I'm thinking about picking up a .54 barrel for my current .50 FL, not as a replacement, but to have something with a bit more punch available when needed. Do any of you swap barrels out very often, and if so, have you noticed any accuracy problems after doing so? I'd like to have a situation where, during hunting season, I can go from one to the other and not have to worry about it taking a few rounds to settle in each time.
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GPR- Swapping barrels
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A) You will not have accuracy issues do to swaping barrels.
B) having done it I soon realized that a .54 worked for EVERYTHING and quite using the .50 all together...
B) having done it I soon realized that a .54 worked for EVERYTHING and quite using the .50 all together...
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My .50 flinter GPR barrel just doesn't get used. Been thinking on having it bored out to as big a smoothie as it'll go. I just never quite get around to it.
You shouldn't have any problems at all as the GPR barrels are made to be interchangeable. You will notice that the .54 is a bit lighter and less nose heavy compared to the .50 barrel but should be just as accurate. Keep in mind that new Lyman barrels often need to be shot in or just have their bores polished up in order to get the best accuracy and there are plenty of ways to do that.
I wish I had bought a flint roundball barrel and a flint lock instead of a percussion roundball barrel. Two very different rifles would fit into the one compact case for travel. I think there is a .40 you can get as well isnt there?
I wouldn't do it. I would rather have two guns. If you are considering a new GPR barrel the cost of a complete gun is not that much more. If you have found a used barrel for a good price maybe not so much.
But I do agree with others, if this is your only gun and you do convert it to 54 cal, you won't likely use the 50 cal much anymore.
By all means stuck with round balls.
But I do agree with others, if this is your only gun and you do convert it to 54 cal, you won't likely use the 50 cal much anymore.
By all means stuck with round balls.
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