John Browning Mountain Rifle

[iflytheriver]

Good morning guys, Does anyone know of a JBMR barrel for sale? Even a real ratty one. I have a .50 and would like a .54. Not interested in a trade, only a buy. I know the barrel makers are busy right now. I bought the rifle second hand last year and love it. Here's a deer I shot last fall with it. I was so excited for a first kill with my new rifle that I wasn't real particular about the size of the deer. The .50 worked fine. I'm not trying to start a .50 vs .54 thread but I do hunt moose every year with bow or cf rifle and would like to try the ML in .54.
I hope the picture prints. Never done this before.

 

[iflytheriver]

OK, my picture didn't print. I just watched the picture posting tutorial video. WOW! That's one way to make sure this site isn't over run with photos. I WILL figure it out!

 

[44-henry]

I just saw a really nice one at the Grand Forks North Dakota gun show last weekend. Looked to be pretty much new condition, but a bit pricey at $950.

I've killed several deer with my .54 Browning, they made a nice rifle and are getting harder to find these days.

 

[iflytheriver]

Mr Johnson, I may go the route of buying a complete new rifle. I was thinking of just buying a barrel but those are proving to be pretty rare. I found my JBMR on gun broker and paid pretty close to that for it. I guess "want" overcomes good sense all the time, especially with guns.Mine has the iron hardware on it which I was told was the way the common rifles were built way back when. Brass was for the more upper end guns. Don't know if it's true but it makes sense.

 

[44-henry]

If your interested I could probably find out who the dealer was that had the rifle, I see him at the local shows all the time. The rifle in question has the steel furniture, I have only seen a few with brass.

 

[ohio ramrod]

Another option rather than going up to a fifty four caliber from a fifty is to take some 54 caliber balls and run then through a sizing die cutting a .490 band onto the 530 ball. It gives an egg shaped "ball" that loads easily yet has more mass than the 490 and will stabilize as well as a true round ball. I make some of these in a hollow point configuration for a friend and they really work well for him. :hmm: :hmm:

 

[iflytheriver]

Mr Johnson, if you had that info or could get it I'd appreciate it. I did get a private email from another member who has a rifle or barrel for sale but we're in the "shopping stage". Thanks for your help. Jim

 

[iflytheriver]

Ohio, ideas like yours are part of what draws me to muzzleloading. I'm not sure I have the know how with barrel pressures and such with center fires to even attempt that. I would just get a new recipe out of a reloading data book and try a bigger bullet. I suppose your idea is similar only more do it youself style. Thanks for the idea. I'll consider it. Jim

 

[ohio ramrod]

If you are interested drop me a p.m. I could ship you a few to try.

 

[kelvinator]

This is why I like this place, always a new (to me) idea, to pick up on.
I'd realy like to hear more about this.
Where can I get a sizing die, and how do you make the hollow point on it?
Ever tried it with a .58 ball?