38" Barrel?

[hanshi]

Matt can furnish about any barrel you wish. I've gotten Rice, GM, Colerain and others from him on various builds.

 

[Elkeater]

Anyone own a 38" barrel on a muzzleloader or theresabouts?

Thinking on that length in a straight wall style for a custom rifle. Shouldn't need a swamped barrel at the weight which saves me money, plus it will be a little handier than the 40-44"+ length guns. I'm 5' 7" so I'm thinking that 38" bbl should work well for my height. Usage would be a .36 squirreling rifle.

Thoughts?

If you go custom go swamped. I would handle Brown B's Pedersoli first.

 

[Smokey Plainsman]

The more I think of the Bess, the more I think of a custom... then I get to thinking about a custom and I go back to a Bess... oh, mercy!! :shocked2:

I've many choices to make... first world problems, though!! :grin:

 

[Elkeater]

Sorry for the misunderstanding. I meant BrownBear's recommendation of Pedersoli's Frontier rifle.

 

[nkbj]

Big and heavy fast twist .52 Renegade has a 38" barrel and is a lot of gun.
Looking forwards to getting it back on the bench this spring.

 

[Elkeater]

It is Spring. Last Saturday I chronograghed my long and heavy .54 gun for the first time. Averaged 1911 fps with 80g fff and .528 rb. That charge has the most consistent velocity. Mule deer beware.

 

[Critter Getter]

My Hatfield .50 Squirrel Rifle has 38 or 39" straight tube on it. It is just a little front heavy but holds on target when shooting offhand better than anything else I own. I also have a Cabin Creek .54 Yorktown with a barrel around that 38" if I remember correctly. I do have a Virginia .45 swamped 42" and it balances very nice but have to admit that nothing holds on target as my straight barrel Hatfields!! Greg

 

[hanshi]

Straight barrels don't make the best handling, all around rifles; but absolutely nothing is better for off hand target shooting. You hit the nail on the head. :hatsoff: