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Spectacular.
Please entertain an ignorant question: Does the "smooth" mean smooth bored like a shotgun, or oval bored or something else? Because of the sights, I assume an oval bore, the only way I could think of to have a gun that was simultaneously smooth bored AND a rifle....
And what caliber is it?
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Amazing gun, and even more so with it's original case and accessories! I love cased guns!
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Nice gun. Those fixins are the best. They can help us decipher guns today. Julia's sold a cased complete Lancaster earlier this year.
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Let's see what the arch punch cuts?
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As soon as I get the camera fixed I will be happy to post some photos of the punch and the paper it cuts. It is a three tab punch and I am actually not quite sure how to wrap the Prichet style bullets with those patches. The gent who had it before me wrapped them like paper patched bullets are usually wrapped using a a parallelogram template that was made up long after the gun was built. I will not likely get to working on loads for it this fall as I have an Elk tag and a two groove rifle that need immediate attention. Steve
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If I'm seeing that punch right, I think it is a "Cross Patch" punch. Normally, cross patching requires two strips of paper "crossed" over the false muzzle in grooves that orient them perfectly. As the bullet is inserted into the false muzzle, the patch's wings fold up around the sides of the bullets and the whole thing slides down the barrel to seat on the wad over the powder (wads are important!). The paper can be lubed, or not. Benchrest muzzleloaders would soak the paper (often coated or uncoated freezer paper), in sperm whale or mineral oil.
It is a darn cool rifle but I would not call it a smooth rifle if it has spiraled grooves of any type. But semantics are pretty trivial, the rifle is what's important, and that's a beauty.
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What a great piece! Thanks for showing it.
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