30 yr old Thompson Center Cherokee 32

[MacEntyre]

...and it looks like it's unfired! Bore is brilliant, all the way down. That will change tomorrow.

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[MacEntyre]

I wanted a Cherokee for it's 1:30 twist. All the others are 1:48, unless you get a kit and provide your own barrel.

The double set trigger gives you a super lightweight pull. It can be adjusted, but if anything, it should be a wee bit heavier!

 

[Red Marley]

Dibs!

 

[MacEntyre]

Nuthin' stuck in this'n... it's stayin' here!

 

[Tim]

Nice! What's the load going to be be?

 

[MacEntyre]

Starting with 10 grains of Elmsford, to make a Quiet-32. For 32 round ball, it's supposed to range from 15 grains to 25 grains. I'll use nothing but patched ball, with a wee bit of wasp nest under it. No boolits, sabots or maxiballs for this'n.

 

[cold1]

Looks to be in pristine condition, judging from the nipple area.

 

[MacEntyre]

It looks unfired... for now!
As soon as the sun's up, I'ma gonna choot a squirrel!

 

[MacEntyre]

Wall, it was windy, an' rainy, an' there warn't no squirrels...
so I shot it when I got home a few minutes ago.

News Flash! 10 grains of Goex 3Fg is Not a Quiet-32 load!
I'm surprised the sheriff didn't show up.
Guess I'll hafta try again with 5 grains...

 

[J R Green]

You'll be needing' that for squirrels and sech.

 

[cold1]

Wall, it was windy, an' rainy, an' there warn't no squirrels...
so I shot it when I got home a few minutes ago.

News Flash! 10 grains of Goex 3Fg is Not a Quiet-32 load!
I'm surprised the sheriff didn't show up.
Guess I'll hafta try again with 5 grains...

Kinda gives you respect for the original loading of the 32-20.

 

[BASIL]

Makes me want to get mine out. I bet it has not been fired in 35 years.

 

[MacEntyre]

Modern Small Bore Small Game Rifles

The lightweight and fast handling percussion Thompson/Center .32 caliber Cherokee rifle was the absolute best shooting production run small-bore small-game rifle I ever hunted with. The rifle had a short 24-inch barrel ... rifled with a 1-in-30 rate of twist - and that rifle shot great with charges of FFFg black powder or "P" Grade Pyrodex - as light as as 10 grains ... or as heavy as 30 grains.

Article from last January

 

[MacEntyre]

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