Can't find anything on this gun,only seen it mentioned on another site, any information would be helpfull, it's a 32 caliber.Thanks in advance.
Single trigger T/C Cherokee
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They were a good gun. The only problem with the single trigger cherokee that I had for the boys was it lacked a spring on the trigger. A trip to the music store and a guitar string fixed that. Now the trigger is a high C. :idunno:
At $320 i bought it,wonder how many were made? Thanks.
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For that price you done good! My Cherokee had a single trigger, but when I did an upgrade to fix some stock problems, I ended up going with a double trigger as that was what the replacement stock was fitted for. I like the double trigger better, but the single trigger was ok, just the stock had been dropped and cracked. You don't see them for sale very often, so I don't think a lot of them were made. The LOP is a little short unless you have a lot of clothes on. Good squirrel gun, 20 to 30 grains of 3F Goex will do the job.
I love to shoot mine, its cheap, fun and accurate. I have a custom made .32 pistol to go with it that has a 12 inch barrel and is a super shooter also. Of my 4 BP pistols and 4 BP rifles I have, it would be the last to go if I had to get rid of them. I bought mine used along with a maxi-ball bullet mold for it around 20 years ago. Never used the mold it is still new. 20 gr powder, 310 ball, .15 patch and its a shooter. I swab it between shots, it tends to foul easy. The only thing I never liked was the single trigger. It was the hardest pulling trigger I ever had. I worked on it several times, but finally decided to leave it alone, seems to me the spring is just to stout. Finally after years I got on eBay a few months ago and bought a like new stock with double set triggers on it. I dropped my barrel on it, and it is so much better to shoot its like day and night. They hold their value, I gave 295.00 for my new stock with double trigger and lock on it. I shoot it more than any other BP gun I have. T/C’s maximum load for the .32 is 50 grains FFFg black powder. I don’t have loading info for the .32, but here is the info for the .36 Cal.
Seneca/Cherokee, 36 caliber
Round ball loads (.350", 65 grains):
40 grains FFFg - 1894 FPS - 518 ft.lbs
50 grains FFFg - 2034 FPS - 597 ft.lbs
60 grains FFFg - 2150 FPS - 667 ft.lbs
Maxi-Ball loads (128 grains):
40 grains FFFg - 1761 FPS - 882 ft.lbs
50 grains FFFg - 1843 FPS - 965 ft.lbs
60 grains FFFg - 2001 FPS - 1138 ft.lbs
Seneca/Cherokee, 36 caliber
Round ball loads (.350", 65 grains):
40 grains FFFg - 1894 FPS - 518 ft.lbs
50 grains FFFg - 2034 FPS - 597 ft.lbs
60 grains FFFg - 2150 FPS - 667 ft.lbs
Maxi-Ball loads (128 grains):
40 grains FFFg - 1761 FPS - 882 ft.lbs
50 grains FFFg - 1843 FPS - 965 ft.lbs
60 grains FFFg - 2001 FPS - 1138 ft.lbs
Unless you like fouling and all the goes with it (stuck balls, broken ramrods), I'd stay far away from the loads TC posted for the Cherokee. 50 gr. of fffg is easily twice what I'd use in mine. Not that the gun can't take it; because I can't take the aggravation.
15 to 20 grs. of Pyrodex P is what I settled on. You have to remember, a .32 ML shooting RB is a .22rf class arm and meant for taking squirrels and such; it's not competition for a .32 Special or .30-30.
15 to 20 gr. of Pyro P behind a round ball gives me .22 rf accuracy and better than rimfire ballistics inside 30 yards. At the range, I can shoot all afternoon without wiping using this load. The problems with fouling start to appear with 25 gr. loads and about all you get in return is more noise. I load my .36 Seneca down to the same level for the same reasons.
15 to 20 grs. of Pyrodex P is what I settled on. You have to remember, a .32 ML shooting RB is a .22rf class arm and meant for taking squirrels and such; it's not competition for a .32 Special or .30-30.
15 to 20 gr. of Pyro P behind a round ball gives me .22 rf accuracy and better than rimfire ballistics inside 30 yards. At the range, I can shoot all afternoon without wiping using this load. The problems with fouling start to appear with 25 gr. loads and about all you get in return is more noise. I load my .36 Seneca down to the same level for the same reasons.
