shawn_c992001
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Just curious why you don't see many calibers of rifles in 38 or 44? Being the state minimum here in WV, a 38 would make a pretty good "one gun".
shawn_c992001 said:Just curious why you don't see many calibers of rifles in 38 or 44? Being the state minimum here in WV, a 38 would make a pretty good "one gun".
http://www.muzzleloadingforum.com/fusionbb/showtopic.php?tid/289749shawn_c992001 said:Just curious why you don't see many calibers of rifles in 38 or 44?
There's a lot of truth to what Patocazador said here. A good portion of rifles listed as .45 are actually .44's in spite of what's listed. The .38 is a bit uncommon now but from the 30's to about 1950, early rifle makers alike Royland Southgate and Hacker Martin produced quite a few rifles in .38 and I'd be willing to bet a few scheckles that may be the reason WV chose that bore size to use as their 'minimum' listing. These two gentlemen kept the sport alive until the 50's brought a new interest in muzzleloading.Patocazador said:I got a ".45" cal. long rifle that won't accept a .440 patched pound ball unless it's in a .008 patch. I can shoot .433 in it with a .018 patch so it's really a .44 not a .45.
Bore sizes vary between individual guns.
frogwalking said:Today's 38 special is .357 caliber. That can be said to be a .36 in reality. Does anyone know why they call it a .38 instead of a .36?
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