Thanks very much!
Post pics please!!!
Thank you, sir. I'd been looking for one of these rifles for five years. I found a couple, but either didn't have the money or was too late at the time. Now, I'm ready to start learning how to shoot muzzle loaders!New to muzzle-loading, and you jumped in at the deep end by starting with a Whitworth
There's a lot of good info' out there. I believe that one of Paul Matthews books is "The Paper Jacket", if you go down that avenue. Some more stuff here - http://castboolits.gunloads.com/sho...agonal-(Whitworth)-Bullet&highlight=diemakers
Good luck
Thank you, sir!Shieldsd99
Welcome to the forum.
The "Welcome to the Camp" area isn't the place to get into talking about guns and such but I'm sure if you post about it in the Percussion area of the forum you'll get a lot of questions and answers.
Thank you. I appreciate the kindness and help of all the people who've reached out to me on this forum. I plan to get out and do some shooting this spring!
Soft lead cylindrical bullets will set up to the hex bore on firing the rifle - cylindrical bullets as well as hex were used in the 19thC. Whitworth's own loading instructions noted "The cylindrical form of projectile is the best for general use. It is 530 grains in weight and is wrapped with paper." A hollow base to the cylindrical bullet will help.
Thank you, sir. I appreciate the information. I hope to do some shooting as soon! By the way, there's a Parker Hale 451 Whitworth for sale on GunBroker.Com now
