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April 13, 2017 - 9:58 pm

I recently got both of John Campbell’s books about the Single Shot, which brought up a question. Pages 96 & 97 of Volume I have a long list of chamberings and barrels for the S. S. I was quite surprised to see that the .38WCF and .44WCF had twist rates of 1 -36, while the .25WCF was 1 – 14 and the .32WCF was 1 – 20.

Anybody know why the .38 and .44 had such slow twist rates ? Why weren’t they the same as, or at least closer to, the ’73 and ’92 rifles ?

Also, anyone have reload suggestions for the .38WCF in the 1885 ?

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Bert H.

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April 14, 2017 - 5:16 am

Not everything you read in Campbell’s 2-volume series is accurate.

Do you have a low-wall rifle, or a high-wall ? The high-wall receiver is quite some bit stouter, and you can load it quite hot if you choose to do so. If you have a low-wall, keep it in the same range as the W.H.V. loads made for the Model 1892.

Bert

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