Thread: Any Whitworth shooters ?

Originally Posted by gundoc

My bullets are hollow base, paper patched, cylindrical which apparently perform just as well as the hexagonal as they fire form to the bore as soon as they start to move.

Yes either way sounds to work well
I expect the hex ones to be a lot more difficult to cast
But they do look pretty cool

Well it took a solid year to finally get the PH Whitworth .451 rifle


Near mint condition
Perfect for my purposes





Includes Dyson Whitworth hexagonal helical bullet mold and hex wad punch

Drool...
Very nice
A Whitworth or a Volunteer were always my dream.
Still have my Musketoon and Naval rifle.

Still looking for a P61
But this will entertain for some time

Got the Whitworth Dyson mold into action
Not as hard as I expected


Nice hollow base for the paper patch to tuck into
And the thinner lead edge expands into the rifling


Tapped out some heavy card over powder wads with the hexagonal punch



Now I can go find the right patch paper
And cast a heap more while I wait for the 9mm woolen felt to arrive

Had a play with the size and worked out that kitchen baking paper is the perfect thickness for the double wrap patches

The bullets are supposed to be an firm but easy fit in the bore



They wrapped in easily even dry because the paper folded into the base cavity holds the wraps tight

And I swapped out the original front sight for a Lyman 17A
Now I just need to find something sensible as a rear peep / tang sight and it will be ready to try