Richard Fenton Target/Hunting Rifle (ca.1810) caliber .625, Baker bore and...
Fenton was a member of the Duke of Cumberland's Sharpshooters who were armed with Baker Rifles see: http://www.britishempire.co.uk/media/cigarettecards/cigaretteterri/cigaretteterri7.htm He obviously...
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That's a very nice quality rifle, Vincent! Very nice stub-iron twist barrel and very nice lock. I have a double with very similar locks,( French cocks and large roller on frizzen spring,...waterproof...
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Drool! And I'll second Pukka's recommendation on learning to overcome the flinch factor. If you're not aware of it, a light charge of powder into the pan will give a faster lock time than filling...
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My, what a lucky find.....would almost make me want to get back into muzzleloading!
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Life is too short to go jumping about with a rifle that isnt going to hurt you! Just concentrate on the target and holdthrough. Very beautiful piece, congrats!
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With a twist rate of 1 in 30 you are going to have accuracy problems with round patched balls,a beautiful rifle though,I have never had the money to buy one of this quality
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A beautiful rifle to be proud of. Considering its age and condition I assume it has spent most of its life as a show piece. If I owned it I'd be reluctant to haul it to the range, much less take it...
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Respected but still used, Richard. (In my book anyway!)I'm pretty sure the barrel has been nicey re-browned at some time, and this in no way detracts from it. Browning wears off and has to be re-done...
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Yes I do believe in using vintage about anything, my nick refers to a 1950 Vincent Black Shadow (998cc's) which I owned and rode for 27 years,its stablemates included a Velo Venom Clubman MkII, BMW...
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I ran the sums through a program for optimum bullet stability for a round .625 ball trough a 1 in 30 inch twist rate barrel and it came out at 191fps.I suspect this was a experiment that did not work...
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It's not as if I don't use vintage items and in many regards my house and 3000 sqft garage resemble a museum of antique furniture, tools, cars and firearms. However I've already done more than my fair...
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Bravo.We each have determined what we feel is appropriate use.We are both fortunate that this forum allows us to express what we feel is best.
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Herbert, You will find many Germanic rifles (So-called Jaeger rifles) with a similar rate of twist. they will shoot well. Even the Hawken brothers rifling machine was only 1in 48" so I am told. Again,...
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Pukka Bundook wrote: Herbert,You will find many Germanic rifles (So-called Jaeger rifles) with a similar rate of twist. they will shoot well.Even the Hawken brothers rifling machine was only 1in 48"...
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1/30 was the accepted twist for target rifles of Baker bore and they shoot very well indeed. I have a Prussian flint rifle in .573 with a 1/20 twist which shoots a patched ball over 33 grains of fast...
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Would the fast twist also have been yous ed in the original Mortimer hunting rifles.I did a bit of studying and found that the fast twists all though very acurate for target rifles at known...
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A friend of mine built a Alexander Henry-style m/l .66 caliber RB stalking rifle for elk hunting. The barrel maker suggested a 1:120" twist, so that's what he went with. He could never get it to shoot...
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Yes, 1: 120 is a bit slow. 1: 72" I'd say about right for heavy charges. (In .66" cal) The advantage of slower twist, is they are not finicky re. powder charge. Mine would shoot (A .54) well with a...
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