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I was at a gun store the other day and found a .58 cal lee rifle in the hawken configuration. The bore was perfect as was the general condition of the rifle. So for $150.00 I figured, can't miss........
In anycase the rifle shoots patched round balls like no bodys bussiness like really tight groups inside of 3 inches at 100 yds which given the sighting system I feel it's as good as I can do at 100.
The thing won't shoot any type of bullet at all. I tried great Plains bullets, civil war minie, Maxi balls you name it, no go, it ain't key holeing or anything just throws em wild.
Any suggestions. I am aware that this rifle has a very slow twist rate I'm thinking that the twist is about 1 in 70 just by looking at it I have no documents or any other info on this rifle.
Now I thought that the civil war .58's were a slow twist like 1 in 80 or something?? And they shot a Minie ball with a hollow base I thought? Can anyone straighten me out on this??
I've got a buddy with an original Parker Hale Civil War .58 and it shoots those hollow based minies pretty darn good. Why won't mine?
In anycase the rifle shoots patched round balls like no bodys bussiness like really tight groups inside of 3 inches at 100 yds which given the sighting system I feel it's as good as I can do at 100.
The thing won't shoot any type of bullet at all. I tried great Plains bullets, civil war minie, Maxi balls you name it, no go, it ain't key holeing or anything just throws em wild.
Any suggestions. I am aware that this rifle has a very slow twist rate I'm thinking that the twist is about 1 in 70 just by looking at it I have no documents or any other info on this rifle.
Now I thought that the civil war .58's were a slow twist like 1 in 80 or something?? And they shot a Minie ball with a hollow base I thought? Can anyone straighten me out on this??
I've got a buddy with an original Parker Hale Civil War .58 and it shoots those hollow based minies pretty darn good. Why won't mine?