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    Mini wooden base plug

    I have been doing some research on Civil War Cartridges. One of the things that I found out is that Civil War Enfield cartridges had mini Balls with a wooden plug in the base. The wooden plug was supposed to help the skirt engage the rifling in a more positive manner. The wooden plug...
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    What brand of Musket Cap do you use?

    I am currently using Navy arms Caps. I got four 250 cap tins some time ago. I have fired over 600 of them with out one miss fire. When I run out I plan to get some more of the same. If it works don’t fix it.
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    Musket caps vs Percussion caps?

    Try to install a individual number 11 cap on a nipple with cold hands and then try installing a musket cap (or scared). Musket cap is a bunch easier. Of course you could use one of thoes capping tools for the number 11 cap and do just fine. In the civil war there were 3.5 million men...
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    Enfield Shooters

    Scalper If you decide to shoot mini balls in a civil war Musket make sure you buy a mini mold that is heavy. Many that are sold are to light for the musket design. I have found that for a .577 or .580 Civil War musket you need a mini ball weight of 500 to 550 grains to match the point of...
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    Shooting Gold?

    I have gotten lead from scrap yards for .40 cents a pound. The scrap yard lead is 1/8 inch lead backer for sheet rock salvaged from x-ray rooms. The lead is dirty and it has to be cleaned (a very Smokey smelly process). You can get lead from on line auctions. I typically pay 1.30 a pound...
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    Rocky Mountain Hawken

    Perfect I guess I will have to learn how to use the search function. thanks again.
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    cold weather lube

    What are you trying to lube? Mini balls, maxi balls, REAL bullets or Patched round balls.
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    Rocky Mountain Hawken

    Pedersoli Rocky Mountain Hawken "Walnut" Percussion model I would like to know if anyone has handled and shot this rifle and what your impressions of the maker and the rifle are. I was considering this rifle as my next shooter.
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    Acessories for .58 cal.

    You will want to double check the thread size of your ram rod on your Enfield. If it was made in Italy more than likely it has a 5.8 millimeter (metric)thread size. This thread size is very close in appearance to 10-32 SAE size but the two are not interchangeable (and forget about using a tap...
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    Purpose of Wads, ie: Oxyoke Wonderwads ??

    One thing I have found about wads is that they are very hard to find to fit a 577 bore. Seems that 54 cal an under there are plenty of sources for wads.
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    Lead Hardness PRB

    I would like to thank everyone for there impute. I plan to shoot .562 round balls from my .577 Zouave. I figure I will have to use a .018 or .020 patch and I will also use a felt wad over the powder. The Zouave has three band 1/48 progressive rifling which is not the best for round ball...
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    Lead Hardness PRB

    Lead Hardness PRB I was curious about the hardness of lead for used for making round balls. With mini balls you really need to have soft lead for them to function correctly. Round ball is a different animal. I would think that for hunting a soft lead round ball would be the preference for...
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    over powder wad cutter 577

    Roundball What size punch did you use for the 577. I was under the impression that a 19/32 wad was the right size but I cant find a wad cutter that size. What size are you using. I would also like to know what thickness wad should be used. I can get 1/16", 1/8", 1/4", 3/8" felt for wads. TC
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    over powder wad cutter 577

    Where can I get a over powder wad cutter tool that would work with .577 and .580 bore muskets. I have looked around. no luck. TC
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    why ROUNDball?

    Modern ammo is called ball ammo becouse it uses ball powder. Or becouse it was called Spherical ball powder. military loves redundancy TC
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    Civil War Musket Cartridge

    I have been able to make some very realistic paper Civil war cartridges. I have had very good success on my first couple of tries. They look great. I found some paper for the cartridges. I was walking through Wall mart and thought I would just check and see if there was any paper that...
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    Civil War Musket Cartridge

    I would like to thank everyone for there impute. Lots of good information given. I found some additional information on the web. I saw an article on how the civil war factories made cartridges of the day. The article was specific on how the cartridges were made. It would seem that...
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    Civil War Musket Cartridge

    Civil War Musket Cartridge I was wondering if anyone knows how to recreate the paper tubes that were used to hold the powder and mini ball for civil war muskets. I was thinking about how they must have done this. There lube for the mini ball must have been more like wax than grease. I want...
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    OIL and FOULING

    I would like to see the test done with crisco. Great grease for frying Chicken, lubing bullets and making pie crusts. What a country.
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    A. Zoli Zouve Help Needed

    I have a Euro Arms Zouave. I shoot .575 minies from a RCBS 500gr and Lee 460 gr Mold. I have to burry the tip of the front sight in the base of the rear V sight to be on target at 50 yards. I want to try a patched round ball. Right now I am getting a 2.5 inch group at 50 yards. Much...
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