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Posted by Marty Klier
on 4/10/2009, 4:01 am, in reply to "50 cal Billingshurst"
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Your Billingshurst rifle is probably a target rifle. Billingshurst was famous for target rifles, and revolving rifles. A dead give away will be if the muzzle has four holes around the bore, to center a false muzzle for loading. This doesn't mean that it couldn't have been used for hunting, its just a little heavy for hunting, even buffalo. I wouldn't shoot it until I had it completely checked by a gunsmith, that knows muzzleloaders. It no doubt has been shot with heavy loads, and may have breach plug damagefrom pressure or corrosion.
Marty ( Hungry Horse) Klier
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: I have a .50 Cal Billingshurst rifle,top
: hammer type, conical bullet, have shot it
: occasionally, but may want to do more . I
: know very little about black powder shooting
: so any advise would be appreciated. best
: powder, size of load, cleaning methods, etc.
: The gun weighs 27 pounds, 2" octagonal
: barrel, apparently belonged to one of the
: meat hunters when the Union Pacific was
: built in the late 1860's. Beautiful gun.
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