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My muzzle loading year is going very well with lots of fun, smoke and fine groups.

I've had a few Parker Hales through my hands over the past few months and have finally settled on these examples for my shooting collection. They are all original British made PHs.

From left to right: .577" 1861 Carbine, .577" 1858 Naval two band, .577" 1853 three band, .451" Henry rifled Volunteer two band, .451" Henry rifled Volunteer three band, .451" Whitworth hexagonal rifling.

All I am in need of now to complete the collection is Rigby rifled example.

Very nice! There are about 50 rifles in that photo...

Apologies if my assumption that anyone looking at this thread would know what they were looking at is wrong.

Apology accepted.

Your weclome!

Must say Dromia, seeing your posts on these has given me a real hankering for a 3 band parker hale, now just a case of time, money and the right gun!

You will not be disappointed.

The Volunteers especially have to be the easiest muzzle loading rifles to load and shoot for, just drop in the powder, an overpowder wad, drop down a soft alloy Lyman 451114PH sized to 0.451" lubed with any BP lube mixture and it will shoot well.

This is a typical 100 yard group from my 3 band volunteer, the rifle will do better but is handicapped by my diminishing shooting ability and eye sight and I am handicapped by the open sights.

The P53 will do almost as well but needs a tad more work depending on bullet, alloy and charge.

Nice collection you have there.

Nice Collection.

Proper sized holes



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