.68 caliber

[Kentuckyjed]

Picked up a .68 caliber trade gun, round barrel, siler lock serpent sideplate, pulled it apart hopefully to find some markings on the barrel but none exist, unknown maker. Nice gun mirror bore. Great price. Was wondering about the caliber, I put the micrometer on it and it is .680 . I have never seen a .68 caliber trade gun but now I know they could be out there. It does not seem to be a popular caliber at least to me. Any thoughts on the caliber chosen? Any suggestions for shot or round ball application? I figured a .678 round ball would work. Thoughts?

 

[Comfortably_Numb]

I't going to need a .66 ball if you're going to patch it. Probably 14 ga cards and wads for shot. Probably a begian barrel from DGW.

 

[Kentuckyjed]

Would that be a .660 or a .662. Trying to find molds.

 

[Dave Marsh]

Here is a great place to get molds for any size you want. (no title)
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[Kentuckyjed]

Here is a great place to get molds for any size you want. (no title)
Click on (no title) --- not sure why it did that, but the website does come up.

Thanks, I would prefer to find a double mold if possible with handles. Still looking.

 

[hanshi]

Looks to be a decent gun from what I can tell. A patched ball (.66") would be correct.