Legendary Frontiersman 38-55 Bore Diameter

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winman76
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Legendary Frontiersman 38-55 Bore Diameter

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I recently purchased a Winchester Model 1894 Legendary Frontiersman in 38-55WCF. I am planning on loading Lead bullets for this rifle. Does anyone know the correct bore diameter bullet to use. I have found cast bullets available in .376, .379, and .381 diameter available. I want to make sure I order the right size and not end up with a box of bullets I can not use
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Re: Legendary Frontiersman 38-55 Bore Diameter

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Slug YOUR rifle's bore. :wink: That is the ONLY way to know for sure.
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Re: Legendary Frontiersman 38-55 Bore Diameter

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Welcome. This topic came up the other day. We assume you are referring to groove diameter. Many weighted in and it seems they vary. History repeats itself yet again. Hobie is correct. You MUST slug your rifle's bore to be certain. Generally a cast bullet that is .001" larger than your rifle's groove diameter will be appropriate. Regards, 1886.
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Re: Legendary Frontiersman 38-55 Bore Diameter

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Welcome to the forum.

If you find out let us know. I have a Legendary Frontiersman 38-55 sitting in the safe that hasn't been shot. I'd like to know what it takes, so when I do go to shoot it I'll have the right stuff.
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Re: Legendary Frontiersman 38-55 Bore Diameter

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I've got a Legendary Frontiersman also and I'd make a small wager that if we all slugged our bbls that there would be as much variation in them as was in the older rifles.
Slugging it is the ONLY way to go.
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Re: Legendary Frontiersman 38-55 Bore Diameter

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i think you should take that gun of of your safe and get an unexplicable urge to mail it to me :mrgreen:
Your friends might get me in the rush, but not before i turn your head into a canoe. Tombstone.

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Re: Legendary Frontiersman 38-55 Bore Diameter

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This may help

http://www.levergunscommunity.com/viewt ... =1&t=10192

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