cpace wrote on May 26^th, 2022 at 3:48pm:


It has not been rechambered.  The original rifles (Winder Muskets) were made during WW1 and were chambered to accept whatever crappy ammo was on hand at a military basic training range.   

The 1 in 20 twist does not work well with Standard Velocity Long Rifle cartridges.  But if you use copper-plated High Velocity Long Rifles, the accuracy may surprise you.  I've never tried them with Stingers, etc.

The Winders were not intended to be target rifles.  They were intended as teaching tools, to teach 2 million recruits or National Guardsmen to shoot in a very short period of time.  Many of the trainees had never even held a gun before, let alone fire a rifle.  The sights on the 3rd Model were very much like the sights on the US Model 1917, the rifle that the National Army (mostly draftees) would use.

 

A SS rifle in fine condition needs no liner.