Well, I've done it now. I picked up a 28" 36 cal barrel off a trade blanket. 13/16ths or thereabouts, it has a bolster and a hooked breech, underrib and 2 thimbles. Don't know how old it is, it says Traditions Spain and the twist is 1 in 48, so its a roundball shooter. Anybody know how long ago Traditions sold a stubby gun like this? I'm pondering on a style, maybe Vincent or another of the late period builders. I know, it'll look short no matter how I build it. :grin:
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About the mid 80s they made some youth models in a full and half stockers.....they were 45 and 50s, they may have made some 36s in the 'scout' model.
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Actually with the smaller diameter bores, 1 in 48 would be a pretty nice roundball twist. As the bore goes up in size the twist has to be even slower ie. 1-60, 1-66, 1-70.
Should make for a nice gun. Pleas post pictures when you get her done.
Should make for a nice gun. Pleas post pictures when you get her done.
Brian Rice said:
Brian is right on here: in .32 and .36 cal., 1-48 is a roundball twist. In .45-.54 cals, 1-48 is used by manufacturers as a "compromise" twist, allowing the use of both roundball and conical, though it isn't particularly ideal for either. Many dedicated ball shooting rifles follow a general pattern of: .45=1-60, .50=1-66, and .54=1-72. These aren't hard and fast rules, though, so there are plenty of exceptions. A dedicated roundball rifle in, say, .62 cal. may be something like 1-100+, etc. As he said, as caliber increases, twist slows. :thumbsup:
P.S. Before you guys start hammering me and saying, "Hey, my Lyman GPR in .54 only has a 1-60 twist!" remember that I said "general" pattern with plenty of exceptions... :shocked2: :haha:
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