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November 30, 2013, 06:39 PM | #26 |
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I don't even want to think of 150gr FFF behind a 400-450gr bullet.
My 45-3¼ with 100g/1Fg behind a 550PP is bad enough. |
November 30, 2013, 08:17 PM | #27 |
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I've been shooting that load since I was 9 years old.
I run 120g FFF under a 900g bullet in my .62. Boomer
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I'm speechless.
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Pic of 900 grain bullet -->http://TheFiringLine.com/forums/atta...0&d=1361936719Left to Right.......44 magforscale, .619 900 gn. 440 gn. .575, 150 gn. .308, 53 gn. .223 V-max
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December 1, 2013, 01:52 PM | #31 |
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The max powder charge depends upon the manufacture of your barrel. My CVA Hawken hunter and mountain rifles are generally rated for 100-120 FFF depending on calibre. CVA barrels were tested from the factory with 500 grains triple F and double balled.
My "Oregon barrel" Custom made barrels( Made by their original barrel maker who has sadly passed on ) are rated for 250g FFF. my .50/.58 barrels are 11/8" flat to flat and my. 62 is 13/8" flat to flat. You would have to try to blow these barrels up. They are tested with a 500g charge FFF and two RB's over another 500g charge and two more RB. Essentially if you fill the entire barrel full of powder instead of making a bomb you just make a rocket. Here's a bit of history... the machines at Oregon barrel are the very same machines that made Lee Enfield 30-06 barrels during World War 2. Boomer
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I must have misunderstood.
Did you say the 50/58 barrel was (effectively) 1¼" (11/8) flat-to-flat? If so, the 32" barrel alone weighs 63lbs? |
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Boomer,
Are these bench guns you're referring to? |
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CVA .50 and .58 barrels are only 15/16's in. thick flat to flot. My CVA's weigh about 8 lbs and my custom builds are between 9 and 15 lbs depending on barrel length. I have barrels ranging from 24-42 inches. Weight and recoil are not much of an issue for me since I'm 6'4" 280ish lbs and have been packing a .58 since I was 9 years old. Quote:
I shot one of their two bores that weighed around 100 pounds. What a beast! Boomer
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I could be off a hair on the CVA .58, I can't remember off hand, but I know the .50 cals are 15/16. I'll recheck my .58's when I get a chance.
I've never had a .54. All I was saying was my custom "Oregon barrel" barrels are significantly thicker than my CVA's. I don't think black powder has enough energy to blow one up, even if you tried, short of welding a plug in the end of the barrel anyway. Boomer
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Just a lil history that has no bearing on the subject. Original Hawken barrels were 1 1/8 with some being 1 1/4 at the breech tapering down to an inch at the muzzle. Some Hawken barrels were straight but most were tapered. My NOS .54 CVA/Douglas barrel on my Hawken is 1 inch.
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December 2, 2013, 05:17 PM | #38 |
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I noticed my cabelas has the pedersoli 2 band enfield for $799. I generally get a few hundred bucks in gift cards for Christmas, so I'm really taking a hard look at this rifle.
It appears to be a 1:48. Does anyone have experience with this particular model? Any insight would be great as that is a lot of money for me at the moment. |
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If you are even considering 150-200 yards, do not invest in a Enfield/Springfield-design musket. That type of [hunting] use was never their intent, notwithstanding whatever ladder sights they may have on [the Enfield].
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Yea, in musket competition at Friendship we shoot 200 yds. I shot it there
using round ball and did pretty good. |
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Excuse me gentlemen but I've skirmished for many a year. I am well aware of
what civil war military rifled muskets can, and cannot do in the field. Setting up for fixed/known-range target shooting -- vs hunting at indeterminate ranges past 125 yards w/ instantaneous calculation for football trajectory for a single shot -- is a totally different ball of wax. My counsel is not to do it. In the end, however, the OP may do he desires. Last edited by mehavey; December 2, 2013 at 09:35 PM. |
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I respect your opinion and your experience in the matter, but you are unaware of my obsessive nature. I tend to practice for long hours in honing a skill I want to perfect, and if I feel that I can't take an ethical shot, I will always let a deer walk. I'm really seeking opinions as to what the caliber/guns can accomplish given certain types of bullet/ball. In the end I will always take to heart the opinions of those that have more experience than myself. I really value your insight and opinions, but going down the road of hunting ethics can be a very slippery slope. |
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Does anyone own one if the pedersoli 2 band 1858 enfields? It keeps calling my name from the rack!
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Any opinions on the lymen trade rifle? It doesn't seem as fancy as their Great Plains rifle but it's also significantly cheaper.
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