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    Landed an original 3-band Enfield

    Hey all, been a while since I dropped in here. I just came by a Pattern 1853 3-band Enfield .577 for a bargain price here in Australia. The good news is the stock is perfect and, looking at the bore, it appears unfired. Bad news is, it appears it's been hanging above a bar for the best part...
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    New Parker Hale - Volunteer?

    Well it's arrived ... I'm astounded about just how well this rifle's made - it's as if it's been turned out by a military arsenal, and now I find the modern replicas "tinny" by comparision. The hammer's a hefty sucker which really needs some effort to pull back. It came with a lovely custom...
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    New Parker Hale - Volunteer?

    Thanks for all the feedback - awaiting the permit, but I will let you all know how she shoots. The previous owner, who's had it about 20 years, said he regularly shot it out to 800 yards with good results. Plan to use it for a bit of hunting and a bit of target. I daresay it will shoot a bit...
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    New Parker Hale - Volunteer?

    G'day all ... this rifle just found me here in Australia. It was sold to me as a Parker Hale 2-band Enfield in .45 calibre, but I believe that with the extra chequering, tang peep and windage adjustable front sight it is in fact a Volunteer .451 target rifle. The rifle's in excellent used...
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    Civil War cartridge box plate

    This is what I ended up doing: Bear in mind I'm not a hrd core re-enactor, just a plinker and wannabe blackpowder hunter. That said, the Confederates could have come up with all sorts of weird and wonderful combinations of captured and issued equipment.
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    Civil War cartridge box plate

    G'day all .... just got a heavy brass CS plate for my American Civil War cartridge box (the one with two rectangular tins inside). It is flat on the back and has two "U" shaped loops set in to the brass. Can anyone tell me how the plate's attached to the flap of the cartridge box? Do you bend...
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    Adjustable rear sight?

    G'day again ... been out and fired my Zoli 1841 Mississipi a couple of times with no huge mishaps, but now I'm faced with some fine tuning. The rifle comes with a standard fixed V sight, and I have to aim above a one foot square at 100 yards to hit it, meaning I either lower the front blade, or...
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    Another convict

    Yeah, and read a few posts down, and there's another Wild Colonial Boy named Heatseeker, from Sydney!
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    Which rifled musket?

    I just landed a .58 Zoli 1841 Mississippi here in Australia ... I actually bought it as a Zouave, but was delighted when I was told it was actually a good reproduction of a rifle that saw extensive service in both sides of the Civil War. That said, I mainly plan to hunt with it, but if I did...
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    My first front loader - a Mississippi?.

    Thanks for that mate ... not that I bought it with re-sale in mind, but it is nice to know I got a good deal. It's prominently marked "Zoli", so it appears it has been quite a while since the company made their own Mississippi rifle - although they've probably manufactured them for other...
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    My first front loader - a Mississippi?.

    Thanks for the welcome Zonie ... yes, it's a modern repro - a Zoli. There's a gun shop here in Sydney with an avid black powder guy behind the counter so I'll pick his brains about cleaning gear. I can find plenty of references to Zoli Zouave rifles on the net, but only very few mentions of a...
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    My first front loader - a Mississippi?.

    Hey all, my first general post on this forum. Here's some pictures of my first muzzle loader - it was sold to me as a Zoli Zouave, but after a bit of research it appears it's an 1841 Mississippi rifle in .58 calibre. I've heard the Zouaves were good shooters and wouldn't have passed one by...
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    Good to be on board

    Thanks for the welcome ... I've picked up my first smokepole and while it is in fact a Zoli, it appears it's not a "Zouave" but an 1841 Mississippi. Will post some pics in the percussion forum. Thanks once again for the welcome.
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    Good to be on board

    G'day all from Australia ... I'm pretty active over at Gunboards as Heatseeker, and if you peruse my posts you'll see I'm an avid sniper's rifle and Lee Enfield man. Well, I've just crossed to the dark side - after a decade of being on the lookout for a front stuffer, a Zoli "Zouave" .58...
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