Chapman Rifle 28 bore (55 cal)

[WR1894]

Got this home to work with, 22 1/2 barrel which is odd for a English stalking rifle
Barrel has 4 groove rifling and around 1 turn in 46 inch so may shot a bullet, have test fired it with balls so far
Sighted to 300 yard and about 6 1/2 pounds
I like to shoot my old rifles if they are good and have hunted with them should this one go deer hunting this year?

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Nice patch box

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Stalking saftey on the lock also has a lot of the quality add on's from the 1860's

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And the sights for 300 yards ???

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[Dark Alley Dan]

She's a pretty old thing, and certainly screams class from a long gone, Flashman-esque era...

 

[tiriaq]

Very nice British sporting rifle!

 

[triggerman42]

That's a beauty !

 

[BSA Jack]

That is a very purty thing. That should hunt a deer!

 

[gravel]

People did eat deer back then.

 

[mooncoon]

I certainly would not hesitate to hunt with it. Without checking my guns, the barrel looks very similar in proportion to two of my rifles; one british and one german, both 63 or 64 caliber. Beautiful looking rifle

cheers mooncoon

 

[chasseur]

I have a similar rifle in 54cal

 

[Mike Webb]

Very pretty rifle. I would be proud to own it.