Sham66
40 Cal.
- Joined
- Jun 7, 2005
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Howdy!
Just got a Euro Arms 1863 Remington Zouave. Couldn't resist as Dixie has them "on sale", and I have always wanted a Civil War musket. As soon as it came, I disassembled and cleaned.
Yesterday at the range was kind of a disaster. At the range where I shoot, the officer has to witness you hitting the paper at 50 yards before you can continue to shoot or move to 100 yards. Also, you have to shoot through a tunnel to prevent overshooting into the adjacent skeet range and golf course.
Two shots into it, the officer cannot tell where it struck, just that it did not hit paper. We went to the .22 range and tried 25 yards. Hit the backboard high, but missed the paper. Back to the 50 yard, can't tell. OK, the officer says to shoot into the dirt in front of the tube at a certain point (about 10 yards away). Right as I was aiming, I realized I dryballed it and went home. The range officer said to come back and he would help me out again.
Hopefully this weekend I can go out to a friend's property in the country and work this out. Maybe start at 10 yards and work backwards.
The sights on this gun are interesting as there are three settings and they flip up based on distance. They are loose on the gun and flop up and down, but side to side is tight. These are fixed and not adjustable.
My question for those who are familiar with this rifle. Should the front sight line up with the top of the rear sight? May be a dumb question, but I want to make sure I am getting it right.
The load:
60 gr. Goex FF
.575 hand cast ball from TOTW
Pre-lubed patch from Ox-Yoke
The ball was difficult to get started in the barrell, but pushed down easily.
Thanks!
James
Just got a Euro Arms 1863 Remington Zouave. Couldn't resist as Dixie has them "on sale", and I have always wanted a Civil War musket. As soon as it came, I disassembled and cleaned.
Yesterday at the range was kind of a disaster. At the range where I shoot, the officer has to witness you hitting the paper at 50 yards before you can continue to shoot or move to 100 yards. Also, you have to shoot through a tunnel to prevent overshooting into the adjacent skeet range and golf course.
Two shots into it, the officer cannot tell where it struck, just that it did not hit paper. We went to the .22 range and tried 25 yards. Hit the backboard high, but missed the paper. Back to the 50 yard, can't tell. OK, the officer says to shoot into the dirt in front of the tube at a certain point (about 10 yards away). Right as I was aiming, I realized I dryballed it and went home. The range officer said to come back and he would help me out again.
Hopefully this weekend I can go out to a friend's property in the country and work this out. Maybe start at 10 yards and work backwards.
The sights on this gun are interesting as there are three settings and they flip up based on distance. They are loose on the gun and flop up and down, but side to side is tight. These are fixed and not adjustable.
My question for those who are familiar with this rifle. Should the front sight line up with the top of the rear sight? May be a dumb question, but I want to make sure I am getting it right.
The load:
60 gr. Goex FF
.575 hand cast ball from TOTW
Pre-lubed patch from Ox-Yoke
The ball was difficult to get started in the barrell, but pushed down easily.
Thanks!
James