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Thread: Fast Twist Bore Size For 1853's

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    Fast Twist Bore Size For 1853's

    My 1853 three bander reproduction was made with a 48" twist bore so I'm not about to rebarrel it.
    But... I've come to wonder about finding one that could use some new rifling and thought about adapting a 1853 to smaller bore with a fast twist.

    Have any of you fellas done this? What did you end up with as far as bore size, twist, boolit weight?
    New barrel or re-sleeve?

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    In essence you’ll be making a 3 band version of a Pedersoli 2 band volunteer rifle if you make it a .45 caliber.

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    I've read about various calibers made during the 1800's.
    Got me kinda curious and hoped someone that had been down that road could weigh in.
    I'm continuing the experiments with paper patching .50 molds up to .519 diameter this year. Not in a 1853 but a Renegade.

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BP Bronze Point IMR Improved Military Rifle PTD Pointed
BR Bench Rest M Magnum RN Round Nose
BT Boat Tail PL Power-Lokt SP Soft Point
C Compressed Charge PR Primer SPCL Soft Point "Core-Lokt"
HP Hollow Point PSPCL Pointed Soft Point "Core Lokt" C.O.L. Cartridge Overall Length
PSP Pointed Soft Point Spz Spitzer Point SBT Spitzer Boat Tail
LRN Lead Round Nose LWC Lead Wad Cutter LSWC Lead Semi Wad Cutter
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