Pedersoli Sharps

[Honest Henry]

I have a Pedersoli sharps in 45-70, 1:18 twist rate.  Does anyone know if that is Left or Right hand twist?
I am going to start paper patching bullets and would like to know which way to wrap the bullet.

Thanks in advance for any help.

Honest Henry

[Delmonico]

I have a Pedersoli sharps in 45-70, 1:18 twist rate.  Does anyone know if that is Left or Right hand twist?
I am going to start paper patching bullets and would like to know which way to wrap the bullet.

Thanks in advance for any help.

Honest Henry

I'm sure it's right hand, but just open the breech block and have a look.

[Honest Henry]

Thank you Sir, mine is in the shop getting a Malcohm style 6x scope fitted or I would have looked myself.

[Will Ketchum]

Mine has a 22 adapter in it so I'm not positive but it seems to me that it rotated right when I put the insert in so I guess that makes it a right hand twist

Will Ketchum

[Delmonico]

Thank you Sir, mine is in the shop getting a Malcohm style 6x scope fitted or I would have looked myself.

Now that explains it, I'll try to look in mine tonight and let you know.  The vast majority of rifles have right hand twists.

[Professor Marvel]

Now that explains it, I'll try to look in mine tonight and let you know.  The vast majority of rifles have right hand twists.

I believe the left-hand twist rifles are reserved for shooting south of the equator, in order to counteract the Coriolis Effect
http://ww2010.atmos.uiuc.edu/(Gh)/guides/mtr/fw/crls.rxml
 

yhs
Prof Marvel

[Ranch 13]

It really doesn't matter a hole bunch which way you wrap the bullet.

[Delmonico]

I checked mine this morning, it is a RH twist like I thought.

As far as what I've seen in LH twist was one of those inproved 98 Mausers made by Hukvarna. (sp)  Don't know why.

[Sgt. Jake]

    As Ranch 13 said and as I found out ,it wont make any difference.     Adios  Sgt.Jake