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.45 cal sharps percussion

Posted: Mon May 16, 2016 10:45 am
by loophole
I have a '63 percussion Farmingdale military rifle in .45 cal. Can you tell me the twist rate?
60 grains FFg, home made beeswax/neatsfoot lube.
It looks like it will shoot the 385 Lyman round nose into 2" at 50 yds. About 4" with speer round balls.
405 gr lyman bullets and 450 lees hit sideways at 50 yards all over the paper.
Any suggestions for bullet?
Steve K

Re: .45 cal sharps percussion

Posted: Wed May 18, 2016 5:52 pm
by johnefelts
What size is your bore,your bullet could be undersized

Re: .45 cal sharps percussion

Posted: Thu May 19, 2016 3:34 pm
by loophole
the problem is not bore dia.--.457"
Steve k

Re: .45 cal sharps percussion

Posted: Sat Jan 20, 2018 6:52 am
by Domino81
From what I found out couple of years ago Shiloh has been applying the same 1:48 twist to both .54 and .45..