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Hoyt liners
Sep 23rd, 2025 at 1:31pm
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As you may have seen in another thread, my 32-40 is down at the moment. I just got off the phone with Bobby Hoyt and we talked for a bit about different calibers and his suggestion is to reline back to 32-40 since I'm all set up for the caliber already.

I have no experience with relined barrels, so I'm curious if anyone is using them with good results in schutzen, and also if anyone has used his liners? He will make up a liner, install and rechamber for cheaper than just a TJ's, so curious if anyone has results. 

I'll likely have him re do a 45-70 to 40-65 in the future too
  
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Reply #1 - Sep 23rd, 2025 at 2:56pm
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My friend and I have had Bobby make liners for several of our guns. We do not shoot Schutzen. We had been shooting N-SSA and a few local matches. I had my .45-70 '86 Winchester lined by him (and used it in a 'buffalo shoot' where we shoot out to 300 yards and it shot very well). Also a Ballard in .38-55. Additionally he made me a progressive rifled barrel for my Rogers & Spencer kit revolver from Euroarms. My friend has had several of his barrels done by him as well. 
His shop is very interesting to see.
I think you'll be pleased by the job he does. He does a lot of work for the North- South Skirmisher's.
  
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Reply #2 - Sep 23rd, 2025 at 11:47pm
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Bobby Hoyt does really nice work.  I've had him line a .45-70 Trapdoor a few years ago.  I considered a T.J. liner but went with his shop-made liner.

Wayne
  

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Reply #3 - Sep 24th, 2025 at 7:59am
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Bob Hoyt has relined two barrels for me. First was a Winchester low wall .22 and then a Model 92 Winchester in 38-40. He does very good work and his rates are reasonable. A very interesting fellow to talk with as well. 

John

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Reply #4 - Sep 25th, 2025 at 5:28pm
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Likewise, Bob has relined 4 barrels for me and they shoot great.
  

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Reply #5 - Sep 25th, 2025 at 7:53pm
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I will second the vote that Bobby is a very interesting person to talk to and his shop is very interesting, expecially from the stand point of a retired toolmaker/machinist. I do know he has built one of his rifling machines but not sure about the other. They are both what they call sine bar machines. One is horizontal and the other has a vertical sine bar. 
I have had a barrel relined for a low wall in 38-40.  Quality of the bore is excellent. I have only shot it a little just to see that it functions ok and such. It does what it should, send a bullet down range when you pull the trigger.  Having only put about 30 rounds through it really isn't a test but I did shoot 5 shots into about 1.5" at 50 yards with 3 touching. Not bad considering it was just a tossed together load with black powder. I feel things will get better with a bit more use and load development. 
I think in the long run you will be very happy with Bobby's work.
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About to send in a rolling block. Would some confirm his address? 


Robert Hoyt
2379 Mt Hope Rd
Fairfield, PA 17320-9756
  
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Reply #7 - yesterday at 10:53am
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I don't have his address, but you can call him to confirm. He much prefers calls to emails.

717 642 6696
  
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Reply #8 - yesterday at 2:36pm
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This is an interesting subject...

I am considering a liner for a repro High Wall.
I remembered a post by another gunsmith not too long ago which I found and copied below.... As there have been a confusing number of 32 caliber cartridge's developed over the years and their varied dimensions and twist rates I thought I would "copy and paste" it below for anyone considering a 32 liner.

In my case I want to stay in the similar bullet length / weight / diameter
for my liner as my other 'Rifle' 32's
I have a 32-40 with a 12 twist., a CPA 32-20 that shoots 200 grainer's well, so for me a .322 Groove with a fast twist is where I want to go.

Spoke with Bob Hoyt today. His leade time is "Next Spring"


"TJ's has three 32 cal liners, 32-20 with .312" groove 1-16", 32-40 with .323"  groove1-16 and 32 Special with .321" groove 1-14"."


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JHand wrote on Sep 23rd, 2025 at 1:31pm:
As you may have seen in another thread, my 32-40 is down at the moment. I just got off the phone with Bobby Hoyt and we talked for a bit about different calibers and his suggestion is to reline back to 32-40 since I'm all set up for the caliber already.

I have no experience with relined barrels, so I'm curious if anyone is using them with good results in schutzen, and also if anyone has used his liners? He will make up a liner, install and rechamber for cheaper than just a TJ's, so curious if anyone has results. 

I'll likely have him re do a 45-70 to 40-65 in the future too

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Reply #9 - yesterday at 11:04pm
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Once you decide to have a liner installed, deciding on the gunsmith & the liner brand are only two of the deciding factors.  Since the gunsmith will also chamber the rifle after installing the liner, the type of reamer & resulting chamber is equally important if not more so.

For two examples.  Since I shoot both .22BPCR silhouette & big bore BPCR silhouette, I went with Tom Klinger to re-barrel a Stevens target .22 with a Shilen ratchet barrel & install a T.J. liner in a  Ballard .40-65.  But prior to given Tom the go-ahead on both projects, we discussed the chamber reamer he planned to use.  The result is Tom did impeccable work & I love the match chambers in both rifles.

BTW, Tom is a well-known competitive shooter & understands the necessity of a match chamber.

Wayne
  

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