Green Mountain Barrels.

I thought I posted this question somewhere but i can't remember where.
Wonder where I can buy a .62 r/b or smoothie drop in GM for my Renegade with 1" barrel channel?
Where can I get some balls....er.....ah...I mean some lead round balls in .62 caliber? :redface:

 

[roundball]

I bought a 1" .62cal GM smoothbore flint barrel as a drop in for a TC Hawken (same for a Renegade) and it's excellent.
Warren Muzzleloading in Arkansas makes/sells a full line of 100% lead cast balls, which they then run through tumblers to remove sprus & polish them.
I've test fired their .550's in a TC .56cal smoothbore at 50yds and they were great...ordered some .600's for my .62 but haven't used them yet.

I've also bought a GM .58cal 1:70" RB barrel as a drop in for a TC Hawken and it's extremely accurate with Hornady and Speer .570's with 80-100grns Goex FFg.

You can order directly from GM but you'll pay MSRP...I've order through Cain's Outdoors in West Va. to get a more normal price

 

[musketman]

Warren Muzzleloading
http://www.warrenmuzzleloading.com/

Cain's Outdoor
http://www.cainsoutdoor.com/

 

[cayugad]

My .62 caliber smoothbore, shot, cards, wads, and .600 round ball is being delivered today :: :: ::. I also have a .54 caliber Renegade. This interchangable barrel is a drop in. I also have a .58 caliber 1:70 twist which should be here any day is ordered and a .54 caliber with 1:28 is in the REAL near future. I am buying them through "Track of the Wolf." I think the smoothie was $169.00 and they are in stock.

 

O.K. guys, talk to me.
Do I want a .62 smoothie or a rifled roundball shooter?
Lets here the pros and cons.
I'm a black powder junkie, beyond any hope of salvation!
I have several T/C and Lyman b.p. guns and some really nice custom works of art by birddog6.
Now I need another caliber like I need 50 pairs of shoes, but being the hopeless lost soul that I am I just cain't hep mawself! :haha:
Can we kick this thing around a bit and help be decide on a smoothie or rifled bore?
AND NO!! I an't buyin' both of 'em.
(well maybe?)
What can I expect in accuracy from the smooie and a p/r/b?
What is realistic at say 50 to 75 yards?
How much does a .62 roundball weigh?
Thank for the input.
Maxiball (nice name for a bullet what?)

 

[cayugad]

My .62 caliber smoothbore came today along with all the trimmings. The only problem is they no longer make it in a 32 inch and it came in a 28 inch barrel length. I am a little concerned about the difference this loss of four inches will make. I know there is a lot of experienced smooth bore shooters on this board. So you think I should send this back and look for something else? I could send it and all the stuff back right now. What do you think?

I really want to shoot it, but I know that once I shoot it, I own it. I am hoping this would work for turkey and bunnies as well as shoot a round ball reasonably well enough to take a deer or two off the property. What are your thoughts reference the shorter barrel?

I appreciate the advise....

 

What are you concerned about?
If it's velocity I wouldn't be concerned about the 4 inches as I doubt you'd notice any difference between 32 aned 28.
You might get a bit more muzzle blast though.
My T/C 12 ga. is 26" and that sucker is LOUD!, light, and with 1 & 1/4 oz of shot it kicks about as bad as anything I've shot including my Sako .375 H&H that weighs 7.5 pounds.
Heck send the barrel to me and I'll test it for you and chronograph some loads and get it back to you in, say, 5 years or so. :haha: :haha:
Also 4" less barrel will not affect patterning at all either.
The shot pattern is much more a function of choke, vs. no choke, and load development.

 

[tg]

Most folks report good results with 30, 36 and 42 inch smoothie barrels once the best load is found, same goes for the short 24 inch "canoe guns" I doubt you will see much difference twixt a 28 and 32 inch barrel.

 

[roundball]

My GM .62cal smoothbore is a 28" and it puts 29 #6 pellets through a 4" tuna can at 30 yards

 

[cayugad]

:: :: :: Tomorrow I have declared a non work day. I am going out in the yard and playing with the new gun all day. I need to work up some loads for turkey hunting. All I have is some #4 shot but that should work good. I always used it in the modern shotguns for turkey and without asking advise, bought it for the smoothbore. I think if I can pop about 10 pellets in the danger zone on one of them birds I can bring it down. I remember one I shot a few years back, I cleaned it and to this day wonder where that bird was hit.

Thanks for the come back guys... I really know nothing about these guns. I was worried that maybe I should send it back. Knowing Roundball gets good results is good enough for me.... And what you others told me makes me sure I can get that thing to shoot fine....