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HistoricBore
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Re: Calibres for a .410 double rifle conversion
16/07/13 07:37 AM

I have a Midland hammer .410 double shotgun (made in the 1920s) that was converted by its original owner, a 'proper' gunsmith, for his own use. He sleeved it using old SMLE .303 barrels (hence the left-handed rifling) and chambered it in .32-20, so it is really a double Rook rifle. It is regulated for loads around the speed of sound. I did load a few up to 1900 fps but the regulation went to pot and it was reluctant to open because of the primers flowing back around the firing pin.

It is very happy with both nitro and smokeless loads. It is the hungriest rifle that I own because whenever I turn up at the range someone will say "What's that?" "I've never seen one of those before" "Can I just try a couple of shots with it..."

It is a project that is well worth doing. SMLE barrels are thinner than No. 4 .303 barrels, so make better tubes. I know experts will say that the rifling is too fast for that calibre, but it shoots!

Depending on where you are in Britain we could meet up at Bisley for a viewing - send me a PM. Of course you will need to have "Good reason" to get it onto your Firearms Certificate depending on which county you live in. .32-20 is easy to load and components are easy, really. Don't try it on wild boar, though; they will get really WILD!

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Calibres for a .410 double rifle conversion	Capreolus	14/07/13 07:23 PM
Re: Calibres for a .410 double rifle conversion	Birdhunter50	16/07/13 08:01 AM
Re: Calibres for a .410 double rifle conversion	gwh	14/07/13 07:33 PM
Re: Calibres for a .410 double rifle conversion	Yochanan	14/07/13 07:46 PM
Re: Calibres for a .410 double rifle conversion	spinna	14/07/13 09:40 PM
Re: Calibres for a .410 double rifle conversion	DarylS	15/07/13 01:04 AM
Re: Calibres for a .410 double rifle conversion	bakposten	15/07/13 02:24 AM
Re: Calibres for a .410 double rifle conversion	Ron_Vella	15/07/13 06:02 AM
Re: Calibres for a .410 double rifle conversion	NitroX	15/07/13 02:20 PM
Re: Calibres for a .410 double rifle conversion	Capreolus	15/07/13 03:20 PM
Re: Calibres for a .410 double rifle conversion	Caprivi	16/07/13 12:03 AM
Re: Calibres for a .410 double rifle conversion	DarylS	16/07/13 12:22 AM
Re: Calibres for a .410 double rifle conversion	Ron_Vella	16/07/13 12:48 AM
Re: Calibres for a .410 double rifle conversion	Rule303	16/07/13 06:48 AM
Re: Calibres for a .410 double rifle conversion	HistoricBore	16/07/13 07:37 AM
Re: Calibres for a .410 double rifle conversion	doubleriflejack	16/07/13 08:04 AM
Re: Calibres for a .410 double rifle conversion	Capreolus	16/07/13 08:01 PM
Re: Calibres for a .410 double rifle conversion	doubleriflejack	17/07/13 04:24 AM
Re: Calibres for a .410 double rifle conversion	doubleriflejack	17/07/13 04:26 AM
Re: Calibres for a .410 double rifle conversion	Capreolus	22/07/13 09:02 PM
Re: Calibres for a .410 double rifle conversion	doubleriflejack	23/07/13 04:03 AM
Re: Calibres for a .410 double rifle conversion	Capreolus	23/07/13 08:09 AM
Re: Calibres for a .410 double rifle conversion	Ckhobart	15/07/13 06:31 PM
Re: Calibres for a .410 double rifle conversion	Rell	15/07/13 07:25 AM
Re: Calibres for a .410 double rifle conversion	Capreolus	15/07/13 08:19 AM
Re: Calibres for a .410 double rifle conversion	Caprivi	15/07/13 09:09 AM
Re: Calibres for a .410 double rifle conversion	Ron_Vella	15/07/13 12:04 PM
Re: Calibres for a .410 double rifle conversion	xausa	14/07/13 09:13 PM

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