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    Enfield Question

    Prichet minie's were paper patched where as the paper was lubed.They also had (depending on the time period) Boxwood and/or iron disks in the hollow in the back because of the thick skirting. The disks were to help expand the bullet to meet the rifling. If you shoot a unpatched / lubed Pritchet...
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    Pedersoli 1861 Springfield, need help.

    First = weigh your minie's, everything over/under 0.05% is another group (group = 5 Minie's). Only pur lead (tip = roofing lead) Second = Sizing 0.001 smaller than the bore. Third = first shot always goes somewhere else as the rest, hence fouling shot. Powder = start with 35 grain 3f Powder...
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    Minnie Moulds

    I can suggest Hensel in Germany. A bit pricey but if you plan on pouring a lot they are worth it. I've sold all my Lymann Moulds because of the "Pin" on the bottom of the Mould for the hollow base. Hensel has them attached = 1 piece less = pour twice as fast
  4. K

    Any 1858 Enfield Volunteer shooters?

    I shoot a Parker Hale. I use .451 from lyman (http://www.lymanproducts.com/lyman/bullet-casting/select-mould-blackpowder.php) first one the page. Sized that I have to push it into the rifle with pressure. I shoot WANO P 60 grains which ist quite a large grain Powder and have gotten 5 shot 1,5...
  5. K

    Fired my Parker Hale volunteer rifle today

    thank you :thumbsup:
  6. K

    Fired my Parker Hale volunteer rifle today

    dare I ask which mould / weight / shape / bullet you are shooting?
  7. K

    Minie Ball Lube

    I do believe you've opened a large can of Worms :grin: There are just as many opinions to this as there are types of Lube out there. The important thing is it stays on the Minie on warm days (Crisco + warm day = greasy powder + no lube on the Minie), and does its job on the cold days. I would...
  8. K

    throwing the first couple shots away

    well....pour the powder in and stamp three times with the left foot. Put the Minie in, stamp only twice with the right foot :grin: For me it is habit and how I was taught. Two caps fired into the ground to get the Oil out of the Nipple and see if the Barrel is free. One fouling shot into the...
  9. K

    any quallity minie ball rifles out there with...

    Hey Matt, If you can pour Minie’s that all come out the same weight”¦patent your working process. When you pour, make as many as you can”¦ 100’s if you can. Then weigh them out and store them in weight groups. When you want to go shooting, grab a handful of one weight group and off you go...
  10. K

    any quallity minie ball rifles out there with...

  11. K

    any quallity minie ball rifles out there with...

    Hello Matt, for a lot people here, the fun is in getting there more than being there. This means take your time and try everything in system. You have many more variables in ML than you do in a “regular” rifle. The charge, grease, projectile, weather are just some of them. Here is what I’ve...
  12. K

    Wuttembergische Jagerbusche M 1859

    [/url] take a look here also http://www.waffensammler-kuratorium.de/buewild/babue1843da.html is this the rifle?
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    Wuttembergische Jagerbusche M 1859

    spell it like this: Württembergische Jägerbüchse M 1859 Subsitute the "ü" with "ue" and tha "ä" with "ae"...Copy and paste in google and you will get a lot of info. It may be German. What info do you need?
  14. K

    Casting lead take 3

    a roofers torch works wonders. the propane gas bottle is returnable, the torch itself is very cheap, and all you have to do is sit there watching the lead drip off into bite size puddles on the ground.
  15. K

    please help 8 Bore Flintlock

    Thank you all for your help :grin: But I'm still not going to shoot a golfball size lead ball out of it :shocked2: not yet anyway :wink:
  16. K

    Early Rustic Arms German short rifle

    its a "Boller" shortend from a rifle for parade use, for shooting blanks and no kind of "shooting" weapon.
  17. K

    Early Rustic Arms German short rifle

  18. K

    Casting lead take 3

    I go to roofers and salvage yards and get only flashing, give the roofers what they ask (usually its only 10-20 Dollars for 30 or so Kg). I do a little show and tell with a couple of Mine's I have with me if they are interested, and load up what they have. Sometimes I go directly to the...
  19. K

    Sandblasted

    here she is: http://i1121.photobucket.com/albums/l505/ken-clements/P1010075.jpg http://i1121.photobucket.com/albums/l505/ken-clements/P1010074.jpg http://i1121.photobucket.com/albums/l505/ken-clements/P1010072.jpg
  20. K

    1857 original enfield

    Here she is http://i1121.photobucket.com/albums/l505/ken-clements/P1010073.jpg http://i1121.photobucket.com/albums/l505/ken-clements/P1010075.jpg http://i1121.photobucket.com/albums/l505/ken-clements/P1010073.jpg
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