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blackopsglock · December 20, 2002, 02:08 AM

Art,

I might have to disagree with you there.At least from a historical point.

In the 1700's during the f@I and the american revolution bores where very large.Towards the end of the war and after the war the bores started getting smaller.There where several reasons for that.1st people found that they could stretch their lead longer with samaller diameter round balls.Also they could stretch the life of powder because the smaller bores took less powder.Later in history bores started getting bigger again when buffalo hunting became popular.Lots of buffs where killed just to keep the indians from having food and coats.I also suspect that bores became bigger again because no one in that day and age threw away a perfectly good rifle just because riffling was wore out.They just reamed it into a larger caliber.

It was only later in history after all of this was settled out that the 40 cal became the squirrel caliber as it is know for today.

At least that's the way I understand it.

December 20, 2002, 02:08 AM	#9
blackopsglock Member Join Date: October 6, 2002 Posts: 51	Art, I might have to disagree with you there.At least from a historical point. In the 1700's during the f@I and the american revolution bores where very large.Towards the end of the war and after the war the bores started getting smaller.There where several reasons for that.1st people found that they could stretch their lead longer with samaller diameter round balls.Also they could stretch the life of powder because the smaller bores took less powder.Later in history bores started getting bigger again when buffalo hunting became popular.Lots of buffs where killed just to keep the indians from having food and coats.I also suspect that bores became bigger again because no one in that day and age threw away a perfectly good rifle just because riffling was wore out.They just reamed it into a larger caliber. It was only later in history after all of this was settled out that the 40 cal became the squirrel caliber as it is know for today. At least that's the way I understand it.