1-56" rifling in a 42 inch, .54 caliber Colerain barrel

[GAHUNTER60]

Round ball only?

 

[TreeMan]

Yep pretty much. It may shoot a short conical but why even try? Roundballs are easiest, cheapest and what it was designed for.

 

[Bad Karma]

Yes, and that’s a relatively fast twist for .54. Meaning you may not need magnum charges to achieve best accuracy. Maybe. you’ll need to prove that part yourself. Enjoy!

 

[oldwood]

.530 r/b... 80 gr. fffg .....014 patch w/Competition patch lube , wiped between shots/benched. 2 inch group @50 yards. Colerain .54 Cal . 42" taper and flared , New built rifle after sight in........oldwood

 

[Rifleman1776]

Good twist for a .54. You will achieve good groups without shoulder busting charges. And, those same charges will be adequate for hunting anything short of grizzlies.

 

[Tom Compton]

How deep is the rifling?

 

[oldwood]

Colerain website says............012 rifling depth

 

[longcruise]

My advice to any shooter with a new gun in hand is to ignore all the old saws about twist rates, etc., etc. Go out and shoot with an open mind and give that gun a chance to show you it's personality.

 

[smo]

Mine lik s 70!grns fffg and a .530 using red pillow tick patch.

 

[EC121]

As longcruise said, ignore the twist and shoot it. See what it likes. I have a whole closet full of flintlocks and can't tell you the twist of any of them, but I know the accurate load. Rifling depth is another thing people think they need. All you need is rifling deep enough to spin the ball. Maybe .006" to .008" or so. After that it is marketing by the manufacturers. I have been outshot many times by Douglas and Montana barrels with their shallow(by today's standards) rifling.

 

[hanshi]

1-56" isn't a fast twist for .50 or .54. My .54 does have a 1-66" twist bit that's no better or worse than 1-56", it's just a slow twist. My Rice .50 is faster and my .40 faster still. I mostly ignore the twist rate unless the grooves are particularly shallow.

 

[Sun City]

I'd prefer 1-72" !