Rifled load

[jtwodogs]

It is this one. Jim Chambers Flintlocks

[sse]

It is this one. Jim Chambers Flintlocks

Thanks, that's a lot of medicine for hunting critters.

[rollingb]

.62

Thanks, interesting.  Sounds like one heck of a rifle, not sure I've ever heard about a rifled bore that size.

Years ago, I built a rifle for a fella who got a rifled barrel from Don Getz,.... and it was either a .72 or .75 (can't remember for sure  :shock:  

[amm1851]

Bigsmoke would probably call a .62 caliber a good plinking rifle!  

[amm1851]

If you're not in a rush, I could send you some .62 caliber wads I use in my smoothbore.

[sse]

Bigsmoke would probably call a .62 caliber a good plinking rifle!  :shock:    

[Hank in WV]

Bigsmoke would probably call a .62 caliber a good plinking rifle!   .

[jtwodogs]

If you're not in a rush, I could send you some .62 caliber wads I use in my smoothbore.

Not in a huge hurry, I would be glad to send you some .72 wads in trade if you need them.
I will pm you my addy.

[amm1851]

I will send you some .62 caliber wads in the next couple of days.  

[tuscarora]

oh boy ! a .62 cal with a rifled barrel, I think my heart rate just went up!

[amm1851]

If you like .62 caliber rifles  (and who doesn't ), check out this beauty built by Don Bruton and owned by Wattlebuster.

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[jtwodogs]

I will echo someone else's post on that .62 "wow"

[Bigsmoke]

Bigsmoke would probably call a .62 caliber a good plinking rifle!  

Well, in a word - yes.
That's about the size of it.

[amm1851]

I will echo someone else's post on that .62 "wow"

I  am excited to say that he is building a southern style, .54 caliber rifle with hand forged iron furniture for me.  

[Bigsmoke]

Here is another .62 cal rifled rifle.  That almost sounds redundant.  Better file that at the department of Redundancy Department.  Oh, stop it!!



The rifling is one turn in 104 inches.  8 Lands and Grooves, about .008" deep.  The grooves are about twice as wide as the lands.

My target load was 135 grains of Ffg powder for "plinking" and 200 for more serious intentions.  Above 150 grains the patch would burn out as a result of the powder burn, so I started using lubed 20 gauge Cushion Wads from Blue and Gray (Ox Yoke).  That pretty much solved the problem.  I found that it would wipe and lubricate the bore, it would seal the barrel so the patches wouldn't get flame cut and it did increase velocity several fps.

By the way, with a full charge and shooting over a chronograph, with the Ffg powder I was getting about 1995 fps.  Pyrodex Select RS gave me about 2005 fps.

When I shot more reasonable loads, say under 150 grains, there was never a problem with flame cut patches.  When I say flame cut, I mean they looked more like charcloth.  With the cushion wads, I dare say one could pick up the patch off the ground and use it again.

Guess that's about all.

John