Dragoon,
I think you are right, but if it is scrap, otherwise, still a good buy. Cabela's cyl, 35 bucks, VTI, 60 +.
Whatcha gonna do?
Smoke,
Happy Birthday, I don't remember 52, either, been quite a while ago. Remember I could do my job, and I can't now.
I don't wanna argue, but I gotta quote this:"The primary reason I choose Pietta is because of the .447" chambers to the .450" grooves compared to the .450" chambers to .460" grooves of the Ubertis."
Now, if that ain't sayin' you would prefer the ball to be close to the groove diameter, I really don't know what in the hell you ARE sayin'.
Actually, the ball can't obturate in the cylinder, as it is captured in the cylinder before it starts to move. It could squish to half its length, but it would still be chamber size. When it leaves the chamber, it will no longer squish out, as the pressure starts to fall off instantly, it smacks the forcing cone and the grooves, and if it is way under groove size, it will enter and leave the barrel at under groove size.
That ain't good for accuracy, bouncin' a ball down the barrel. Should grip the rifling, tight, all the way down.
Ain't a rifle shooter in the world who would buy, or keep, a rifle that was essentially a "smoothbore". Why should we?
Cheers,
George