Has anyone used the interchangeable barrels sold by Pecatonica River Long Rifle Supply? I'd like to pick up a .32 barrel for my Lyman Deerstalker, but want to know if the quality is good, and if they truly do just drop in with no modifications. Also anyone know of a supplier that has smoothbore barrels that would be interchangeable? Thanks in advance.
Interchangeable barrels
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Green Mtn sold most of the interchangeable barrels. Most folks like them, although I heard some stories about them using helicoils to tighten the breech threads.
If you are a bit handy, it really isn't rocket science to buy a breech plug and your choice of barrel and make your own. You need to fit the breech plug, add a barrel tenon and sights. I have done it a few times for an Armsport Hawken I have. (four barrels) As I recall the Lyman Breech plug is nearly identical to the TC breech plug.
If you are a bit handy, it really isn't rocket science to buy a breech plug and your choice of barrel and make your own. You need to fit the breech plug, add a barrel tenon and sights. I have done it a few times for an Armsport Hawken I have. (four barrels) As I recall the Lyman Breech plug is nearly identical to the TC breech plug.
It may not be difficult to buy a breech plug.
But fitting is another thing altogether. I have read the instructions on how to mill the barrel so a breech plug will fit exactly inside and out. It is not a procedure everyone can do and fewer are equiped to do it right.
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Yep them colonial frontier gunsmiths used goats to power the milling machines. 
I have done it using hand tools. I turned the drill by hand with a brace, turned the taps by hand with a tap wrench and fitted the remainder with files. Use a hack saw and triangle file with a safe side to make the dovetails. Again, it isn't rocket science.
I have done it using hand tools. I turned the drill by hand with a brace, turned the taps by hand with a tap wrench and fitted the remainder with files. Use a hack saw and triangle file with a safe side to make the dovetails. Again, it isn't rocket science.
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Although I have never done it; I don't see any great difficulty fitting a breech plug when the barrel is already tapped and the plug is already threaded. With inlet black, a file, a wrench/extention and a vice I think one could do it quite easily if they had the patience.
Dovetails can be done as discribed already above. A brace or soldier gun would be needed as well. Stocks, locks, and furniture are pre-cast. I have some parts to make a drop-in flint barrel but I never get around to doing it; but it's not because I don't think I can do it.
I have a couple of GM barrels that swap out in a PA Hunter stock and an RMC fast twist flinter and I don't really need another but the key word here is need.
I don't know just how hard it would be to adapt a Lyman barrel to a TC or visa-versa but it could probably be done with too much work/expense. I like GM drop-in barrels but they don't have much for flinters which is the only way I go.
Dovetails can be done as discribed already above. A brace or soldier gun would be needed as well. Stocks, locks, and furniture are pre-cast. I have some parts to make a drop-in flint barrel but I never get around to doing it; but it's not because I don't think I can do it.
I have a couple of GM barrels that swap out in a PA Hunter stock and an RMC fast twist flinter and I don't really need another but the key word here is need.
I don't know just how hard it would be to adapt a Lyman barrel to a TC or visa-versa but it could probably be done with too much work/expense. I like GM drop-in barrels but they don't have much for flinters which is the only way I go.
