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Joe B Participating Member Offline Posts: 17 Location: Georgia Joined: Dec 15^th, 2013	Metford Rifling and Paper Patching Apr 23^rd, 2015 at 11:58pm	Print Post
	My first post after joining a while back. I have a Sharps with a Metford rifled barrel. I haven't been able to shoot it because the block is too loose in the receiver cavity. I'm close to having a new block made so have started exploring how to load for it. I've been told the Metford rifling works best w/paper patch bullets. I haven't completely figured out the search function on this board so my results for either Metford or paper patching have been sketchy. Where should I look for info on both? Thanks, Joe B.


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MartiniBelgian Frequent Elocutionist Offline Posts: 1733 Location: Aarschot Joined: Jun 7^th, 2004	Re: Metford Rifling and Paper Patching Reply #1 - Apr 24^th, 2015 at 4:51am	Print Post
	Joe, Depends on which metford rifling - early style or segmental. Segmental was made to shoot dirty with PP. Actually, thge Brits almost exclusively used PP...


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Cat_Whisperer Frequent Elocutionist Offline No 1, 9.3x74R Posts: 3983 Location: Mountains of Virginia Joined: Apr 17^th, 2004	Re: Metford Rifling and Paper Patching Reply #2 - Apr 24^th, 2015 at 6:54am	Print Post
	Joe B wrote on Apr 23^rd, 2015 at 11:58pm: ... I haven't completely figured out the search function on this board ... Thanks, Joe B. Try using google search using ASSRA and what you're looking for.

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graduated peep Ex Member	Re: Metford Rifling and Paper Patching Reply #3 - Apr 24^th, 2015 at 7:22am	Print Post
	Never heard of a Sharps rifled with Metford style rifling; is this a documented specification ?


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rodneys Oldtimer Offline Posts: 708 Location: Central Oklahoma Joined: Mar 2^nd, 2015	Re: Metford Rifling and Paper Patching Reply #4 - Apr 24^th, 2015 at 8:26am	Print Post
	Joe, I have your breech block halfway done. the medford barrel was done by Ron Snover. I had a Snover medford barrel on a high wall, grooved bullets would lead sometimes so I shot Paper patch in it and it shot well with black, never tried smokeless. Joe could you PM your address again, I have the D. S. Cole frame ready to ship.


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Joe B Participating Member Offline Posts: 17 Location: Georgia Joined: Dec 15^th, 2013	Re: Metford Rifling and Paper Patching Reply #5 - Apr 26^th, 2015 at 3:13pm	Print Post
	Quote: Never heard of a Sharps rifled with Metford style rifling; is this a documented specification ? No sir, this is not an original Sharps, but a reproduction built from castings. I purchased from a friend of a friend. See rodneys post below - barrel is a Ron Snover product.


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Joe B Participating Member Offline Posts: 17 Location: Georgia Joined: Dec 15^th, 2013	Re: Metford Rifling and Paper Patching Reply #6 - Apr 26^th, 2015 at 3:16pm	Print Post
	Cat_Whisperer wrote on Apr 24^th, 2015 at 6:54am: Joe B wrote on Apr 23^rd, 2015 at 11:58pm: ... I haven't completely figured out the search function on this board ... Thanks, Joe B. Try using google search using ASSRA and what you're looking for. Thanks for that tip, I'll give it a try.


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