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the barrels used on Swing-Lock firearms are ordered through well known custom barrel manufacturers and are of premium grade highest quality chrome moly, stainless or carbon steel

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Tks for posting that, Tatume - I wasn't aware of that company, nor of the barrels they use. Since inlines ruined out special weapons hunt here for moose, basically a muzzleloading hunt as bows don't hold up in -40 weather, I tend to have a grudge against muzzleloading guns which don't have side hammers, open sights and shoot cloth patched round balls.
That particular company might have chromemoly barrels, but there are many that don't in an effort to sell low priced guns. The inline's prospect clientel are those who need a longer season to collect their game and can buy everything they need in a blister pack. Good barrel steel is expensive compared to junk and is also hard on tooling, which also raises prices.

Steve builds most excellent rifles and the 16 would be my choice if I didn't already have a good 14 bore.

Large bore rifles lend themselves to the use of paper ctgs., which, when made correctly, can give identical accurcy to patched round balls, are historically correct, and allow reloading and firing an aimed second shot inside 10 seconds. Try that with an inline that has to be cleaned before it can be reloaded.

If interested in paper ctgs. making and loading, I suggest you go to the Underhammer Guild's web site and check out Bruce Strickling's article on paper ctgs.

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Daryl


"a gun without hammers is like a Spaniel without ears" King George V

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