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Offline rlm2007x

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A .32 Or .36 Caliber Inline?
« on: January 02, 2011, 07:05:48 PM »
Does anybody make a reasonably priced .32 or .36 caliber inline muzzleloader?  Robert

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Re: A .32 Or .36 Caliber Inline?
« Reply #1 on: January 02, 2011, 10:57:14 PM »
I've got a brand new, unfired T/C barrel for my System-1 and I know T/C used to make the Fire Hawk in .32 because I had one.
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Re: A .32 Or .36 Caliber Inline?
« Reply #2 on: January 03, 2011, 12:41:21 PM »
I also have a .32 barrel for my System 1. Have fired it a few times with 30 grains of Pyrodex RS and PRB (and have tried the Buffalo Ball-et conical they are 105 grains if memory is cirrect. Only hunted with it once and did not get a shot that day.
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Re: A .32 Or .36 Caliber Inline?
« Reply #3 on: January 05, 2011, 02:57:36 AM »
There is one in my gun safe. Remington 700ML with a Adams and Bennett 35 caliber barrel. It shoots a .349" 215 grain bullet into silver dollar size groups at 100 yards using 40 gr. Swiss 1 1/2F.

As for factory made ones, the TC mentioned above and the Green Mountain small game rifle are the only ones I know of.

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Re: A .32 Or .36 Caliber Inline?
« Reply #4 on: January 07, 2011, 03:49:27 AM »
Doc White made a couple prototypes of a Super 91 in .35 and .32 Cal.
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Re: A .32 Or .36 Caliber Inline?
« Reply #5 on: January 29, 2011, 01:57:52 AM »
I Just picked up a Knight Lk-93 in 36 caliber.  It is a factory barrel and is blued w black stock, never fired!  I got it cheap at an auction and thought the sale bill was a misprint until I checked it out in person.  Now I'm researching loads. Think I'll try an mmp 36 to 32 gray Sabot w a hornady 100 gr xtp and start w 30 gr fffg.    Can't wait to shoot it.
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Re: A .32 Or .36 Caliber Inline?
« Reply #6 on: January 29, 2011, 03:06:29 AM »
Knight made a .36 caliber MK-85 inline back in the late 80's.
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Re: A .32 Or .36 Caliber Inline?
« Reply #7 on: January 29, 2011, 03:16:48 PM »
I believe Green Mountain Barrel Company did a limited edition  32 caliber in-line a year or two ago.

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Re: A .32 Or .36 Caliber Inline?
« Reply #8 on: January 29, 2011, 03:25:11 PM »
Here it is.     http://www.hpmuzzleloading.com/FieldTest5.html             

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Re: A .32 Or .36 Caliber Inline?
« Reply #9 on: January 29, 2011, 06:28:01 PM »
Thats one sweet looking BP rifle!  I might have to go back and take a look at something like this for Squirrel hunting and other small game.

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Re: A .32 Or .36 Caliber Inline?
« Reply #10 on: January 30, 2011, 03:13:58 AM »
I didn't know Knight ever made one! Do you know what the barrel dimensions and twist rate are? If it is a .360" bore with a fast enough twist it could shoot 35 caliber cast rifle bullets. Now that would be a neat thing to have!
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Re: A .32 Or .36 Caliber Inline?
« Reply #11 on: January 30, 2011, 05:16:30 AM »
I didn't know Knight ever made one! Do you know what the barrel dimensions and twist rate are? If it is a .360" bore with a fast enough twist it could shoot 35 caliber cast rifle bullets. Now that would be a neat thing to have!

I don't know how many .36 cals they made, but it was a 1:24 twist, just like the .45 caliber was at that time.

As someone mentioned earlier, the .32 cal Green Mountain rifle is basically a Knight Disc Extreme with some nicer features, but IIRC it was a roundball twist.

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