Shooting the Model 1871 Springfield Spencer Infantry Rifle

[mtmarfield]

   Greetings!

   Those groups are wonderful! That 'long chamber' 1871 Springfield Spencer looks like it wants to shoot, really bad!
Well done, and thanks for sharing your information!

         Be Well!

                   M.T.Marfield

[ndnchf]

Thanks - I really lucked out finding a good load for it so easily. That Rapine bullet has worked really well in my .50-70 and .50-95 as well.  Its a sweet bullet.

[Fox Creek Kid]

Just a hunch., but have you actually slugged the bore?    It looks like possibly undersized bullets. Some of these old bores were all over the map.

[ndnchf]

My rifle's bore slugs out at .5145' in the grooves.  I'm shooting the .515 Rapine bullet.  It seems to be a pretty good fit to me