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  1. J

    breech plug fouling scraper

    Does a ArmiSport P53 Enfield rifle musket have a flat breech plug face or a dished face? You can leave BP residue on the breech plug face or in the corners of the breech plug face if the scraper does not conform to the face. I need to know this so I can use the appropriate desiged breech plug...
  2. J

    Soap and Water vs Modern Cleaners

  3. J

    Barrel Choke Point & Nipple Threads

    I too use Gorilla Grease but very sparingly especially on the nipple threads and other threads as well. I don't know for sure what the composition of GG is but it is likely graphite-moly lube. GG comes in a small tin about the size of a silver dollar and even that small amount will last a long...
  4. J

    What Size Patch?

    Shooting and cleaning patches can be purchased by the bag in the appropriate size for a .50 to .60 cal. bore. Use only the appropriate size patch made of 100% pure cotton for shooting and cleaning. Never use cotton-polyester patches, especially for cleaning. They will stretch and wad up behind...
  5. J

    Enfield .58 Cal. Replica

    I have a P53 Enfield .577" 3-band rifle musket. I have used swaged Pritchett style .575" minie balls 560 gr., Moyer's .575" 3-groove minies Lyman 575213-OS mold 460 gr., 575213 newstyle minies 510 gr., Gardner style Lyman 577611 mold 530 gr. I now only use Moyer's 575213-OS (Old Style) minies...
  6. J

    Enfield Shooters

    I use 50 gr. 3F GOEX with a precast minnie ball from a Lyman 575213-OS mold. The average weight of those minies is 460 gr. I have used the 530 gr. Gardner style minie ball (575611 mold) with 2-grease grooves and 60 gr. 3F. Those have a thicker skirt and require 60 gr. 3F to expand the skirts...
  7. J

    stuck jag

    I would not try to "shoot it out" You can chuck the ramrod in a vise and pull it out of the bore with little effort. To prevent the jag from being stuck again, never swab the bore with cotton-polyester cleaning patches or pieces of a T-shirt. 1. Always use the appropriate size patches made...
  8. J

    OIL and FOULING

    I read a question a shooter sent to the company that makes Lee ALOX lube about using their product with black powder. Their represenative said to only use ALOX lube with smokeless powder because it is a petroleum based product and will react with one of the components of black powder when fired...
  9. J

    Is my first impression with Dixie Gun Works normal?

    That must have been a bad day at DGW. I have used DGW for years and seldom had any complaints with their mail orders or their products. Their prices are a little high in comparison to other suppliers but they have some items that no other supplier has.I "cherry-pick" my black powder supplies...
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