Big bore rifle

[oomcurt]

I need a little info...what defines a "Jaeger" rifle? I guess what I am asking is can one get a hawken styled rifle in a .62 without mortgaging the house? Or..for that matter...a kit in that calibre? Well...I better clarify that..as my abilities stand at the present..one in the white rather than a kit?

 

[Rebel]

Well first off, a Jaeger is not a Hawken style rifle. Yes you can get a .62 without mortgageing the house. Course guess that depends on the house. ::

 

[oomcurt]

Hmmm...ok..let me try it this way then...I don't really care if it is a jaeger or any other kind of traditional style. Presently I use a .54 Renegade. I guess my question should have been where can I get a (for lack of a better term) generic .62 cal. percussion rifle. I have looked at several web sites and while there are some makers who make a .62 or larger rifle...their prices are much higher than I wish to spend. If...I could find a .62 in a Renegade form...no frills, etc.....it would be appreciated. What I am doing is trying to get a cost on the thing so I can save up for it. Something in the white would also work for me.

 

[Rebel]

I think the biggest factory cal. you can get is .58. You might consider one of them. You can get a .58 Renegade or Hawken barrel. Or pick up a Zouave.

 

[DEWB]

I think you can get a 1 in.green mountain drop in barrel for your renagade but its a smooth bore, other wise I think a .58 is the biggest. I just got a .58 barrel for my tc awhile back and ive got to say that she's a shooter! But if you want a .62 you can get one in the white from TVM for around $650 depending on what model you choose,but they don't carry a hawken style. The folks at TVM are good folks to. They rebarreled a poor boy for me awhile back and did a very good job. Anyway I hope this helped. DEW

 

[DEWB]

I meant to say you can get a green mountain replacement barrel in a 1 in..62 smooth bore. Sorry about that,I still haven,t got the hang of these new fancy computing machines!!DEW

 

[BillinOregon]

Oom: Unless you are dead set on .62, there's another oft-overlooked opton for a big bore percussion, and that's the Model 1842 Springfield, .69 caliber. These were originally smoothebores, but some were rifled and both versions saw use in the Civil War, especially early in the fray. I would be tempted to get the rifled version, then cut it down some, as users on the frontier often did with surplused military weapons. The 1842 firing the Lyman .69 minie ball would be a fearsome weapon in any situation!

 

[bowfish]

Check out bluegrouse web site or go to auction arms web page he has alot of auctions there for a 4 bore an 8 bore and you can get a .62 cal these are all underhammers and you can get them in the white also. I have one of his underhammers in .50 got it in the white and it was very simple to build the barrel is a douglas barrel shoots real good to. :imo:

 

[oomcurt]

Many thanks to all who replied. I appreciate it. BillinOregon...I think I will look at the springfield..sounds like it will work.

 

[BillinOregon]

Oom: I have often been tempted to buy that darned Lyman mold just to see what a .69 minie looks like. Bet it is inspiring.
You might ask the fellas at www.n-ssa.org or[url] civilwarguns.com[/url] about their experiences with the big .69.
I once was fortunate enough to be asked to catalog the firearms in the local historical society's collection, and noted how many surplus military rifles had a second life in civilian hands with the forends shortened and the barrels sometimes cut back. Today we call that the "bubba" job on a surplus rifle, but there is a rich tradition of trimming up the weight and balance of surplus rifles to serve a purpose other than combat.