For Sale 3 Band Enfield Whitworth (Parker Hale)

[Emmerson Miles, 0233V]

Like new condition. Serial # 1020. Date code on barrel stamped MC (1986?) Have custom whitworth mould and swage blocks. Also have Volunteer Lyman 500 grain mould. $1250. I can email photos if interested.

[Bullseye54]

Howdy,
Sounds interesting.. Would you please send some photos..
Thanks, Joe

[Eddie Bruner, 12222]

PM sent.

-Eddie

[Lou Lou Lou]

Joe I sent you a pm

[mike.44]

EM,
Can you send me some pictures.
Mike

[Bullseye54]

Howdy, You were going to send some photos.. I never received them.. Did you sell it?? Thanks Joe 15th CVI

[donparadowski]

Left or right handed weapon?

[Terry Schultz, 10057]

Left or right handed weapon?

All 1853 Enfield muskets can be fired either left hand or right hand. But they were designed for right handed shooters. All soldiers of the ACW were taught to shoot right handed.

[donparadowski]

I Insist on a left handed weapon. If I cannot purchase it I will manufacture it.

[Mike McDaniel]

I Insist on a left handed weapon. If I cannot purchase it I will manufacture it.
What would you want it for? If you want a Civil War arm, it's not authentic. If you want a long-rang target rifle, there are better options - I'd talk to Lee Shaver about a dedicated long-range rifle.

[bob2ovi]

The Whitworth would be good at the NSSA 200 yd matches. At that range the bullet would have stopped yawing and would be a good choice. I have personally seen the Whitworth hold it's own at the 1000 yd. matches by men who understand how to get the best out of the gun. There are other rifles which are easier to shoot well at 1000 to 1500 Yd, but are not as much fun IMHO. Lee is a great source if info, and equipment and a very nice guy, but don't sell the Whitworth short. With a lot of load development and patience it is a fine firearm.

[bobanderson]

My shooting buddy and I had a chance to use our long range muzzleloaders (his is a PH Whitworth, mine was a Euroarms Volunteer) at 500 meters shooting at rams on a black powder cartridge silhouette range in Ithaca, Michigan.

We found that it wasn't really necessary to use that hexagonal swage to get great accuracy out of the Whitworth. With a 1:20 twist, a 500 grain bullet sized to .450/.451 and a decent charge of Swiss 3fg, we both held great groups (2 moa sometimes) on those steel knockdown targets.

Unfortunately, they stopped holding N-SSA long range matches in the NWT so I sold mine. That's going to be another one of those guns I wish I had never sold, but oh, well.

[pastore]

The Whitworth would be good at the NSSA 200 yd matches. At that range the bullet would have stopped yawing and would be a good choice. I have personally seen the Whitworth hold it's own at the 1000 yd. matches by men who understand how to get the best out of the gun. There are other rifles which are easier to shoot well at 1000 to 1500 Yd, but are not as much fun IMHO. Lee is a great source if info, and equipment and a very nice guy, but don't sell the Whitworth short. With a lot of load development and patience it is a fine firearm.

What N-SSA 200 yard matches ?:confused:

[tomb29]

All civil war shooters were I believe right hand shooters!!!

[rkaires]

Like new condition. Serial # 1020. Date code on barrel stamped MC (1986?) Have custom whitworth mould and swage blocks. Also have Volunteer Lyman 500 grain mould. $1250. I can email photos if interested.

Hi Emmerson Miles,

I was curious if your Whitworth was still available. If so I will send you my e-mail so you could send me some photos

Regards,

Bob

[rkaires]

Hi,

Is this Whitworth still available?

Thanks,

Bob

[Lou Lou Lou]

Bob

Are you the Bob Kaires that used to live on Long Island?

[rkaires]

Yes it is. How you doing Lou? It's been a long time for sure. Hope all is well.

Regards,

Bob Kaires

[R. McAuley 3014V]

Just curious whether any of you gents had seen the article below. Nice article on the early Whitworth 52-bore rifles though it doesn't mention anything about the larger 26-bore rifles.
http://www.guns.com/2013/09/09/whitworth-rifle-fit-queens-confederates-video/

[ms3635v]

Great article Richard.