Boring .54 to .58

[Dan Baker]

Have a .54 Renegade barrel that I would like to get bored out to .58. Does anyone know where I could have it done?

 

[F.G. Ford]

Hi,
We have something going regarding 54 to 58 on the TC New Englander post.... stay tuned!
Old Ford

 

[roundball]

Have a .54 Renegade barrel that I would like to get bored out to .58. Does anyone know where I could have it done?

Ed Rayl, Gassaway, West VA.

But...however, after its all said and done cost wise, if it was me, I'd just buy a new .58cal drop-in 1"70" round ball barrel for the Hawken from GM and get the added benefit of a longer (32") barrel with a round ball twist...then just sell the existing .54cal.

Or, you could get a new 28" x 1:48" twist .58cal barrel from T/C and sell the .54cal.

But ideally.....if you kept the .54cal it would let you have it bored out to a .62cal smoothbore in the future...smoothbore barrels are very useful/versatile barrels to have and GM no longer makes them for the T/C Hawken.

 

[pchwcf50110]

Have a .54 Renegade barrel that I would like to get bored out to .58. Does anyone know where I could have it done?

Ed Rayl, Gassaway, West VA.

But...however, after its all said and done cost wise, if it was me, I'd just buy a new .58cal drop-in 1"70" round ball barrel for the Hawken from GM and get the added benefit of a longer (32") barrel with a round ball twist...then just sell the existing .54cal.

Or, you could get a new 28" x 1:48" twist .58cal barrel from T/C and sell the .54cal.

But ideally.....if you kept the .54cal it would let you have it bored out to a .62cal smoothbore in the future...smoothbore barrels are very useful/versatile barrels to have and GM no longer makes them for the T/C Hawken.

i had Robert Hoyt of the Freishutz Shop bore a .50 Renegade to .58 1-90" twist a year ago. the only problem with the Green Mnt. barrel idea is they haven't made any in over two years.

 

[roundball]

Well, the .58cal is still listed in GM's 2010 catalog listings on their website...maybe they haven't kept it to date.
http://www.gmriflebarrel.com/catalog.aspx?catid=HawkenRenegadeStyleRifles

A simple phone call to "Kerry" at GM will confirm, and if they're currently out of stock, if / when they might have another run planned.

Mine was in flint and was unbelievably accurate...sold it earlier this year when I had the .58cal Virginia built.

 

[pchwcf50110]

Roundball, two years ago GM said it would be three or four months. the rumor is they have some military/gov't contract work taking up all production. those IBS barrels were a great resource.

 

[jbtusa]

Bob Hoyt just bored my .54 flint fullstock out to a .62 caliber, rounded rifling. Great job and I love the round rifling. 1:66" twist. Wow, that .62 is a BIG hole!