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    Zouave or Enfield?

    Ok thanks. Do you use FFg or FFFg powder?
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    Zouave or Enfield?

    Ok, i bought the Zouave, it was in very fine condition. Since i don't have a 58 cal i need a mould now. The purpose will be informal target shooting and plinking. I've seen that Lyman alone offers six different moulds and Pedersoli has a 58 Minié mould called "Zouave mould", so witch one to...
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    Zouave or Enfield?

    Well, just accidentaly yesterday someone just offered me a Antonio Zoli Zouave for little money, i go check it out this weekend. The owner claimed it is like new and the Zoli guns had a very good reputation in their time.
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    Zouave or Enfield?

    Hi, I'm planning to buy a .58 musket and am interested in a Parker Hale 2 band or a Armi sport 1863 Remington Zouave match. http://www.armisport.com/eng/dettaglioA.asp?idSottoFamiglia=9 Does annyone has expierience with the Zouave match (7 groove polygonal barrel° Witch has best sights? Thanks
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    max load .69 smoothbore pistol

    They use a 75 gr load of Wasag 1, a German powder i'm not familiar with. For the well known Swiss CH2 powder they use a 50 gr max load. Edit: just looked up the Pedersoli data: 25gr recommended an 35gr max. I think i'm gonna stick with this.
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    max load .69 smoothbore pistol

    Hello, I've bought a used Armi San Marco .69 smoothbore cavallery flintlock pistol. Can annyone tell me the max powder charge for this pistol? Pedersoli list a 25 gr charge as max for their pistol but the well respected German gun magazine Visier has tested similar pistols with a 70 gr charge...
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    1842 US rifled musket

    I've read a test of the Armi sport in a German gun magazine. In their testing the patched roundballs shot better as the minié's. they got 3,5" for the roundballs and 6" from the miniés at 100m. It you're interseted i can look up the loads. I'm shooting a .69 cal Charleville 1777 AN IX...
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    1842 US rifled musket

    Hello, Does anyone own a Armi sport 1842 US rifled musket .69? What are your opinions about it? http://www.armisport.com/eng/dettaglioA.asp?idSottoFamiglia=2 Thanks.
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    Springfield or Enfield?

    Thank you for the reply. I'm only intend to shoot the rifle at the range and live in Europe where this rifle is conform to local match regulations. The only issues are indeed the price and caliber. For the price of the Pedersoli Mauser i can almost buy an Armi sport Springfield and Enfield...
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    Springfield or Enfield?

    Does annyone own or has shot a Pedersoli Würtenbergischer Mauser? http://www.davide-pedersoli.com/ArmiCategoria.aspx?CategoriaId=145&lang=en
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    Springfield or Enfield?

    Hello, I want to buy a military percussion rifle. I've narrowed it down to the Springfield 1861 and the Enfield, two or three band. I'l be shooting it mostly recreational and sometimes a 100m match. What are the pro and cons of these rifles? Thanks.
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    Greetings from Europe

    For the ones interested i've added some pictures and a brief overview of the gun law in my country in the re-enact, share your persona subforum.
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    Greetings from Europe

    Hi, I'm Peter and live in Flanders, that's the Dutch speaking part of Belgium. I'm a re-enactor doing the Napoleon war era. Since Waterloo is only an hours drive from were i live this was the logical thing to do. Our group does the 7th batallion line infantry of the South Dutch army wich fought...
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