Replacement Barrel for GPR FLintlock

[fvigo]

I just purchased a 50 cal Flintlock GPR. I have yet to fire it or anything. I was wondering if it possible to get a 32 (or 36) cal replacement (interchangeable?) barrel. My hope is that besides hunting deer I could also use the gun to hunt squirrel (at a different time of course). Thanks.

 

[shmrck1]

FV,
mite want to try Green Mountain Barrel Co at
603-447-1095. nice people to deal with :imo:
snake-eyes eace: :thumbsup:

 

[BrownBear]

I looked very carefully at doing this, and decided against it. While it is possible to have a Green Mountain drop-in barrel for the TC modified to fit (I don't remember who, but one of the favorite vendors of folks here on the forum does this), there's a trade-off. Since you have to keep the outside diameter of the barrel the same, smaller bores get really heavy on the GPR. I bet it would be a tackdriver on the range, but I had second thoughts about getting one for long hikes in the field. For not a whole lot more money, the Traditions Crocket 32 caliber is an attractive alternative.

 

This is depending on how wide your barrle is. but the answer is YES .... Cain's carrys them . Here is the link to them.

http://www.cainsoutdoor.com/cart/asp/item_index.asp

Woody

 

It should kill squirrels fine just the way it is.

 

[RussB]

It should kill squirrels fine just the way it is.

Cody, I hope we are both right in our thinking. :master:

I plan to hunt squirrels this year with a .54 GPR...I have little doubt I can kill that joker, perhaps even by "barking".... I just hope I can find enough of him later, because I do like the eating part too.

I think, and I say "think", I can make a good head shot out to about 35 / 40 yards.....I know the gun can do it, it's me that I'm most worried about.
I have never hunted squirrel with this rifle but my mind is just about made up.

I have been thinking about a .40 cal for squirrel hunting, or a least an appropriate caliber...the smallest I own is a .50 Penn Hunter, but I like the darn .54 GPR so much, I'm afraid that will never come about.

decisions, decisions...... :boohoo:

Just my thoughts.

Russ

 

I have little doubt I can kill that joker, perhaps even by "barking"....

Russ

Now ya telling us your bark is more lethal that yer bite , er er gun? :crackup:

Woody

 

[RussB]

I have little doubt I can kill that joker, perhaps even by "barking"....

Russ
Now ya telling us your bark is more lethal that yer bite , er er gun? :crackup:
Woody

Woody...I admit to trying no fewer than perhaps 15, maybe as many as 20 shots, at "barking"...and I have never done it.

Has anyone on the forum ever "barked" a squirrel with a muzzleloader?

Surely, ol' Daniel Bone wouldn't fib to us.....would he?
Some of my kinfolk tell me they do it all the time with a little old .22 riflegun....course most of my kinfolk were related to both ol'Daniel, and Joe Meeks, when it comes to tellin the truth.

Now, I'm thinking a bigger ball is gonna throw more bark, have a more solid hit (concussion) and maybe, just maybe, that tree rat will turn loose o'that tree!

Of course a Tree Rat, on the ground, with no holes in it.......well you get the picture. It does require some mighty fine "Rat Stompin Foot Wear", along with a bit of fancy foot work.

Russ

Ooops! sorry for getting off track here.

Yes! I think a .54 caliber is just fine for squirrel hunting.

 

[fvigo]

It should kill squirrels fine just the way it is.

I agree, however, my state (NJ) limits the caliber to 36 during the muzzleloading squirrel season.

 

[Dave K]

No reason to bark them when you are able to hit them in the head. Besides a headless squirrel won't suffer.

 

[wilded]

If you hit a squirrel in the body with anything bigger than a .32 it doesn't matter what caliber it is. Barking is an old wives tale, just shoot for the head if you hit the body put the hind legs in the bag and keep on hunting. :m2c:

 

[Rebel]

Actually even a hit in the body with a .32 will ruin a lot of meat. I shot a muskrat with my .32 Crockett rifle and it nearly tore him in half.

 

[wilded]

Rebel, I have found that if I shoot #0 buckshot out of my crockett or cherokee I get better penetration and less meat damage than I get with rb. I wonder if the buckshot is made from a harder lead? :m2c:

 

[Rebel]

Yes it is. Shot has a small amout of antimony in it to harden it. Never tried shooting any of it in a rifle, but it sounds like it may be the ticket for small game hunting. :thumbsup:

 

[wilded]

I get about 750 balls for $10.50 from Midsouth. :redthumb:

 

[Rebel]

Well, i don't think they would work in the gun i now have be'ins as it is a .62 cal. :: Don't have a .32 anymore. Still kicking myself for selling my Crocketts. :cry::curse: Lots of Grey squirrel around where we live now.

 

Rebel, I have found that if I shoot #0 buckshot out of my crockett or cherokee I get better penetration and less meat damage than I get with rb. I wonder if the buckshot is made from a harder lead? :m2c:

wilded have you ever mic the #0 buck to see what size they actually are?. If not could you find out and let me know what dia. they are?

Thank much

Woody

 

[wilded]

The #0 is pretty consistent at .320 while the #1 runs about .300. The #1 is easy to load with a thick patch. I have to pound the #0 in pretty hard with a thin patch. The #0 is super accurate. At 25 yards and under the rabbits and amardillos can't tell that the #1 isn't just as good. :redthumb:ET

 

Thanks wilded i may go with the #1 with a thicker patch.
Will let you know how I make out when I get a load worked up for them.
Thanks Again

Woody