@Ugly Sauce, your are having way too much fun with that new .54. Thanks for showing us what it is capable of doing. Nuttin' better than a Lyman plains pistol sized in your favorite caliber!!
Don't see why not! From what I've heard, he can walk on water. !!!I wonder if Bobby Hoyt could line a Barrel to .45 …maybe with 1 in 20 ROT for use with bullet or ball?
Seen him do it many times!Don't see why not! From what I've heard, he can walk on water. !!!
I wonder if Bobby Hoyt could line a Barrel to .45 …maybe with 1 in 20 ROT for use with bullet or ball?
You might be able to get good accuracy with a 255 SWC or similar and a hefty shove behind… then load the ball for grouse and so on.I guess 1:20 would work with a round ball and lighter pistol charges.
and a .62 smoothbore for the LPP.
Love the 54 plains pistol! I built one as a companion to my Hawken a few years ago. I too had to widen the rear site for a better picture & usually shoot 60gr Pyrodex RS that I use in the rifle rather than carrying separate powders. I have shot that load through a chronograph & remember it being faster than I thought it would be(+900FPS)Fun stuff
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When I was a kid my favorite grouse, rabbit and rockchuck gun was my 1860 Army. The 45 isn’t too bad on meat although I always tried for head shot’s which was often pretty easily done on fools hens.Did Hoyt do the .62" smooth bore? I would have guessed .58" would be the furthest he'd take that barrel out to. ?
I've never considered going smaller on the bore, but a .36" (.375") sure would be a fine grouse/rabbit/small game pistol. However, a .440" ball is probably pretty gentle on the meat with a light load. ? I bet the .45" in the LLP barrel does shoot sweet. Target barrel for sure! What kind of sights do you have on it?
That’s a fine looking LPP!Love the 54 plains pistol! I built one as a companion to my Hawken a few years ago. I too had to widen the rear site for a better picture & usually shoot 60gr Pyrodex RS that I use in the rifle rather than carrying separate powders. I have shot that load through a chronograph & remember it being faster than I thought it would be(+900FPS)Fun stuff
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I have seen a 15/16” tc barrel bored smooth at .62 by Bobby Hoyt. Don’t know if he’s done it as a matter of course but he’s done it once at any rate.@Ugly Sauce, on the .40 barrel, I have a set of lyman aftermarket sights with a folding rear sight for holster carry. I do not have a picture but the rear has a white arrow just under the sighting V and the front has a white bead. Fantastic accuracy with little recoil. Currently, the .45 barrel has factory sights. They work fine for me for now.
@woodnbow, the .62 was not bored by Hoyt. I had a local machinist bore it for me. I went through some proof testing with heavy loads strapped to a tire while maintaining a safe distance. All worked out well and it is a companion piece for my .62 fowler. It is also mucho fun shooting carpenter bees on the wing using spent polishing media.
Nope, 3/4-16 threads minor diameter is larger than .62”. I think…That's what I'd love to do with the trashed short TC barrel I have.
One thing I still don't understand, when you remove the breech plug, and bore the barrel out bigger, how does the breech plug go back in? Doesn't that eliminate the threads in the barrel?
That's what I'd love to do with the trashed short TC barrel I have.
One thing I still don't understand, when you remove the breech plug, and bore the barrel out bigger, how does the breech plug go back in? Doesn't that eliminate the threads in the barrel?
Why would you have to remove the breech plug?
Me either but Hoyt does it whenever he works on the bore.I have no idea.
Mr. Hoyt will only bore out a barrel to a caliber that is safe. Some T/C barrels have deep dove tails and screw holes for the sights that restrict the amount that could be bored out to. I have seen some of his .60 & .62 barrels, but they were smooth bores.
That is bow-handle wrap from Three Rivers Archery. It is very tough and stays put.
For heavy loads I find it is a must. It does do a great job in that respect. I would kind of like to make a wrap out of some good buckskin I have, for a more "rustic" look, but I'm not sure if I can figure out how to cut it so it fits right. Trial and error I guess.