I am looking at buying a Traditions "Crockett Rifle" for squirrel hunting and shooting from time to time, does anyone have any expirience with this gun? Are there any other .32/.36 caliber options out there in the $250-$350 price range?

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Cabela's sells a 32 or 36 caliber I believe, that's the only one I know about. I looked at one when I stopped there a few years ago. Nice looking little rifle.

theres a taditions buck hunter also shorter barrel and half stock which i prefer for hunting.there drilled n tapped too.there very accurate also.The thing is with black powder in these small bore guns,is that they foul up after 1 shot so i use triple 7 from goex so i can enjoy shooting shot after shot instead of cleaning shot after shot.They should be around 225.00 retail..i know thats what id charge.

I am looking at buying a Traditions "Crockett Rifle" for squirrel hunting and shooting from time to time, does anyone have any expirience with this gun? Are there any other .32/.36 caliber options out there in the $250-$350 price range?
Check with gmbarrels.com(Green Mountain Barrels) they did have a 32cal inline for sale that they were making. Also Dixie Gun works has alot of ways to put a 32 together, and they have guns for sale.One more place you can check is, Williamsgunsight.com, go to their used MZ section, they usually have a bunch of good rifles for sale. I hope this helps ya some, good luck!!

I am looking at buying a Traditions "Crockett Rifle" for squirrel hunting and shooting from time to time, does anyone have any expirience with this gun? Are there any other .32/.36 caliber options out there in the $250-$350 price range?
I've had some experience hunting gray squirrels with Dixsy's
flintlock .32 cal squirrel rifle out here in Calif, it will cleanly take a squirrel out of the top of a tall pine tree. Using a flint is a little more of a challenge than using a caplock.

I know this is a bit late, but I got a .32 calibre drop in barrel for my .50 cal Ardesa deerhunter rifle!

Iffen I'm shooting patched round ball with 30 to 50 grains of FFFG, then I get up to ten shots before a cleaning is neccesary - this of course depends on using a good patch lube. Here in SA we get an excellent product called Bushveld Products patch lube. It is the business. If I'm lazy, which is usually, then the cleaning i do is to push a well lubed pacth down onto a load of powder, followed by a patched round ball, and then I good for another few shots before things gum up again.

Couple of others have .32 calibre deerhunters, and all seem to be getting good accuracy out to 80 metres or so with patched round ball, as well as with conicals.

IMHO, if you are looking for the rifle particularly for squirrels then I would go with the crockett, as it is a fine looking rifle, and the 1:56 twist will suit the roundball just fine. Also that long 32 inch barrel should give fine accuracy!

If you bought one, how about an update!

I am looking at buying a Traditions "Crockett Rifle" for squirrel hunting and shooting from time to time, does anyone have any expirience with this gun? Are there any other .32/.36 caliber options out there in the $250-$350 price range?

Gateman4,

I own and shoot a .32 cal Crockett. I bought it as a training/plinking/squirreling rifle when I started blackpowder shooting a few years ago. It's a fun gun to shoot, and its not very expensive to feed.

I shoot home-cast lead balls made from a .311 Lee mould. My standard squirrel'in load is a home-cast patched round ball, pushed by 25gr. of pyrodex P. I use bore-butter for lube, and hand cut patches out of thin linen fabric.

It took a while to learn the gun, but if I do my part, this rifle shoots near single hole groups at 25 yards. It will consistently hit clay pigeon-sized targets at 100 yds. The Crockett makes squirrel hunting way more of a challenge, and fun.

Recoil is on par with a .22. IMHO, its a great gun for new shooters to learn BP shooting. I intend to teach my boys with this rifle when they come of age. I could shoot this little rifle all day, unlike my .54cal Renegade, which is also fun to shoot, but is a lot more like work after an hour of absorbing the recoil of full-power hunting loads.

I have a brand new un-used .32 caliber Green Mountain inline
that retails $800.00. I have it posted on gunbroker.com I think that I set my reserve at $250.00 if you are interested. I have some pictures of it posted there. It comes with a scope and a hard case and all accessories. There is a great write up on this rifle on hpmuzzleloading.com.

Did you get the Crockett?