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Offline Swampman

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Bought a Renegade (Picture added)
« on: April 30, 2010, 03:51:06 PM »
For $63.00 out the door today. The stock isn't too bad but the metal has quite a bit of active rust. I'm not sure the barrel can be saved.

Here she is after inital clean up.

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Re: Bought a Renegade
« Reply #1 on: April 30, 2010, 06:48:24 PM »
Well you did well.  The stock is worth more than what you paid for the gun.  If the barrel cleans up and turns out to be a decent shooter you'll be way ahead of the game. 

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Re: Bought a Renegade
« Reply #2 on: April 30, 2010, 07:15:02 PM »
green mountain barrel from midway would put you right in business.
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Re: Bought a Renegade
« Reply #3 on: April 30, 2010, 08:35:20 PM »
Scrub that barrel out with lots of penetrating oil and steel wool, then further smooth it by firing a dozen or so light loads with patched round balls, with the patches coated in fine valve grinding abrasive paste.  When you can run a patch down the bore without it catching, it should be smooth enough.  Its accuracy may surprise you.  I'd bet its 1-48 twist, so try both round ball and conical loads for accuracy.  I'd probably bead blast the exterior metal, and apply one of those spray on, bake in your oven finishes, along with a stock re-finish with oil for a nice, inexpensive hunting rig.

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Re: Bought a Renegade
« Reply #4 on: May 01, 2010, 02:58:36 AM »
The Green Mountain barrels seem to be gone.  Nobody has them anymore.  The metal has cleaned up pretty good so far.

Here she is after inital clean up.

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Re: Bought a Renegade (Picture added)
« Reply #5 on: May 01, 2010, 08:00:13 AM »
Looks darn good.  If it doesn't shoot well give Pecatonica River a call (http://www.longrifles-pr.com/gminterbarrels.shtml).  They may still have some .54 caliber 1:70" twist Green Mountain barrels in stock.  Get one of those and you'll be in hog heaven.
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Re: Bought a Renegade (Picture added)
« Reply #6 on: May 01, 2010, 03:52:27 PM »
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Re: Bought a Renegade (Picture added)
« Reply #7 on: May 11, 2010, 01:49:41 PM »
T/C returned my Renegade lock one week after I mailed it to them with a new sear & tumbler installed at no charge.  It works fine now.
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Re: Bought a Renegade (Picture added)
« Reply #8 on: May 12, 2010, 03:09:59 PM »
Good deal on you Swampman, nice looking TC gun and what a great price. I recently picked up the TC .56 SB too, which I believe is a Renegade as well?
Must be because a fellow sold me a .54 Renegade barrel for it for cheap but it has seen better days too.
Congrats & Cheers,
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