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dave951 replied to the thread Lead balls have casting imperfections.I see your point, but I've tested this and see a bit better accuracy with the sprue down. It's not much, but when shots count, you want... -
dave951 replied to the thread Are the slow twists of the Springfield and Enfield rifle musket not suitable for minié balls?.Not quite so, back then the internet was just a gleam in Al Gore's teenage eye but this information has always been available. These...
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dave951 reacted to maillemaker's post in the thread Are the slow twists of the Springfield and Enfield rifle musket not suitable for minié balls? with
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While Mr. Gibbons is correct about the comparison of modern button rifling compared to historical progressive depth rifling, it is... -
dave951 reacted to gemmer's post in the thread Are the slow twists of the Springfield and Enfield rifle musket not suitable for minié balls? with Love.
If it was a quality Zouave, hopefully a Zolli, there could be a number of or combination of reasons for it not shooting well or a...
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dave951 reacted to gemmer's post in the thread Are the slow twists of the Springfield and Enfield rifle musket not suitable for minié balls? with Like.
Measure the bore first. Then go from there. For serious rifle musket shooters casting your own means using a sizing die to get .001-.002...
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dave951 replied to the thread Lead balls have casting imperfections.From my experiments, yes, but if you aren't serious about controlling variables, you might never notice it.
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dave951 replied to the thread Lead balls have casting imperfections.Sprue up, Sprue down, if you care about accuracy, Sprue Down. In the aerodynamics of the round ball, the "leading edge" needs to be as...
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dave951 replied to the thread GOEX is Back!.And reading is fundamental. I was trying to contact Goex/Hogdon PRIOR to the last fatal industrial accident.
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dave951 replied to the thread GOEX is Back!.Lots to unpack here. First off, that "last vestige" is not EVER going to go away. Real black powder is a critical component of military...
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dave951 replied to the thread Are the slow twists of the Springfield and Enfield rifle musket not suitable for minié balls?.Are certain about the lead? What lube are you using? Just saying it's "excellent" doesn't mean it will work with minies. What powder...
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dave951 replied to the thread Why are my two rifles so different?.Yup, but if you read his post, he makes no mention of flintlock. In fact, both pix are bog standard pix from the net.
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dave951 replied to the thread Why are my two rifles so different?.One other thing not often looked into is the geometry of hammer to nipple. A misfire could well be the result of the hammer not fully...
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dave951 replied to the thread .54 caliber Sharps Bullets.What does your bore measure. I don't mean what's stamped on it or what somebody thinks it is. You have to slug the bore and measure...
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dave951 reacted to B P Maniac Shooter's post in the thread Shooting with the Ladies again..... with Like.
I really enjoy shooting with the ladies. This one holds a barrel of laughs.......!!
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Sell or trade the pyrodex. I’ve looked at several rifles prior to purchasing, every one that has pyrodex used in it was a pitted out...
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