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First things first.
My 5752130S is 505 grains instead of 460. And the 580213 is 512.
Velocities were about as expected for both. The 0S hit 1062 fps with a variation of 27 fps. The 213 hit 1049 with a 24 fps variation. The charge is 60 grains of 2f Swiss
For balls that are a bit too small, both measure .577, and accuracy isnt terrible. I expected more variation, but apparently these minies are bumping up quickly.
May the fun continue!
 
My standard minie load was a 500 grn minie over 60 grains of either 3F or 2F depending on what was available locally.
 
I have an older Euroarms 1863 Zouave and I am a plinker with this rifle just for fun. I use 60 gr of either 2F or 3F Goex with a original style Minie Bullet with either the thin skirt or Lyman thicker skirt style. I shoot one gallon water bottles at about 75 yds with no trouble all day long and that's fine for my way of thinking:D
 
This rifle is FUN! Its nice to not have to swab between shots. Plinking with an ounce plus of lead does drain the lead pot pretty quickly though.
She needs at least a .580 diameter minie. That these 577s shoot so well is amazing. I mean on the range rod pretty hard and it does flair out the skirt a touch.
 
I had one of those H&R Huntsman rifles in 58. It would shoot nicely with a Lee skirted modern target minie with 60 gr of ff. Velocity was probably comparable with your results. When that big flat nose hit a deer it was lights out right now even at the relatively low velocity.
 
In some places its called "Beagling" the mold. You take two strips of paper that you clamp between the faces of the mold blocks. Pour as usual. The papers make quite a few bullets before burning out.
 
'Shim the mould' ? Could you tell me more?

Sorry, I didn't see your reply.

I got the info from Lee Precision's FAQs. I took a piece of receipt paper, about an inch square, and cut 2 small pieces that fit on either side of the cavity. I used a dab of Lee Alox to lube the paper to keep it from burning/slipping. The paper work best if shorter than the mold blocks. Otherwise you may snag them on something and have them fall out.

Using Alox I've cast a couple hundred minies and the paper is still in good shape' and hasnt moved, unless caused by operator error.

It turned my .575" mold into a .5785" mold. Lee says you can shim up to .005" before you run into problems.

Bought the Lee mold at a flea market for $10, spent about $.01 shimming it up. Other mold was a gift from a friend...total cost, about a penny.
One day I'll get a sizer, maybe.
 
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