new to me Crockett .32

[Howie1968]

my good friend posted a crockett .32 I sent him a message stating I want it! while I love big bores I always wanted a .32. long story short met my friend squared up with him, I put the rifle in a soft case while we were talking I dropped it on the asphalt. got home and seen I had some asphalt indentions, shrugged it off as now it has character. got it home grabbed some of the roundballs my friend gave me loaded .15 grains of pyrodex p. at 20 yards I was nailing the center off my cross sticks.
sunday went and got 3 squirrls with it and 5 today.
I bought a 32 bore brush to loosen fouling ill be cdanged got it stuck and the brush came off the adapter it was glued or pressed into. I was highly upset then I remembered a old post about a guy who put jb qwik on the hollowed out adapter where the brush pressed into. I did the same pushed it down until the hole went over the shank part of the brush let it sit an hour and wham it came out. that was a huge relief. im happy with my purchase but I believe this will be my last small bore they get fouled quick. it gave me a appreciation of our fore fathers came with some cool accroutments as well

 

[ASMman]

Hello Howie,

Small bores are fun. Little learning curve as compared to big bores but not to bad.
My son & I each have 2, can't have to many. Been shooting .308 patched round balls.
Only complaint about the Crockett is it should have had a hooked breech.

AntiqueSledMan.

 

[deermanok]

I bought one as a kit a couple years ago at the Traditions shop in Old Saybrook, Connecticut.
The box was opened for some reason and the guy in the shop said he couldn't guarantee that all the parts were in it, so he sold it to me for a huge discount. I think I paid under 200 dollars for it.
Turns out that nothing was missing. Great little rifle. My load is a .310 ball, .10 patch and 15 grains of 3f.

 

[Howie1968]

Thank you men 15 grains works f or me I tried 25 way t o much fouling for me it is fun and quiet

 

[Pete G]

Pin that ramrod

 

[BullRunBear]

The Crockett is very accurate, more than I would have thought for such a relatively inexpensive rifle. Makes me look like a better shooter than I am. I found I got better results and it loaded easier with a .010 patch instead of my usual .015 patch. And it is so cheap to shoot. If I still hunted I would use it for squirrels and rabbits out to 30 yards with no qualms. And yes, a hooked breech would have been convenient.

Jeff

 

[D. Buck Stopshere]

Another method for removing a separated bore brush, that works on many calibers, is to buy from a hobby shop or plumbing supply, copper or brass tubing that is longer than the barrel and the outside diameter of the tubing is just a bit smaller than the bore diameter of the barrel.

Grease the tubing and push it down the barrel and gently press it over the bore brush and pull the tubing out. Wa-La!

 

[hanshi]

I had a Crockett for many years and loved it. It made a perfect squirrel rifle and was as accurate as any muzzleloader I've ever fired. I did eventually replace it with a flintlock .32, but that little Crockett still has a place in my heart.

I never had any fouling problems with the Crockett or any other .32 or .36. But I never used anything other than black powder. A .311" ball & a ticking patch lubed with Hoppes BP Lube allowed shot after shot with no problem-fouling or loss of accuracy. The little calibers are just so much fun and so cheap to shoot that I don't understand why everybody doesn't have one.

 

[Howie1968]

I'm loving it I've shot it every day and have 200 more rb and .010 patches on the way along with a white elk skin possible bag and a log cabin. Brass replacement rod. I've got some flexible tubing to put over the nipple and the other end in soapy water to clean it with. I polished the bore with jb bore paste and clean up is simple now

 

[deermanok]

My Crockett was grouping well enough but shooting high. I ended up having to change the front sight. After a bit of file work, I have it sighted in great now.
I also picked up some conical bullets in .32 caliber. Haven't shot more than 3 or 4 of them. When I get a chance I'd like to work up a to a good load for them.

 

[Boomerang]

I'm loving it I've shot it every day and have 200 more rb and .010 patches on the way along with a white elk skin possible bag and a log cabin.

Nice! Where did you buy your log cabin from?

Sorry, I couldn't resist.

 

[Smokinfeathers]

Glad ya like it’s spent most of its life in safe or a corner, good it’s gettin used