ORIGINAL: cayugad
eldeguello -
I've read you mentioning before that your .58 caliber is really a .577. Would this be a Springfield Rifle or a military type rifle? I have often thought of getting a Springfield Rifle with the 1-66 twist in ".58" caliber but I talked to a person that owned one, and he claimed it did not shoot anything all that well.He had bought his at Cabela's so I was guessing it was a Pedersoli. I offered to buy it from him but he would not sell. I've often thought about the big minnies if accurate would make about the perfect all around BIG game hunting load...
There is nothing I know of that could take a hit from the kind of load you describe, in the right place of course, and walk off too far...
thanks.
No, cayugad. My .58 is a 36" barrelled fullstock Hawken with a barrel from Green River Rifle Works. The barrel was made when they were in Utah prior to their moving to Australia. I believe the barrel was made in the mid-1970's. I do know it took me about five years of on-again off-again work to complete the gun.
I once got to fire a Colt repro of a 2-band CW Enfield, and thought it would have been a good hunting rifle. i shot it with a .570" PRBand 120 grains of FFg. It shot well, although a little high. I believe it had a 1/72" twist (like the CW Springfield had), and I have been looking for something similar ever since. But all the .58 short rifles and carbine repros (mostly Italian-made) I have seen so far had 1.48" twists, and I want a slow twist for PRB shooting ONLY. So to date, I haven't found the right one.
Right now, I only have one .58, and am currently working on a .73-cal Jaeger flintlock. It just needs the sideplate inletted and final shaping, so maybe it will actually be ready by next flintlock season!! I have proof-fired it, and it did fire!
