Charles Burton barrels: user comments

[Mike C]

Burton barrels are advertised as having a .003" straight tapered bore. Are they noticeably easier to load? Can you tell any difference in accuracy?
Sounds intriguing.
Mike C

[Bob Roller]

If the muzzle is correctly crowned,a taper or choke is a real advantage.
I once owned an Alex Henry/Whitworth .451 for a 500 grain bullet and it
had a pronounced choke that was noticeable from the muzzle + 8" and it
sure did work. It had a keen "crack" when it fired,much like a smokeless
powder rifle.

Bob Roller

[billd]

I'm not sure about the .003 taper but the .54 i have from him shoots as good as any other barrel I ever used.  I have one of his 16 ga. fowler barrels I sent out to get jugged choked.  The "choker" told me it was the most concentric barrel he ever worked on.  This barrel has not been shot yet.

Bill

[Dennis Glazener]

I'm not sure about the .003 taper but the .54 i have from him shoots as good as any other barrel I ever used.  I have one of his 16 ga. fowler barrels I sent out to get jugged choked.  The "choker" told me it was the most concentric barrel he ever worked on.  This barrel has not been shot yet.

Bill
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Charles made a 16 bore for me, haven't finished the fowler yet but I did center it up in the lathe to "bell" the muzzle (Richards/English style) and the bore ran perfectly true no "wobble" in it and the bore ran true with the outside. Looking forward to shooting it.
Dennis

[Mike C]

Are the tapered bores noticeably easier to load?
Mike C

[James Wilson Everett]

If these barrels are tapered with the breech being 0.003 inch diameter larger than the muzzle, then they are just like originals which had a similar taper.  In using an armory reamer from the breech end, the tool gives such a taper.  Really, in using 18th c type tools it is difficult to get a barrel without such a small taper.  Check out the longer discussion on this thread.

http://americanlongrifles.org/forum/index.php?topic=24226.msg232386#msg232386

Jim

[Acer Saccharum]

Harry Pope was a proponent of the choked rifle barrel.

[dbraw]

Charles has made several pistol barrels for me and they are super.
Dan B

[Bob Roller]

Once the ball/patch is down about an inch or so,it will be noticebly
easier and with the correct powder charge,it should have more of a
"Crack" sound when it goes off.

Bob Roller