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Re: Hello and a few questions
      01/12/20 11:01 AM

I didn't really need a tiger/water buffalo rifle, ie: 14 bore, and the 16 bore of similar rifling twist will handle a smaller powder charge for higher vel. and flatter trajectory, yes.
Dan's 16 bore runs over 1,700fps with 140gr. Swiss, while mine needs 165gr. GOEX 2F to get just 1,550fps.
A 437gr. ball will handle anything I am likely to need it for, in B.C. The 14 bore ball of 482gr. is not needed. There seemed a large difference in vel. per grain weight.
I read Forsyth's little book and HAD to have a 14 bore rifle, it's a simple as that. A 16 would have been fine, for a "bore" rifle as well as using less lead and powder.
Indeed, 20's work too, but they are so tiny in comparison.

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* Hello and a few questions N8dawg16 30/11/20 04:43 PM
. * * Re: Hello and a few questions NitroXAdministrator   30/11/20 08:53 PM
. * * Re: Hello and a few questions 93x64mm   30/11/20 10:35 PM
. * * Re: Hello and a few questions DarylSModerator   01/12/20 05:05 AM
. * * Re: Hello and a few questions N8dawg16   01/12/20 08:29 AM
. * * Re: Hello and a few questions DarylSModerator   01/12/20 11:01 AM
. * * Re: Hello and a few questions N8dawg16   03/12/20 09:25 AM
. * * Re: Hello and a few questions tinker   03/12/20 12:28 PM
. * * Re: Hello and a few questions DarylSModerator   03/12/20 01:26 PM
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