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  1. dave951

    1847 Springfield Carbine Parts

    The sear spring should look like a "V" and the one in the pic is missing one side.
  2. dave951

    1847 Springfield Carbine Parts

    Can't see the tumbler but the sear spring is 100% broken.
  3. dave951

    1847 Springfield Carbine Parts

    As for the lock not functioning, a picture of that would help. There are several things that can cause that.
  4. dave951

    Lead balls have casting imperfections

    I see your point, but I've tested this and see a bit better accuracy with the sprue down. It's not much, but when shots count, you want every possible edge. The issue of a wobble from a helical spin will also happen with the sprue up if it's even slightly misaligned and it's going to be coupled...
  5. dave951

    Are the slow twists of the Springfield and Enfield rifle musket not suitable for minié balls?

    Not quite so, back then the internet was just a gleam in Al Gore's teenage eye but this information has always been available. These days, the "Search" function is your friend. We've discussed this topic ad nauseam and there's always somebody who is either too lazy or a closet Luddite that...
  6. dave951

    Lead balls have casting imperfections

    From my experiments, yes, but if you aren't serious about controlling variables, you might never notice it.
  7. dave951

    Lead balls have casting imperfections

    Sprue up, Sprue down, if you care about accuracy, Sprue Down. In the aerodynamics of the round ball, the "leading edge" needs to be as smooth as possible to cut down on flyers. The "trailing edge" is in a low pressure area, therefore any imperfections there will have less effect.
  8. dave951

    GOEX is Back!

    And reading is fundamental. I was trying to contact Goex/Hogdon PRIOR to the last fatal industrial accident.
  9. dave951

    GOEX is Back!

    Lots to unpack here. First off, that "last vestige" is not EVER going to go away. Real black powder is a critical component of military munitions and you'd have to be living under a rock someplace (or a rondy) to think it's used by the military to propel projectiles anymore. Even the Pentagon...
  10. dave951

    Are the slow twists of the Springfield and Enfield rifle musket not suitable for minié balls?

    Are certain about the lead? What lube are you using? Just saying it's "excellent" doesn't mean it will work with minies. What powder? What caps? We need some details to help you out. You evidently haven't heard of the North South Skirmish Association. It's been around since the 1950s and we...
  11. dave951

    Why are my two rifles so different?

    Yup, but if you read his post, he makes no mention of flintlock. In fact, both pix are bog standard pix from the net.
  12. dave951

    Why are my two rifles so different?

    One other thing not often looked into is the geometry of hammer to nipple. A misfire could well be the result of the hammer not fully impacting the to of the nipple or hitting at an angle. Check that first. Next, use only real black powder.
  13. dave951

    .54 caliber Sharps Bullets

    What does your bore measure. I don't mean what's stamped on it or what somebody thinks it is. You have to slug the bore and measure, THEN start thinking about bullets and molds. The Eras mold, while a historically decent repop of the original bullet, often casts a bullet far too small to...
  14. dave951

    Lubing ,immie balls

    I size minies for the gun in question, make up the ammo, dip lube the exposed rings and let the excess wipe off while loading. Don't over think this. If you don't have a Lubrisizer, don't sweat it.
  15. dave951

    Advice for beginner

    Lots of stuff posted here not relevant to your situation since you mentioned N-SSA. I am a Team Commander in the N-SSA and yes, I shoot these critters in N-SSA competition. I have two muskets I use for musket competition and one is a Colt. My advice on the Colt- 1) Since you're in VA, get some...
  16. dave951

    Percussion cap question

    Let's be accurate here. It is NOT faster burning meaning the rate of oxidation is constant for black powder. What IS changing is the surface area available for ignition meaning more of it is getting ignited at once. One way to think of this is burning matches. One at a time is 2f, igniting the...
  17. dave951

    big velocity change with same charge weight

    Ditch the pyrodex and get real black powder
  18. dave951

    Percussion cap question

    Often real black in 3f will have less fouling than 2f and use less to achieve the same accuracy.
  19. dave951

    Percussion cap question

    25gr looks to be too light a charge to adequately expand the skirt into the rifling. Here's what can happen when things are in balance. Note this is a 50yd group. First round is nearly always a clean bore flyer in my Parker Hale.
  20. dave951

    Percussion cap question

    The poor quality of CCI isn't them "not going off", it's a lack of sufficient pressure to insure proper and complete ignition of the charge. If you think I'm off base, do the experiment. Test CCI against RWS and Scheutzen head to head for accuracy. Change nothing but the cap. CCI will deliver...
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