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Ringer Participating Member Offline Posts: 18 Location: Florida Joined: Oct 28^th, 2006	.40-65 22" Badger Barrel Performance? Sep 18^th, 2011 at 9:26am	Print Post
	Hi, Does anyone have experience with the above combination using Black Powder? Will accuracy be lost as range increases? Barrel is installed in a '75 cSharps that is offered to me. Comments, thoughts? Thanks, Ringer


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marlinguy Frequent Elocutionist Offline Ballards may be weaker, but they sure are neater! Posts: 15771 Location: Oregon Joined: Feb 2^nd, 2009	Re: .40-65 22" Badger Barrel Performance? Reply #1 - Sep 18^th, 2011 at 9:42am	Print Post
	In my opinion it's not a good choice for BP. Might work OK for smokeless, but you'll have lots of powder burning after the bullet has already left the barrel, and both velocity and accuracy will suffer.

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QuestionableMaynard8130 Frequent Elocutionist Offline Posts: 4143 Location: Berrien Springs, MI Joined: Apr 17^th, 2004	Re: .40-65 22" Badger Barrel Performance? Reply #2 - Sep 18^th, 2011 at 10:05am	Print Post
	do you know what the twist rate it. that is critical. It controls what bullet weight you can use most effectively. In order to get complete burn of BP you need to bottle it up in the barrel, heavier bullets can help, as can finer grade powders, longer barrels, or duplexing with other powders. With a barrel that short I'd guess the odds are against you, but with the right combination you just might be able to make it work. But you gotta know the twist to start with. I have an early test model Miroku Highwall, (pre-BPCR/creedmoor) with a sporter weight /length badger fast twist barrel. I shot it some with BCPR type loads when I got it but since there was no BPCR activity here locally I switched to smokeless for ASSRA matches. I've not shot it for several years but am considering getting it back out for the Buffalo matches next Fall.

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Ringer Participating Member Offline Posts: 18 Location: Florida Joined: Oct 28^th, 2006	Re: .40-65 22" Badger Barrel Performance? Reply #3 - Sep 18^th, 2011 at 10:18am	Print Post
	I believe Badger made that barrel with a 1-16 twist. Ringer


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boats Frequent Elocutionist Offline Posts: 7478 Location: Virginia Joined: Apr 23^rd, 2004	Re: .40-65 22" Badger Barrel Performance? Reply #4 - Sep 18^th, 2011 at 11:25am	Print Post
	Nice CSharps near me with wonderful wood in 40/70. 24 inch barrel keeps me from buying it. Would not be a useful gun for Black powder Target shooting When I shot an original Trapdoor carbine a lot found it really suffered when loading with Black compared to a full rifle. Arsenal years ago used wads to cut the charge and make a special carbine load, Recoil was a factor but mostly to shoot in that short barrel. Wolf's book has a lot of detail on the carbine load if interested. Boats


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Ringer Participating Member Offline Posts: 18 Location: Florida Joined: Oct 28^th, 2006	Re: .40-65 22" Badger Barrel Performance? Reply #5 - Sep 19^th, 2011 at 9:08am	Print Post
	Thanks for the replies. I had my doubts, just needed some input to help convince me. Boats, I have an original trapdoor carbine, and I have used the Wolff book for loads for it and my trapdoor rifle. Good information. Ringer


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