Riflings - Then and Now

[musketman]

I was leafing through my copy of "The Muzzle-Loading Cap Lock Rifle" by: Ned Roberts today, and I noticed there is a few pages devoted to riflings.

Kentucky wide-shallow, Springfield 1855-1893, Polygrooving (antique), Whitworth, Swiss, Oval, Brunswick Purdey, Star Grooving, Kentucky Average and Modern Polygroovine are just a few Mr. Roberts mentions.

This got me thinking

what riflings style do you look for in a muzzleloader?

If you were to have a barrel rifled, what would you choose?

I have a smoothbore and springfield riflings on my current smokepoles, I do like the looks of the Kentucky wide-shallow rifling.

Any thoughts on what you would consider to be the ultimate rifling style ever used on a muzzleloader.

 

[paul f]

I was interested in a copy of the book you mention
and wanted to know where I can find such. Any information would be appreciated. Thanks!

 

[Randy]

Ned Robert's book was first published in New Hampshire in 1940, then was reprinted in Aug 1991 by Wolf Publishing Co. 6471 Airpark Dr., Prescott AZ 86301.
Track of The Wolf used to list it in their catalog and on their website for about $40 but I don't see it anymore. Amazon.com has it listed for about $70. (They also note George Shumway as the publisher and I don't think that's right)

Horse Dr.

 

[musketman]

quote:Originally posted by paul f:
I was interested in a copy of the book you mention
and wanted to know where I can find such. Any information would be appreciated. Thanks! EBAY has one copy right now...
Here's the link.

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=3565183866&category=1113

Barns & Nobel have 28 copies of the book.
Here is their link.

http://search.barnesandnoble.com/OopBooks/OOPResultsTitle.asp?userid=2TYV7KFHAL&sourceid=00404300526911160262&bfdate=11%252D13%252D2003%2B11%253A30%253A26&WID=47426495&price=ALL&fo rmat=ALL&signed=&edition=&dj=&recent=&author=Ned+Roberts&title=The+Muzzle%2DLoading+Cap+Lock+Rifle

 

[paul f]

Thanks for the help and Ned Roberts book has been ordered from B&N.