New old renegade

[Archie otto]

My slightly customized renegade with brand new Green Mountain LRH .54 cal barrel.
I am so excited to get out and shoot her again! 

 

[patocazador]

Does your wife make you keep it in the basement?  

Let us know what she shoots like now .. the Renegade, not your wife.

 

[Archie otto]

No, she keeps me in the basement and the guns upstairs in the bedroom.   
She shoots better than I can.. both the wife and the renegade. :shooter: 
I will have her out before the MN muzzleloader season starts and that is next weekend.
I did order the Pedersoli 209 primer adapter today and it should arrive this week.
I love the BP for my round ball rifle but I want to give the BH209 a try in this barrel.

 

[Archie otto]

So I got the 209 adapter in the mail today. The first thing I notice it so tall the half cock can't be used.  I can see this as a safety issue.  Then the travel distance of the hammer is considerably shorter.  I might buy another hammer and file down the striker face to see if that changes anything.

 

[Spitfire1]

Looking very sexy Archie ! There is just something alluring about side locks....

 

[Muley Hunter]

Shorter throw is good. Faster lock time.

 

[patocazador]

So I got the 209 adapter in the mail today. The first thing I notice it so tall the half cock can't be used.  I can see this as a safety issue.  Then the travel distance of the hammer is considerably shorter.  I might buy another hammer and file down the striker face to see if that changes anything.

I place a .45 auto empty case over the loaded device and lower the hammer down on it. It precludes the accidental firing of the gun. Since I have double set triggers and always set the trigger before firing, I just remove the .45 auto case when taking the shot.

Of course, this would be cumbersome if stalk hunting but I hunt from a stand.

 

[Archie otto]

I place a .45 auto empty case over the loaded device and lower the hammer down on it. It precludes the accidental firing of the gun. Since I have double set triggers and always set the trigger before firing, I just remove the .45 auto case when taking the shot.

I like this idea, Safety first and then I get to go home with all my parts.  Thank You!!

Shorter throw is good. Faster lock time.

That aspect had not entered my mind.  I need all the help I can get in the accuracy department.

 

[Spitfire1]

Don't we all need that help

 

[exMember]

Heck yeah! Great set up there, especially with the 54cal, thats one of my most favorite cals for a traditional sidelock.

 

[Spitfire1]

I am very partial to the .54 myself

 

[Archie otto]

Just in case your wondering how this project came about.
one of my renegade stocks was cracked so I built something different
Just a bit of cut and paste

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[exMember]

lol thats pretty sweet!
Will the stock basically be one piece now or can you still split it apart?

 

[exMember]

Hey, how much does that rifle weigh anyway?

 

[Archie otto]

The acraglass made it permanent and I had to add in another underlug to the barrel for the wedge pin.
I took that off an older GM barrel with a rotten bore.
she weighs in at a tad over 8.5 lbs.
The old girl behind her comes in at about 11.24 lbs with the sling and extra cartridges.
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[exMember]

not bad at all.

Get some info on that other one with pics! Thats one beefy rifle.

 

[Spitfire1]

I'd love to get my hands on one of them Trapdoor rifles but they're rather scarce in my neck of the woods !

Very beautiful specimen you've got there !

 

[patocazador]

I'd love to get my hands on one of them Trapdoor rifles but they're rather scarce in my neck of the woods !

They're real scarce here too .. in shootable condition.

 

[Spitfire1]

You guys see any shootable paper cartridge Sharps rifles ?

 

[Archie otto]

Original guns are around but good ones are expensive.  Finding a donor rifle is actually more difficult.  If you want to spend the money anything is possible. 

I would like you all to meet Clara. :heart: 

She was my grandfathers rifle, 1884 Springfield trapdoor. I Rebarreled her with a .458" tapered octagon and whittled the stock out of a 4"x8"x50" walnut board.  Installed a pewter nosecap and buffalo horn buttplate.  Renegade trigger and sights with a Hawken style trigger guard I got from ToW,  http://www.trackofthewolf.com/.

Go to this site http://trapdoors.com/ and you will find everything you need to build an action from parts.  A competent gunsmith with a lathe can thread a barrel on it for you. 
The fellas over at Treebone offer a trapdoor sporter stock http://www.treebonecarving.com/  Then all ya need is triggers and sights.