WANTED: smothbore plains style rifle

[taylorh]

Hi Guys,
I would like to know of someone who has for sale, or manufactures a smoothbore rifle with the following characteristics...

plains style percussion rifle
octogon SMOOTHBORE .62 barrel (20 gauge)
steel shotgun style buttplate
halfstock (prefer maple)
32" barrel
browned hardware
fixed rifle sights
double set triggers

How does that sound? Your suggestions, comments and information are welcome.

 

[Rebel]

Look for a used T/C Renegade and put an aftermarket .62 barrel on it.

 

[rich pierce]

That's almost exactly what I built for myself 25 years ago. It started as a Sharon Trade Rifle kit, walnut stock, narrow crescent buttplate, browned furniture. Very uncomfortable to shoot. I restocked it in maple and put a flat steel buttplate on it. I then bought a 20 ga octagonal barrel and installed that. It's a very versatile and pleasant gun to handle and shoot.

I am wondering why you'd want double-set triggers, though.

 

[musketman]

I am wondering why you'd want double-set triggers, though.

Maybe that is what he's use to using...

 

[jim gray]

[quote ]plains style percussion rifle
octogon SMOOTHBORE .62 barrel (20 gauge)
steel shotgun style buttplate
halfstock (prefer maple)
32" barrel
browned hardware
fixed rifle sights
double set triggers
[/quote]

I know it's not a perfect match, but in many cases Civil War rifle muskets were bored out and sporterized. Are you looking for something along those lines.

Middlesex Village Trading Company offers a smoothbore version of an Enfield for under $400,

 

[pennsyltucky]

if u can drop down to .56 the t/c renegade came just as u want. and they are nice guns u can pick up at good prices

 

[taylorh]

Thanks for all the direction. After doing some internet shopping this weekend I think I'll start looking for an English sporting rifle. The trouble is all the ones I saw were rifled. Got to be a smoothie!

 

You might find a used Hawken in .58 and have it bored out smooth to a 20 gauge. I have such a barrel, but it was remounted on a flint fowler. Started life as a octagaonal Green River .58. The maker had a machinist friend turn down the barrel to an oct-round with wedding band and bored out the barrel to about a 20 gauge (mikes .615 instead of .625)and shoots a .595 ball.....You would just keep it octagonal and bore out the innards...

 

[Deadeye]

As some others suggested, find the gun you like then bore it smooth. Not a big deal, any good machinist can do it.
I have a Renegade .54 bored to 20 ga. smooth, nice , light, shoots great but probably doesn't have the look your looking for. I think I'd like one along the lines that you specified.

 

[Bountyhunter]

You can always call the guys at TOW and buy the separate parts you desire then put them together. Several people have done that. You get the stock and lock you want, and then the barrel you want. They have a gunsmith in house that can help you by boring a barrel. Then the big job is already done, finding the parts, and all you have left to do is assemble the pieces.

B

 

[Swampman]

Why make some thing that never existed. Get a Northwest Trade Gun.

 

[Puffer]

Thanks for all the direction. After doing some internet shopping this weekend I think I'll start looking for an English sporting rifle. The trouble is all the ones I saw were rifled. Got to be a smoothie!

Try looking for a Pedersoli "Mortimer""shot gun. It is exactly the same as as a Mortimer Rifle,except 12ga.
I have one (mine is Mortimer Rifle that came w/ a matched 12ga. bbl. :: :: (acombo they no longer make )
Its a GREAT gun. :imo:

Puffer

 

[musketman]

Why make some thing that never existed. Get a Northwest Trade Gun.

Many rifles were shot out and refreshed into larger calibers to save the barrel, it the "shot-out" phaze, it would exist... :imo:

 

[Swampman]

Spend a little more money and get something worth having. TVM makes some pretty fair guns for the money as does Early Rustic Arms. Pedersoli doesn't.

 

[Puffer]

Spend a little more money and get something worth having. TVM makes some pretty fair guns for the money as does Early Rustic Arms. Pedersoli doesn't.

I agree that Pedersoli does not match up with a "custom gun. BUT :imo: they are are darn FINE guns for the $$$
I own 6 of them & except for the Kentucky pistol & the 12ga., they are "tack Drivers" I have won more than my share of meets with them (many were against some nice customs.) & several of those meets had targets out to 300 yd.s eace:
Puffer