| Huvius |
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| 04/04/25 06:14 AM |
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Re: Single Shot Rifles at Auction
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When I look at the shape of the 461 Gibbs case my mind wonders what the designers were thinking. What were their concerns with ballistics, both interior and exterior, and case forming/manufacturing, then loading/extraction and maybe even cleaning. Fun to go back in time and just noddle. Thanks Daryl for sharing
The Gibbs No.2 case is really just the No.1 with a .4" longer neck - all else in the case design being the same.
A longer neck = more powder capacity although the No.2 loads were generally 10grs more in powder charge for each respective bullet weight.