.75 cal

[rawhide]

ok gang is a .75 cal a 11 or 12 ga.? looking at getteing some wads for when my gun gets here.

 

[Rifleman1776]

ok gang is a .75 cal a 11 or 12 ga.? looking at getteing some wads for when my gun gets here.

Wait until you have it in hand the measure perzactly.

 

[Mike Brooks]

If it is a .75 it is considered an 11 guage.

 

[RushCC]

If it is a .75 it is considered an 11 guage.

Yep.

 

[Firelock937]

rawhide,
I saw your post on the smoothbore forum, and assume you're asking about 75 cal because you are buying an Indian made musket in that caliber. You should definitely wait until you have it in hand and can measure it. If from Middlesex it will state the actual bore size in the "paperwork" that comes with it. I can tell you from experience that the actual bore size does not always exactly match the advertised size. It could be enough to make a difference on the ga. wad you will need.

 

[rawhide]

yep a potzdam musket. ok I'll wait till I get it in then mic the bore.

 

[tom deinek]

If it s .75, it is considered a 12ga.

lol I just had to do it. I really do not know.

 

[Stumpkiller]

0.729" is a 12 bore. 11 bore is bang on 0.75" ;-)

And a real bore is any post over 200 words. :rotf:

 

[jethro224]

If you can find a 3/4" arch punch you can punch your own cards out of empty cereal boxes. I use them in my Bess, .749 bore. Used them in a 12ga New Englander too even tho they were a bit tight they are thin enough that they worked. A stack of 4 over the powder and one over the shot. Can't beat the price.

 

[rawhide]

thought about that to. do you lube them or no?

 

[TimmyP]

0.729" is a 12 bore. 11 bore is bang on 0.75" ;-)

And a real bore is any post over 200 words. :rotf:

:rotf: :thumbsup:

 

[Va.Manuf.06]

0.729" is a 12 bore. 11 bore is bang on 0.75" ;-)

And a real bore is any post over 200 words. :rotf:

That is a good one Stumpy. (I'm often guilty of that my self.....)

 

[rawhide]

got the gun ad miced it it's .749 at the muzzle and the same about an inch down the bore.

 

[Rifleman1776]

got the gun ad miced it it's .749 at the muzzle and the same about an inch down the bore.

Contact Flintlocks, Inc. at
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with that information and I'll betcha he will send you a packet of sample wads.

 

[spudnut]

LOVE FLINTER MUSKETS Can you post a couple pics? specialy if its belchin fire