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Posted by David on 4/13/2008, 7:23 am, in reply to "Re: Pocket Colt 1849"
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Thanks. That makes sense. I put a micometer in muzzle and chambers & it came out as .31 - 32 long colt bullets are .311 I think, so a soft lead one might fit. A palm sized group at 40 feet would be good. Looking down the barrel there seems very little twist.
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: My stateside research says;
: It did use a 31 cal ball with about 12.5
: grains of fffg powder. The recorder did say
: that they achieved "a "palm
: sized" group at 40 feet with the 50
: grain ball",. I hope that info helps.
: Stateside we have .32 cal ball known as 00
: buckshot, or double aought' buck. Other
: info;
: Colt began prodution in 1847 and marketed
: the 1849 pocket model through 1877, they
: made about 340,000. It's a classic because
: the Colt Navy and Army models, followed the
: basic action modifications that the pocket
: model developed.
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: This has a nominal calibre of .31, does
: anyone know what size of ball it takes, or
: what load of fffg black powder?
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