Seneca .45 cal. to .36 cal.

[Firehole]

I have a T/C Seneca 45 cal. and wanted to know if I get a T/C 32 cal. barrel can I interchange the barrels on the stock.

 

[2 shots]

hard to find and pricy. might be easier and cheaper to find a roached out .45 and have bobbie hoyt reline it.

 

[QuinnTheEskimo]

I have a T/C Seneca 45 cal. and wanted to know if I get a T/C 32 cal. barrel can I interchange the barrels on the stock.

Yes, but .32 Seneca barrels are super rare. A .36 would be somewhat easier to find, but it might take awhile.

 

[Grenadier1758]

If I remember correctly, the Seneca barrel is smaller than the T/C Hawken barrel. Measure your barrel across the flats. Seneca barrels are harder to come by than Hawken barrels. May need a custom barrel.

 

[Duk]

The .45 cal hawkins measures 15/16.
The seneca measures 13/16

 

[Firehole]

Think I will be on the lookout for a 36 instead of a 32.

 

[lbothell]

Think I will be on the lookout for a 36 instead of a 32.

I was going to reline a .36 I had via Bobby Hoyt to a .32. I didn’t get around to doing it but thought it would be a neat gun and at that point I could change the twist rate as well. And to be honest finding a 45 and having it relined would be cheaper and easier then finding a .32, probably cheaper then finding a .36 if the price is right on the 45. What Iv liked about the Cherokee’s (don’t own one but looking to!) was an article I read on how they approached the twist rate so it could take lighter charges causing less damage on small game. My .36 shot accurately with 35 grains of 3f and just a little to hot for me, I wanted a gun that I could shot 15 or less. Bobby said he could do it no problem, so that’s possibly and option too

 

[Firehole]

But no one answer or knows whether or not I can slide a Seneca .36 cal. into my .45 cal. stock if I can ever find one. Help.

 

[Indy Durtdigger]

But no one answer or knows whether or not I can slide a Seneca .36 cal. into my .45 cal. stock if I can ever find one. Help.

More than one person said yes, as long as it's a Seneca barrel all three calibers can be procured and interchanged as you please. Every once in a while, you can run into the hammer not lining up on the nipple but for the most part there are virtually no issues.

 

[Firehole]

More than one person said yes, as long as it's a Seneca barrel all three calibers can be procured and interchanged as you please. Every once in a while, you can run into the hammer not lining up on the nipple but for the most part there are virtually no issues.

Thanks and I didn't understand that they were saying yes. Told ya I was a little slow to catch on. Appreciate you pointing that out to me.

 

[GregK]

I have both a 45 and 36 TC Seneca, barrels will interchange. For the prices I've seen for used 36 cal barrels you can almost buy a complete gun.

 

[kelljp]

Senaca 32, 36 and 45 are all 13/16 th and interchange with the same stock.