Rifle To Match Ruger Old Army?

[Sarvisian]

Hi all,
I have a feeling that the answer is no, but I wanted to ask just to make sure. I've got a Ruger Old Army and I was wondering if anybody made a black powder rifle that could make use of the same .457 ball. I understand that a rifle uses a patch so the bore size must account for that, which would mean I'd need a .46 bore correct? Anybody know of any out there? Thanks.

 

[mykeal]

You'd need a .467 or .470 rifled bore, which would be a custom made barrel.

 

[Sarvisian]

Thanks, I had a feeling. :banghead: My wallet doesn't generally support the word "Custom".

 

[alemonkey]

Nothing a few months of eating Ramen can't fix

 

[4v50 Gary]

Save your ducats and you can always have Bobby Hoyt (Der Freischutz Shoppe) reline a barrel for you. It's probably $150.

 

[ArmedBear]

You can shoot conicals in the Ruger, and use a Hornady sabot to shoot the same bullet in a .50 caliber muzzleloading rifle.

I have no idea why you'd want to, but you could.

 

[arcticap]

That's a great idea.
MMP also has orange .50 sabots that will fit .457 - .458 bullets.
And a .457 round ball should also work in it.

http://www.mmpsabots.com/

 

[MCgunner]

I have owned an ROA of one sort or another for 30 years. I bought a 50 cal hawken and a minie ball mold. I don't need to use the same ball for each and it's getting harder and harder to get an inexpensive rifle in anything, but 1:28 or tighter twist, which ain't worth a toot for round ball, anyway. A Lee cast 360 minie shoots good in my hawken.

Seems like a Lyman is about the main choice in 1:66 or 1:48 twist anymore. Everyone's gone sabot bonkers. If you fire this round ball out of a 1:28 twist, I can't guarantee it'll wind up within 50 feet of a 100 yard backboard. Rifling rate matters.

 

[.38 Special]

What size balls are used in the 1858 revolving rifles, such as the one made by Uberti? I'm pretty sure it's either .454 or .457...

 

[Voodoochile]

What size balls are used in the 1858 revolving rifles, such as the one made by Uberti? I'm pretty sure it's either .454 or .457...
Yesterday 01:20 PM

Most use .454 but a .451 sometimes would get the job done in those carbines, the chambers are usually around .450 in the Uberti's with Pietta's being around that as well, although I would still use a .457 in them cuse that's what I cast.

 

[Sarvisian]

Sounds like the sabot is the way to go on this project. I can use the Old Army conicals in a pinch but still use a standard .50 rifle for all of its benefits. Thanks folks, made me a custom rifle for almost no money.


I can eat ramen for a month, it's the wife and kids that complain.

 

[4v50 Gary]

If you fire this round ball out of a 1:28 twist, I can't guarantee it'll wind up within 50 feet of a 100 yard backboard. Rifling rate matters.

I tried it for fun once in my Enfield musketoon and yep, he's right.