Cast steel, gain twist, choke bore - shooting an original American percussion picket rifle, 1850s

I bought this American percussion picket rifle a few months ago to repair it for my son. It took a lot of work to make it shoot again. Although it is a poor boys rifle, it tells a lot about the early years of the industrialization of gun making in the United States. Cast steel, gain twist, taper bore, choke bore. If you want know more about these terms, this is your video. Please support us at For buying Capandball Civil War cartridge boxes, cartridge formers, authentic powder measures, rubber arsenal label stamps and US arsenal Stadias: or the Capandball webpage: