tc 50 cal New Englander

[peter hawbaker]

Heres mine. Lock is a direct swap, after the bolster on barrel and tang has been filed off. Plug percussion hole and drill new vent.

 

[peter hawbaker]

Another pic, if you look close you can see the plugged hole above the new vent.

 

[necchi]

Now THAT, is an interesting adaptation,
I don't think I've ever seen one done like that.

What's that divit in the tang and the back of the plug for?
Something unique to the New Englander?

 

[peter hawbaker]

Those are the remains of the percussion "snail" of the tang and breech plug after it has been filed flat for the flint conversion.

 

[buttonbuck]

I wonder if this can be done on a renegade or hawken barrel? If not I will be grabbing the next 100.00 new englander I see. Oh crud I now want another gun.

 

[excess650]

The Hawken or Renegade can be converted by changing the patent breech(Track of The Wolf has 'em). In that the NE was never made in flint, this is the conversion. The Firestorm is made in flint, but synthetic stock only, different tang and (removeable) breech plug.

 

[nkbj]

Gee golly. Sure would like to get that done to a GM .40.

 

[Jamie from Alberta]

Like promised, I got my N.E. on Friday and had to the range today (Sunday). I fired the Lee Improved Minie & Real bullet and then I tried Stumpkillers load. His load grouped best;

And here is my group fired at 100 yards with Stumpkillers load;

The trigger was a bit heavy which I'll polish at a later date and see if this improves the grouping.

 

[dbutch]

finished conversion...cap to flint..12 ga.

here's two to compare side by side

 

[Huntin_Dawg1215]

Hey I have a rifle just like that. I love mine, I shoot 70grns of pryodex in mine, with a prb.

 

[Jamie from Alberta]

How does she group?

 

[ryoung14]

My Grey Hawk is a favorite afield. 24" barrel makes it handy in blind or deer stand. Stainless shrugs off moisture and easy to clean. Plastic stock isn't pretty but doesn't get banged up or deteriorate like wood would. Carrys just right and balances fine for me. It has the tang aperture sight as a concession to old eyes.

Pardon the fanboyism, but I felt obligated to point out the GH's pluses. Mine knocked off a nice 7 pt. buck yesterday at sundown with an 85 yard shot. Woulda been an 8 pointer but a brow tine was broken. Figure I owe it.

Sorry, no pix. The camera wasn't in the truck.

 

[Huntin_Dawg1215]

I zero it to 100 yrds.It will shoot that with no problem. Once was playing around with on the range and was shooting 200yrds. at an old barrel afterf about 3 or 4 shots I figured out the Ky. windage and waS holding about 6 to 8 inches high, if memory serve me was hitting about 12 inches down on the barrel. Was not trying to get any type of group just hit the barrel. Ihave owned thegunssince 1992, hunt with just about every year. Have only killed One deer with at 5 yrds and that is a cool story, and two turkeys and one groundhog. And a truck ( big ) load of paper targets.

 

[wolfe28]

in the NE I use 70 grains of 3F, a fiber over powder wad and a .490 ball with .015 prelubed, prefabricated patches, and a cci #11 cap

Minus the fiber wad, I use the same load and get a nice cloverleaf at 50 yards.

On another note, would it be bad to mention that I bought my NE used for $25 about 7 years ago?

D

 

[Dennis McAtee]

I got one new years ago. also got the 12ga barrel. The fifty caliber barrel was the best bp rifle I ever had. I kick myself every so often for selling it.

 

[Loyalist Dave]

OK so to plug the percussion hole on my .54 NE..., drill it for a tap, tap it, add a steel screw and some silver solder, cut it off and file it flush, then hit it with the heat, and done? Too many steps or too wrong?

I have a TC lock for a flinter on my shelf that should work.

LD

 

[VEARL]

Just bought a .50 Cal New Englander off of Gunbroker today.
Can't wait to get it. They said I should have it no later than Friday. That means range trip this Saturday.
Let 'er rip. Love making smoke. :thumbsup:

Vearl