tinker
(.416 member)
11/02/20 02:18 PM
Re: Greener Bore Rifle

Quote:


... the barrels are 28 inches long.
Mr Greener said this was defiantly one of their choke bore rifles, proof marks are from 1875-1887, he considers this to be a heavy (9 1/2 lbs) 10 bore made for round ball and brass cases.





In the book, "The Gun And It's Development" by WW Greener, in the chapter 'Modern Sporting Rifles' there is a chart of weights of bore rifles relative to barrel length
The figures for the 10 bore Double Barrel rifle top out at 11.5 lbs for a rifle with 27" barrels with each inch less of barrel yielding a rifle weighing a half pound less. Given this pattern, I'd expect your rifle to weigh more than 9-1/2 lbs.
A ball and shot rifle could/should weigh and balance differently than a bore rifle, but still this sounds light.

How is recoil with this load?

Does that fiber wad fit tightly in the bore?
How is this load printing on your target?



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