a search but nothing came up. Maybe I used the wrong key words.

The added cost might make it better to just sell it and buy the caliber you want.

 

[FishDFly]

Makes sense.

 

[rmark]

I think Oregon Barrel Co. makes a drop in barrel in .36 or .40.

 

[Crew Chief]

I think Oregon Barrel Co. makes a drop in barrel in .36 or .40.

Thanks, I will look into it.
Jose

 

[Bad Karma]

The added cost might make it better to just sell it and buy the caliber you want.

But then he’d only have one rifle. What kind of sense does that make?

 

[nkbj]

New Englander sleeved to shoot .457" diameter bullets.

 

[UndeadPoet]

New Englander sleeved to shoot .457" diameter bullets.
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Nice! What was the original caliber? You can’t even tell it was sleeved.

 

[nkbj]

It began life as a .54 with the QLA muzzle.

 

[UndeadPoet]

It began life as a .54 with the QLA muzzle.

Wow! That is impressive!

 

[springfield art]

Nice! What was the original caliber? You can’t even tell it was sleeved.

Whoever did the work (Mr. Hoyt?) must have some real talent up his sleeve....Yuk, yuk.

 

[Bad Karma]

Whoever did the work (Mr. Hoyt?) must have some real talent up his sleeve....Yuk, yuk.

He’s done it so long and so well… my biggest fear is he’ll become bored with the whole enterprise.

 

[Elkhorse]

You could just buy your wife the rifle SHE wants.

 

[Bad Karma]

You could just buy your wife the rifle SHE wants.

Yeah… bout that… I don’t know how but take her to a gun show and everything that strikes her fancy will have a price tag over three grand. And that’s just handguns. Don’t let her anywhere near a table full of English or Italian doubles…