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Is it very common for repro Civil War muskets to have oversized (larger than .580") bores?
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.58's With Oversized Bores
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it is not uncommon. armi's and euroarms have them fairly often.
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Thank you for the info gentlemen.
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Also, just so you know- it is not uncommon for them to have undersized bores, either. Mine comes out at .578. It all depends...
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A 570 works great in mine of the same make. .015 ticking gets roughed up pretty good and .018 cures that problem but loading is quite hard. I have a Investarms 58 Hawken that shoots the same ball well with .015. I have read that many use smaller balls with thicker ticking. I will eventually try that I guess because I need a short started with both of these! Geo. T.
