Thompson Cherokee

[stone knife]

Will a Thompson Seneca barrel go on a Cherokee? I have a Cherokee in 32 and want a .45 cal barrel for deer. I want to get away from in lines.

 

[buttonbuck]

you may be able to buy a nice used 45, 50 or 54 tc rifle for the cost of one seneca or cherokee barrel.

 

[bubba.50]

they're "sorta" interchangable in that they use the same barrel size, tang, and wedge location in the stock. BUT the fore-ends are different lengths so one way there's about an inch gap between underrib and fore-end. the other way the rib is about an inch or so too long but not sure which way is which. also, as the seneca is the more expensive of the two so i don't really see that as bein' a solution and as mentioned ya could buy a renegade or hawken for what you'd pay for a barrel. my opinion and yer welcome to it, bubba.

 

[Rat Trapper]

Yes it will fit, but you will have to fit the under rib to the stock. The Cherokee barrel will require the under rib to be shortened a little. If you want a 45 cal, it would be a better idea to look for a used TC Hawken as they are normally better shooters than the smaller frame TC Seneca or Cherokee in 45 cal. Now the little guns perform pretty good in 32 or 36.

 

[BrownBear]

The Gun Works sells replacement breech plugs for them. You could put together the barrel you want or have one built for less than the cost of an original, and less than you'd likely pay for a replacement rifle.

 

[Rat Trapper]

I did some checking couple years ago when I wanted a 36 cal barrel for my Seneca. Track of the Wolf wanted around $330 at that time to build one. I later found a member here who was willing to trade a 36 barrel for my 45 cal barrel. Of course I had to pay a little green stuff extra. I still think you would be happier with a 45 caliber TC Hawken than a 45 cal Seneca.

 

[123.DieselBenz]

Yeah, my .36 Seneca has a light thin stock.

What's one more gun anyways? :grin: