.75 RIFLE???

[Smokey Plainsman]

Anyone out there make a .75 caliber Kentucky rifle? I think I've only ever seen .62 as the bigest for a rifled American gun. Thoughts?

 

[excess650]

Then or now??

There is an early J P Beck that is ~67cal right off the top of my head.

Rice offers their .66cal barrel, Hoyt will cut .69 rifled, and Getz did make .72 rifled. Somebody did or does make even bigger like 4 bore, so how much pain do you want?

 

[Cruzatte]

Anyone out there make a .75 caliber Kentucky rifle? I think I've only ever seen .62 as the bigest for a rifled American gun. Thoughts?

Holy smokes, man! That's some big piece of artillery. I have to ask: Why would anyone want a rifle big as a Brown Bess? Unless of course one is planning on big game hunting in Africa. That sounds like a fun adventure.

 

[Rifleman1776]

We have a member here that builds big-big bore rifles. Can't remember who he is, think last name begins with S.

 

[andy52]

I have a .72 cal rifle and I can tell I wouldn't want to shoot anything bigger at 200 grs of 2F.

 

[Jim Evans]

Your .75 cal is right at the 10 gauge shotgun size, which would make a nice turkey gun.

 

[ohio ramrod]

My nephew has a 72 caliber which is larger than I would want.

 

[excess650]

I have shot a 1oz roundball over 140gr ffg Swiss in a 9# rifle, 2" x 5" buttplate with not much drop, and it wasn't anything I wanted to shoot target with.

 

[Larry (Omaha)]

Anyone out there make a .75 caliber Kentucky rifle? I think I've only ever seen .62 as the bigest for a rifled American gun. Thoughts?

Not a Kentucky, but 75 cal rifled! I made this in the 70s or early 80s. It has a Goetz tapered 1.25" to 1" barrel
Larry

 

[OldSmoky1967]

Not a Kentucky, but 75 cal rifled! I made this in the 70s or early 80s. It has a Goetz tapered 1.25" to 1" barrel
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Wow! I bet that thumps when shooting!

 

[tdoyka]

i guess you would be using the .75 for squirrels?

 

[excess650]

i guess you would be using the .75 for squirrels?

only in Texas

 

[andy52]

Not a Kentucky, but 75 cal rifled! I made this in the 70s or early 80s. It has a Goetz tapered 1.25" to 1" barrel
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What's your normal hunting load for that beast? My .72 isn't to bad up to 150 grs offhand but off the bench it gets a little painful at 200 grs offhand I can deal with it but there's no way I will try that load off the bench.

 

[Rifleman1776]

Impressive.

 

[1971fx]

.90 caliber Stoeger arms smoothbore

 

[tenngun]

I seem to recall seeing a .75 plains rifle cr 1850 less then 30” barrel. I’ll have to think about where

 

[Larry (Omaha)]

What's your normal hunting load for that beast? My .72 isn't to bad up to 150 grs offhand but off the bench it gets a little painful at 200 grs offhand I can deal with it but there's no way I will try that load off the bench.

I quit hunting right after high school when I had to beg guys to go.
I have shot this in this in matches, but I prefer flint. Here is a 25 yd critter target. I like 40 grains of 2F, .735 ball with canvas patch. (for 25 yards) Rifling is .018 round bottom. I really can't tell you what a good hunt load is, but I would imagine if you hit the critter in the vitals he will be going down.
Is there a reason the holes are to the left? Yes, dummy me was leading him.

Larry

 

[tenngun]

I seem to recall seeing a .75 plains rifle cr 1850 less then 30” barrel. I’ll have to think about where

Cant find the photo gun I was thinking of doesn’t list the caliber

 

[kemart17]

Anyone out there make a .75 caliber Kentucky rifle? I think I've only ever seen .62 as the bigest for a rifled American gun. Thoughts?

i kicked around building a .72 hawken style, even talked to getz about the barrel. then i shot a 610 gr slug outa my 58 hawken, 120gr 2f. i passed on the 72 after that, ouch!

 

[andy52]

I quit hunting right after high school when I had to beg guys to go.
I have shot this in this in matches, but I prefer flint. Here is a 25 yd critter target. I like 40 grains of 2F, .735 ball with canvas patch. (for 25 yards) Rifling is .018 round bottom. I really can't tell you what a good hunt load is, but I would imagine if you hit the critter in the vitals he will be going down.
Is there a reason the holes are to the left? Yes, dummy me was leading him.

Larry
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Holy moly with that load you're lobbing the balls like a mortar..., but accurate one. My lightest load is 100 grs of 2f, the .72 has Forsyth rifling so it needs to be pushed a little harder to stay accurate at longer distances. My .72 is a flinter.