I recently bought a TC Seneca .36 that Bob Hoyt did a re bore to .40 1:37 fast twist to shoot 10mm pistol bullets & cast lead conicals. Prior to buyin this incredible little gem I had heard of Bob Hoyt and his work, but had not had a barrel from him. This WILL NOT be the last of his work that I'll be enjoying. I'm cranking out 1850-1880fps MV using 180gr XTPhp & 80gr T7fff . I am not only impressed as I can be, but I'm absolutely thrilled with this .40 Seneca. You will not regret having Bob do a barrel for you. I already have a Hawken project that if I get it, so will Bob Hoyt. Kind regardsDo any of you have and or shot a Robert Hoyt barrel that he bored? What do you think of it and his services?
Hiya Hatchet Jack, daggone, you live that close to BH's shop. I didnt know he was in Md. That would have put me around 2 hrs or so from him & you before I moved 800 mi due south. He did an amazing job on this little fast twist Seneca .40 he did. I absolutely love this gun. I always hear about ppl getting their ML's re bored to a larger cal, but I rarely hear of getting a barrel sleeved to a smaller bore dia. Thats something that I'm sriously thinking about doing, Nut I still have lots to learn foist & foremost. Opions & facts on this anyone/everyone plz. TY Its great to run into ya outside of MML HJ Kind regards I miss MD I'm from southern md raised for the most part, but honestly, I loved & miss western Md & its surrounding areas much more.Looks like I only live about 40 minutes from his shop. I would like to pay him a visit and drop off a barrel one of these days.
Like several respondents here I had Mr. Hoyt rework a 50 caliber Renegade barrel into 58 caliber round ball. Wanted more thump for hunting elk in the pinon-juniper jungles. Reworked barrel is more accurate than the original.
Right on White Fox, I've never, not once heard anything but exactly what you stated. That is amazing in itself Me thinks. I come from the same state but I do not know him, but I'm very familiar with his craftsmanship & quality work at fair prices. Ya just can't beat that with a stick.Like several respondents here I had Mr. Hoyt rework a 50 caliber Renegade barrel into 58 caliber round ball. Wanted more thump for hunting elk in the pinon-juniper jungles. Reworked barrel is more accurate than the original.
Hey Ninering,Hiya Hatchet Jack, daggone, you live that close to BH's shop. I didnt know he was in Md. That would have put me around 2 hrs or so from him & you before I moved 800 mi due south. He did an amazing job on this little fast twist Seneca .40 he did. I absolutely love this gun. I always hear about ppl getting their ML's re bored to a larger cal, but I rarely hear of getting a barrel sleeved to a smaller bore dia. Thats something that I'm sriously thinking about doing, Nut I still have lots to learn foist & foremost. Opions & facts on this anyone/everyone plz. TY Its great to run into ya outside of MML HJ Kind regards I miss MD I'm from southern md raised for the most part, but honestly, I loved & miss western Md & its surrounding areas much more.
Oh ok, TY for clearin that up for me. I thought he was a Md guy. But I'm very familiar with that whole region . From everything I've been able to learn about a .45 1:18 twist is Knights 500 & from what I've learned about that is that with that fast of a twist & throwin huge hunks a lead long range that out past 500yds is where that gun shines. I would like to learn more about a " Gain barrel " starting out at 1:20 then increase to 1:18 . It really still after all these years of muzzleloading it still thrills me to no end how far muzzleloading has come in my life time & how cool it is to still use & enjoy those old smoke poles extremely accurately shoot big lead long range. I have a cpl projects in mind with an Omega rebuild SML In .357 with whatever twist it should have to shoot only a Fury .357 MZ 275gr bullet to bore. And I want to do the same thing with an old but only fired a hand full of times .50 Hawken and have Bob Hoyt sleeve it to shoot .45 fast twist to shoot heavy lead conicals. I might even talk to Dennis at Fury to build me somethin special for that . Who knows , I love the whole ordeal. I'm gonna put some more effort to learn more about that gain or gein twist & see why more ppl aren talking about it & using it on a ML Platform, but I'm not a gunsmith but I'm a fast learner. Thanks for gettin back with you sir, it's great chattin with ya. I genuinely love the nature of the Mtn folk in that whole multi state Appalachian Mtn region. Kind regardsHey Ninering,
Mr. Hoyt lives in Penssyltucky, I live in Maryland. We both live close to the Mason/Dixon Line. Only about 40 minute drive time between us.
I am considering taking him one of my .50 Renegade barrels and having him sleeve it to a fast twist .45 cal.
Maybe a 1-18 or a 1-20 twist if possible. Would love to have a barrel like that to shoot some 460 grain lead chunks from.
Now this is just the way my mind works, if I want to know what the horse is thinking, I wouldn't go ask every other critter in the barn. I'd simply go straight to the horse & hear it from his own mouth. Pardon the redneck country boy metaphor, but ya get the point I'm sure.How do you prepare barrel for Mr. Hoyt
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