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velocette

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I am contemplating rebarreling or re lining the barrel of my Whitney rolling block 2nd model rifle. Rifle is in nice condition and tight, with a totally rusted out bore. It was originally chambered in .38 CFC, a cartridge of .375" and a case just shorter than a .38 special. Not a powerhouse or noted for accuracy.
My choices for its new cartridge at this time are, .25 20 WCF or .32 20 WCF.
My question is which is noted for better accuracy. It appears that brass and bullets are moderately available, so my choice will be for the one with better accuracy potential.

Roger
 
Why not think about .32 Winchester Special. 25-20 puts you with the same problem of everyone else that being Hornady not making special runs of jacketed bullets so you would be stuck with casting like most of us with 25-20, 25-35 .357 Roberts.......ect.

25-35 would work but there seems to be a brass shortage. You could just keep it simple and go with 30-30.
 
Two reasons for the choices of .25/20 or .32/20 are that it will be a cast lead bullet rifle only and also limiting the pressure of the cartridge in sympathy for a 130 year old rifle.
In fact, I don't believe that jacketed bullets were available back in the late 1800s, until the beginning of the smokeless powder era of military weapons. all of the weapons were using cast or swaged lead bullets.
In any case, lead bullets it will be.

Roger
 
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