T/C New Englander

Today was a good day to stay by the door! Both my T/C New Englander and Traditions Crockett Rifle showed up. I picked up the New Englander off the Classifieds here on the forum. I am very well pleased with it and it is going to now be my deer rifle this year. Due to it's weight and size, I will be able to carry it better with my disability than I would have with the Lyman Trade Rifle. This T/C is in great shape and IMHO, better than it was described! If you get the opportunity to deal with @nit wit , I highly recommend! Bore was spotless! Can hardly wait to get it in the field and find a good powder/ball combo.

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Congrats on the New Englander. In terms of a ~100 yard hunting rifle, I think you will like it. They are good hunting rifles for packing around, especially in the big mountains (as I'm witness to that fact). Not too long nor heavy and they handle nicely. My .50 killed an elk just fine from way out yonder. It much prefers a conical.

Nothing finer on a stormy winter day than to receive a couple of new toys to fondle while it rages outside. Congrats

Huge fan of carbines, with a 26" barrel my longest barrel with 21" my shortest...so I don't consider that much of a carbine! I am experimenting with 3F triple 7 with an OP wad and conicals on all of mine from 50's to hopefully soon a 58. The faster burn gives a earlier peak pressure so that the powder can be fully utilized in the shorter barrel and give velocities similar to longer barrel guns with 2F... at least that is my supposition based upon data I have read and others experience doing the same.

Plenty capable of being 125 yard guns both in energy and accuracy with the right mix of powder/wad/conical with faster twist guns doing better than 1:48 twist for the carbines.

Mind you, to achieve some of that requires a stouter load, so if that is your goal I would recommend some bedding on the tang and trigger guard and through bolts from tang to trigger guard. If you plan on 100 yards or less, mostly for deer, then she will be fine just as she is without having to develop the heavier loads.

It was not their top of the line gun at the time, but I sold more of those than I did Hawkens and Renegades combined. They were the perfect hunting rifle for Wisconsin; relatively short and light, had an oversized trigger guard for gloved fingers. They shot just fine and still do. I have a 9" New Englander barrel in .54 (modified stock also) that has primitive sights and can hit a milk jug at thirty yards with it. You can't go wrong with one of those.

Beautiful guns. That New Englander has a nice stock, love that bit of tiger stripe. Enjoy!

2 great rifles! Congrats @SantiamSam

Congrats! I have a New Englander and am quite fond of it. I have taken more deer and hogs with it then any other of my unmentionables. The only thing I've done to mine is change out the nipple for a stainless steel one and replaced the ramrod as mine came with a plastic type. My preferred load has been 90 grains of Goex FFg with a 385 grain Hornady Great Plains bullet and its been quite successful and accurate.

JRL1164 said:

My preferred load has been 90 grains of Goex FFg with a 385 grain Hornady Great Plains bullet and its been quite successful and accurate.

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Thank you and appreciate the info! Will help on finding the right load without using a lot of powder/caps!

Here is what 100 grains of 2f pyrodex does with a 50 cal hornady GP HP-HB That should be a deer stopper!

And with 1 1/16" diameter on that breech, TC made them plenty strong.

SamtiamSam that New Englander is a great piece!! Good luck with it. I was getting food groups in a 50 New Englander with 80 grns of 2F. Consistent 4 inch groups offhand at 50 yds. Enjoy it, it looks to be a nice one

skwerleater said:

with 80 grns of 2F. Consistent 4 inch groups offhand at 50 yds.

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Yes but, with what ammo?

I was using .490 round ball

skwerleater said:

I was using .490 round ball

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Thank you sir!

Just a little something to dress it up for my liking. Didn't go all crazy so, I thought it looked tasteful.

Looks neat!

Very nice....Glad you pulled the bag out of the scrap pile.

Now go shoot the thing between rain storms and tell us all about it!

chorizo said:

Very nice....Glad you pulled the bag out of the scrap pile.

Now go shoot the thing between rain storms and tell us all about it!

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Thanks! Still got a few things I'm waiting on to arrive to make a shooting day more enjoyable by having all the necessaries.