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Dphariss
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Re: A puzzling Civil War era hunting rifle
11/11/09 04:06 PM

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What's the diameter across the corners, that's the caliber.

Actually if its a round ball gun and it almost certainly is, the land to land is the caliber.
A 54 caliber ML barrel with .012" rifling is .564 in the grooves. But it will use a .530-.535 patched ball.

Dan

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Re: A puzzling Civil War era hunting rifle	DarylS	07/11/09 02:51 AM
Re: A puzzling Civil War era hunting rifle	xausa	07/11/09 11:05 AM
Re: A puzzling Civil War era hunting rifle	Big_Sarge	07/11/09 12:14 PM
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Re: A puzzling Civil War era hunting rifle	DoubleD	07/11/09 02:05 PM
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