farmingdale chamber/throate

[bigted]

can anybody tell me if the Farmingdale Shiloh's have a good chamber or are they with copious throat length?

[BruceB]

My Shiloh is a 1980 Farmingdale rifle, serial #32xx.

It was originally a .50-2.5", although marked (and purchased) as a .50-3.25".

The throat was so long that I was unable to seat ANY bullet long enough to reach the rifling while still being in the case. I tried a goodly number of them, too.

The explanation was that the rifles were built with a "paper patch throat", and the patch was expected to fill that loooong empty space between case and rifling. With regular (non-patched) bullets, accuracy was poor.

A few years ago, I contacted Shiloh and they offered a half-price deal for rebarreling the rifle "for any cartridge we make".

The rifle is now a .45-2.1, and I'm much happier with it.

[45 2.1]

Quite some years ago I shot a Farmingdale marked Sharps .45-120 with the notorious paper patch throat with the Lyman 457125 and FFG Elephant powder. The rifle shot excellent groups using a blowtube.................. I saw no problem with it.

[bigted]

looking at an old Farmingdale 50x2.5 rifle but don't want to get into an old problem that's been handed down for a spell. thanks for the answers.

[wyoduster]

I have a Farmingdale 40-65 which shoots great .. and even it will except a lot of loads my Big Timber 40-65 won't. Chamber seems bigger.. I don't need both if your knowing anyone that wants a 40-65 contact me. Thinking $2k I have a Malcolm style 32" scope I'd sell also. Just sayin.......

[EDG]

If you have access to the rifle it is easy to see the throat especially in a 50 cal.
If the lands start right at the end of the chamber you have a normal chamber. If you see 1/2" or more of no lands ahead of the end of the chamber you have a long throat.
The only Farmingdale I have examined was a 45-2.1 with about 5/8" of throat. I would not be caught dead with something that only works well with paper patched bullets.


looking at an old Farmingdale 50x2.5 rifle but don't want to get into an old problem that's been handed down for a spell. thanks for the answers.