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Good heavens!!!! Spectacular.
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If you look very very closely, is there any sign that the nipples are platinum lined?
What size is the hole in the nipples? I realize they are hard to measure, but perhaps you have some furnace nipple picks?
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SKB, have you poured any lead through the mould? I am interested in seeing the bullet and knowing its diameter and weight, as well as the bore size or marked caliber. I am an oval bore aficianado, though more of a cartridge guy than a muzzleloader guy. Brent's comment about the cross patch is correct. You cute two patches and line them up into a cross, into which the bullet is seated. But now I see that this is a tri-fold patch, which is really unusual. Though the case label says it all: Charles Lancaster was an "Inventor," many of his inventions were contrary to conventional wisdom, and his inventions worked incredibly well.
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Hollow base bullet...my, how the oval bore evolved over time. The breech loaders took paper patched plain base bullets, and in my experience they do not shoot hollow base worth a darn. Still an oval bore. Go figure. Thanks, Steve
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Glad the bullet made it. The warm weather has me wanting to get it to the range.
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Thanks again for sending that bullet, Steve. Very cool. And surprising. Just one more bit of evidence that British gunmaking in the 1860s-1900s was constantly in motion, changing, evolving, improving. Go shoot that thing and show us the results. My experience with Lancaster rifles is that they have laser-like accuracy.
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I would love to squeeze in some range time. Just buried with work currently. Restorations, customs, CAD/CAM projects etc.
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That is a beautiful, well preserved example from one of the Great London makers. Congratulations on such a splendid rifle.
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Steve, it is posts like this that keep me coming back here. Your photos are great and really appreciated. Daryl
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