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    “2 Band Volunteer Rifle” - Redeux

    I don´t quite get it? Idea here to defarb the thing? Here my original Whitworth, for sake of comparison. Let me know if there´s any details you want close ups of or whatever.
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    normal/safe for someone who only has a percussion rifle to keep loaded without the cap for home def?

    5 pages worth. Hm. For the OP. Seeing your restraints,this is simple. From a tactical point of view it is extremely hard to beat a shotgun in a confined space. Even a ML such. Be aware that over 90% of all shootouts are put to rest with 3 rounds or less fired. As a homeinvasion is likely to...
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    Shooting the .451 Volunteer rifle :)

    Yup on the Whitworth and PPB David. As you know i´m just starting out trying to get to grips with my Whitworth,testing it every chance i get,which for the time being seing it´s winter here still ...means twice a week approx. The volunteer rifles in turn though OTOH is nothing new to us. In turn...
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    m/1851 Swedish navy

    Indeed. Fact is at the time there were plenty of guns that ran "both ways". Ie;could be breech/chamber AND muzzle loaded both. The Westley Richards Monkey tail for instance comes to mind... et al.. Funny tidbit in all of this is that THIS particular rifle could,and it is from that point of view...
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    Shooting the .451 Volunteer rifle :)

    On the topic of grease. There´s about as many "solutions" to this as there is shooters i guess but indeed grease keeps the fouling soft. This becomes especially apparent with certain bores. Just recently i tried to fool around with it with my newly aquired Whitworth,adding grease as i went...
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    Shooting the .451 Volunteer rifle :)

    We use them routinely David. More or less no matter what we shoot. Regard the Monkey tail. There they´re even used as seals.
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    Percussion sharps caliber change ?

    Hm. Living over here the -59/-63 is the only permit exempt version available to us so i opted to take a little different,more scenic,route. Now. Mind you. I keep a basically complete workshop since my racing days why lathes,bridgeports,TIG welders and what not isn´t an issue. Ditto for high end...
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    Shooting the .451 Volunteer rifle :)

    As far as bullets,stick to pure lead for as long as possible. Thing is that as you progress to solid base ones it´s the powder charge that´s supposed to make the bullets obturate. In short alloy ones will do this later than all lead ones. All in all it´s sort of a trade-off and it comes down to...
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    m/1851 Swedish navy

    Thought you guys might get a kick out of this one. It is a 16mm (.63") cal chamber loader developed for the Swedish navy to be able to shoot far across open water. Underhammer as you can see. Rather cumbersome piece,and lightweight they are not. But that said rather tight shooting though...
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    Shooting the .451 Volunteer rifle :)

    Here an original Thomas Turner volunteer at work. Friend Roger putting it through its paces.
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    Shooting the .451 Volunteer rifle :)

    A few tips on Whitworths as well as Volunteers. First up,weak loads might put you on paper but will not serve you as distances increase. These rifles were never ment to handle 40 or 50 grains of powder. Pick a bullet type and run with it ´til you´ve exhausted what it´s got to hand you. A...
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    Viking land

    Hi guys! I´m Jesper and i live in Sweden,in Europe. 54yrs young. Into guns and hunting since dawn and have come to focus on BP arms in latter years. One of the points being that guns in general are under permit around here while old original BP arms are not. Thus i own a few of the old...
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