Snider Enfield rifles

You can find nearly everything there is to know about Sniders on the British Militaria Forums, Snider sub forum. Shooting, reloading, values, variations, info on where to buy etc are all throughly covered. In addition, You Tube has a number of videos on reloading for this Beast. Same is true with Martini Henry and other old British guns which are all featured on this website. .577 Snider is my ultimate cartridge. Have fun!

Seamus
 
I have a lead on a cavalry Snider rifle with a 20 inch barrel in superb condition. My question is how common were the shorter cavalry Snider's compared to standard ones?

Also, for shooting, how much of a loss in velocity can I expect going from a 36 inch barrel to a 20 inch?
 
The Nepalese bores are larger and the .590 RB works well. On an British made rifle the .577 Minie should work fine. Pays to test to see as some British rifles have larger bores too.
 
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