Parker Hale .451 volunteer

[crustyq]

As mentioned in earlier posts, early PH rifles were far superior. The first run up to serial number 1000 had the hammered rifling, the Henry rifles shot a lot better. I have access to both and can attest to their accurate groups. Word to the wise, size your rounds,clean between shots and your groups will be tight. A quick check to tell rifles from the later Italian run was they didn't have case hardened hammers.

[tacfoley]

As mentioned in earlier posts, early PH rifles were far superior. The first run up to serial number 1000 had the hammered rifling, the Henry rifles shot a lot better. I have access to both and can attest to their accurate groups. Word to the wise, size your rounds,clean between shots and your groups will be tight. A quick check to tell rifles from the later Italian run was they didn't have case hardened hammers.

The serial numbers are also a good guide, according to David Minshall, competition secretary of the MLAGB, archivist and historian, world and commonwealth champion Enfield shooter and author of many articles on the various Enfield rifles shot between 1853 and the present day.