I mentioned in the other thread I started today that I need a Traditions Crockett rifle, and that I like the idea of drop-in barrels. What’s better than a wooden carrying case with 3 barrels, a .32 cal, a .45 cal, and a smoothbore?
Being a small game, mostly squirrel, shotgun I figure a barrel length between 24-28” would be sufficient. And I like the idea of a fiber optic front sight.
So I’ve seen that a 13/16” should be able to handle a rifled .45 cal barrel. I’m not sure just how far a smoothie can go. I figure I have 3 options here. I can make it a .410 giving me modern components to try if I want, and even a screw-in choke (I’m a head hunter), I could make it a .45-something so that I can use the felt wads and cardboard box cards for my revolvers, or I could go up to 40 gauge/0.488” and likely patch my 0.457” round balls.
So which would you choose? Would you do anything differently?
Being a small game, mostly squirrel, shotgun I figure a barrel length between 24-28” would be sufficient. And I like the idea of a fiber optic front sight.
So I’ve seen that a 13/16” should be able to handle a rifled .45 cal barrel. I’m not sure just how far a smoothie can go. I figure I have 3 options here. I can make it a .410 giving me modern components to try if I want, and even a screw-in choke (I’m a head hunter), I could make it a .45-something so that I can use the felt wads and cardboard box cards for my revolvers, or I could go up to 40 gauge/0.488” and likely patch my 0.457” round balls.
So which would you choose? Would you do anything differently?