Pedersoli .32 bore dimensions?

[mcgiiver]

Anyone know the bore and groove diameters for the Pedersoli .32 caliber rifles?

 

[arcticap]

No I don't. But the Pedersoli manual recommends a .315 ball, along with a .010 patch and between 28 - 40 grains of powder for a load.

 

[Trench]

I just measured my Pedersoli .36 and it was .360 from land to land and .366 from groove to groove. So, the rifling is .003 deep.

Pedersoli has odd ball and patch recommendations. I think mine was a .354 ball and a .010 patch. Odd, since a bare .350 ball would get stuck in the bore. I'm trying a .340 ball and a .018 patch tomorrow.

 

[Zonie]

The 2009 Dixie catalog says the bore and groove diameters for the .32 caliber Pedersoli Kentucky Rifle is .320 and .332 making the grooves .006 deep.

The .32 caliber Pedersoli Pennsylvania Rifle bore is .320 and the grooves are .334 making the grooves .007 deep.

The .32 caliber Pedersoli Frontier Rifle has a .320 bore and .330 grooves making the grooves .005 deep.

 

[Trench]

Well, there you have it. :grin:

 

[mcgiiver]

A rough slugging of the bore seems to agree with the 0.332" groove diameter, but the bore diameter seems to be about 0.326", giving 0.003" rifling. Pretty hard to measure the slug with a 7 groove barrel. Its all academic anyway, because things will depend on what ball/patch combo fits in the barrel and shoots well. Thanks for replies.