PA Hunter Rate of Twist

[Bigsmoke]

Does anyone know the rate of twist on a PA Hunter rifle?

The barrel is about 31" long overall.

I know that T/C usually has a 1:48 on most of their rifles, but it seems that on this the rifling looks a bit deeper than normal.

I contacted T/C Customer Service and they said 1:48.

I would do the mark the ramrod thing, but cannot find a jag that small in my stuff.  It has been a lot of years since I shot anything sub .60 cal.

Thanks,

[BEAVERMAN]

John, just checked my sons, its 1:48

[mossie]

I have a TC PA Hunter in octagon to round barrel that is 1/66 twist. It also has a left hand twist and the QLA muzzle. My groove depths are .010 square bottom cut rifleing. The barrel length is 31" and is flintlock.

From what I have seen for the PA Hunter they came with various twists over the years of manufacture. There were some with 1:38 twist and some with 1:48 twist as well as the 1:66 twist.

I glass bedded my stocks ( I have a 21" barrel in 1:66 twist too), use a .54 bore button under a .495 Hornady ball. A .020 patch and a .490 ball shoots well too. My locks were also replaced by TC free of charge for their newer design and they are a huge improvement over the older style. Mine shoot great from 60-110 grains of Goex with a small margin of accuracy improvement with 2f over 3f. Swiss 2f is outstanding in my barrels.

They are nice rifles but mine took quite a bit of tweeking to really tune it in. Use a bore button over your powder in this rifle.

[Gambia]

Got 2 of them and both are 1-66" twist. they were made specifically for shootin round balls.

[Uncle Russ]

John, just checked my sons, its 1:48

Jim, if that is the one you got from me you may want to check that again, I have always thought that it was 1:66...but I could have been wrong.

Also, I have always read that any T/C with a 1/2 octagon / round  barrel was 1:66....dunnno. Might want to check.

Uncle Russ...

[Buck Hunter 1]

1:48 on newer models, 1:66 on the leders. I do not know a cut off date maybe CS could help you there.

[BEAVERMAN]

John, just checked my sons, its 1:48

Jim, if that is the one you got from me you may want to check that again, I have always thought that it was 1:66...but I could have been wrong.

Also, I have always read that any T/C with a 1/2 octagon / round  barrel was 1:66....dunnno. Might want to check.

Uncle Russ...

Russ, you be correct, I hade him check when this was first posted, he brought the rifle over last night to fit for a custon sling Im making for it, its 1:66 roundball barrel!

[oomcurt]

Not meaning to change the subject....but what is a bore button?

[Bigsmoke]

Curt,
A bore button is a 1/8" thick, wool felt bore sized piece of material that has typically been prelubricated with some sort of lubricant.

Ox Yoke makes them as Wonder Wads.  

I think Eastern Maine Shooting Supplies, Buffalo Bullets (if they are still around), Traditions, Thompson Center and others all offer similar products, a lot made by the same manufacturer.

[Buck Hunter 1]

These are used more on conicals than RB's,

[Riley/MN]

These are used more on conicals than RB's,

However they do work great under a PRB -'specially if you've got a rough bore...

[Bigsmoke]

I have been advocating their use on big bore rifles for some time, especially ones that use rather stout powder charges.
I have found that over say 150 grains of powder will produce some awfully bad patch burning.
Actually, I do prefer lubricate cushion wads to Wonder Wads, but...  close.