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DarylS
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Re: 16 Bore Double Rifle
20/02/18 08:01 AM

Good stuff, Curly.

If testing patches or sighting, oft times I pick up the old patches and indeed, use them again, in my 14 bore rifle.

I call my .69 a 14 bore & it measures 9 1/2 pounds, as well as having a bore .003" smaller than true 14 bore size. I use either a 15 bore ball (.677" in WW or pure) or the tighter fitting .684" ball in pure lead. I use the same .025" patch(mic. compressed) for both. They are quite tight with the larger ball, but both are reusable for a number of shots. I once shot a 5-shot group off the bags at 50 meters, using the same patch for each shot, simply re-lubing it each time. The charge then, in 1987 or 88, was 165gr. (6 drams) 2F.

That rifle shoots best with a bit more powder than your smaller 16 bore will likely need, but still shoots passably with a mere 110gr. to 120gr. 2F. It just does better with more powder.
Your groups look fine for a DR- but going up 10 to 20gr. might be even better.

I think Dan P. stopped at 140gr. of 2f in his 16 bore single barrel flinter, showing 1,700fps and good accuracy. I also think he was using Swiss 1 1/2F.

If you are shooting a sub 16 bore ball, I would not call it a 14 bore. 16 bore, of course is .662" and 14 bore is .693", nominally.

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Daryl

"a gun without hammers is like a Spaniel without ears" King George V

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16 Bore Double Rifle	CptCurl	18/11/17 11:55 PM
Re: 16 Bore Double Rifle	Wayne59	19/11/17 04:53 AM
Re: 16 Bore Double Rifle	DarylS	19/11/17 05:04 AM
Re: 16 Bore Double Rifle	sharps4590	19/11/17 06:38 AM
Re: 16 Bore Double Rifle	93x64mm	19/11/17 09:07 AM
Re: 16 Bore Double Rifle	Iowa_303s	19/11/17 02:45 PM
Re: 16 Bore Double Rifle	BigEyeBob	21/11/17 02:39 PM
Re: 16 Bore Double Rifle	tinker	22/11/17 03:40 AM
Re: 16 Bore Double Rifle	CptCurl	22/11/17 12:19 PM
Re: 16 Bore Double Rifle	CptCurl	02/12/17 11:13 PM
Re: 16 Bore Double Rifle	CptCurl	02/12/17 11:26 PM
Re: 16 Bore Double Rifle	Heelerau	03/12/17 10:21 AM
Re: 16 Bore Double Rifle	Wayne59	03/12/17 01:14 PM
Re: 16 Bore Double Rifle	DarylS	20/02/18 08:26 AM
Re: 16 Bore Double Rifle	Longknife	14/03/19 01:34 AM
Re: 16 Bore Double Rifle	85lc	14/03/19 05:23 AM
Re: 16 Bore Double Rifle	Longknife	15/03/19 01:11 AM
Re: 16 Bore Double Rifle	DarylS	15/03/19 04:31 AM
Re: 16 Bore Double Rifle	tinker	04/11/19 12:03 PM
Re: 16 Bore Double Rifle	Heelerau	04/11/19 11:25 PM
Re: 16 Bore Double Rifle	Heelerau	05/12/17 09:46 AM
Re: 16 Bore Double Rifle	lancaster	06/12/17 06:19 AM
Re: 16 Bore Double Rifle	93x64mm	06/12/17 07:21 AM
Re: 16 Bore Double Rifle	Chasseur	20/02/18 05:38 AM
Re: 16 Bore Double Rifle	DarylS	20/02/18 08:01 AM
Re: 16 Bore Double Rifle	DarylS	19/11/17 08:51 AM

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