LonesomePigeon
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I'm looking for comments regarding the accuracy of the various Uberti pocket model replicas; 1848 Baby Dragoon, 1849 Wells Fargo, Pocket Police and Pocket Navy. According to the Dixie Gun Works catalog...
The 1848 Baby Dragoon and 1849 Wells Fargo both have:
.31 caliber.
1:48" twist.
Button rifled .011" deep.
7 lands .310".
7 grooves .332".
Chamber diameter .319".
The Pocket Police and Pocket Navy both have:
.36 caliber.
1:32" twist.
Button rifled .005" deep.
7 lands .360".
7 grooves .370".
Chamber diameter .372".
The 1848/49 models seem to have awfully deep rifling and a chamber size that is .013" undersized. I think it would be highly unlikely that a ball would bump up enough to seal the bore on such a low powered revolver. The Pocket Police and Pocket Navy both have a chamber size .002" over bore diameter, which would seem to be good for accuracy.
The 1848 Baby Dragoon and 1849 Wells Fargo both have:
.31 caliber.
1:48" twist.
Button rifled .011" deep.
7 lands .310".
7 grooves .332".
Chamber diameter .319".
The Pocket Police and Pocket Navy both have:
.36 caliber.
1:32" twist.
Button rifled .005" deep.
7 lands .360".
7 grooves .370".
Chamber diameter .372".
The 1848/49 models seem to have awfully deep rifling and a chamber size that is .013" undersized. I think it would be highly unlikely that a ball would bump up enough to seal the bore on such a low powered revolver. The Pocket Police and Pocket Navy both have a chamber size .002" over bore diameter, which would seem to be good for accuracy.