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  1. Cubreac

    Becoming a Paper Cartridges Youtube addict

    What's a good source for the right kind of paper today? Gibbons emphasized the importance of the paper used to accuracy. He found 100% cotton rag 9lb typewriter paper worked the best, but in The English Cartridge he wrote that it doesn't exist any longer. He recommends Helix and Staedtler...
  2. Cubreac

    Becoming a Paper Cartridges Youtube addict

    Sorry for the pedantry, but they were Scottish.
  3. Cubreac

    Progressively rifled barrel for Enfield 1853/58

    Whitacre told me they don't make Enfield replacement barrels, just Springfield. And Mr. Hoyt is not taking any new orders until "this fall". Any other barrel maker filling this niche?
  4. Cubreac

    Need help with 1858 Enfield clone.

    That's an Armi San Paolo (Euroarms) mark: DGG. The date stamp is difficult to make out. It could be CC, which means it was made in 2008.
  5. Cubreac

    Questions for the Pritchett bullet shooters/casters

    Amen, brother.
  6. Cubreac

    Questions for the Pritchett bullet shooters/casters

    This is the stuff I use. The NOE plug molds were sold out when I looked, so I just make a pea sized ball and push it into the base, trimming off excess. When it solidifies it shrinks a little bit. I haven't tried them out yet. I need to make up the cartridges, but I haven't found the right...
  7. Cubreac

    Questions for the Pritchett bullet shooters/casters

    @BillinOregon I hope you don't mind if I piggyback on your thread with related questions. I bought some Pritchett bullets to make into cartridges. The skirts of some were slightly deformed. Does this matter? What sort of plug to you use, if you use a plug? The bullets I bought are about...
  8. Cubreac

    Need help with 1858 Enfield clone.

    Before I got your very good advice and ordered from Lodgewood, I ordered some minies from TOTW. They are shiny, which indicates a lead-tin alloy.
  9. Cubreac

    Mike Beliveau injured in fall, doing OK.

    Darn! Get well soon, Mike.
  10. Cubreac

    Greetings from Oregon

    Welcome!
  11. Cubreac

    Progressively rifled barrel for Enfield 1853/58

    I'm envious. Do you make your own cartridges with Pritchett bullets? Do they all take the same load?
  12. Cubreac

    Progressively rifled barrel for Enfield 1853/58

    I found a couple on Biblio.com for over $100. The one listed on Amazon is the most expensive.
  13. Cubreac

    Progressively rifled barrel for Enfield 1853/58

    Another book to add to the reading list The British Soldier’s Firearm 1850 -1864 by C.H. Roads "....having been out of print for many years is now again available in a new edition." @ResearchPress The new edition mentioned above didn't turn up in a search, but an old edition did. They must be...
  14. Cubreac

    Progressively rifled barrel for Enfield 1853/58

    This video is where I learned that:
  15. Cubreac

    Progressively rifled barrel for Enfield 1853/58

    That book by Brett Gibbons is fascinating. I just started to read it for a second time last night. I'm not familiar with Huggett's book, so it's going on the list. You might also be interested in this book: https://www.ospreypublishing.com/us/pattern-1853-enfield-rifle-9781849084857/ It is...
  16. Cubreac

    The Eras Gone Johnston and Dow wins

    When working up your loads, do you check to see if the diameter of the chambers in the cylinder match the diameter of the bore? Does it matter?
  17. Cubreac

    Progressive depth rifling questions

    My understanding is that only those P-H rifles with serial numbers under 1500 have the progressive rifling. @kh54 I envy your collection
  18. Cubreac

    Progressively rifled barrel for Enfield 1853/58

    Welcome to the Enfield rabbit hole. At least as far as the P53 goes, I'm told the P-H with a serial number 1500 or lower are the ones with progressive rifling. Others more knowledgable than me can confirm or correct. I have an Artillery carbine, and just acquired a P58. The sight picture on...
  19. Cubreac

    Progressively rifled barrel for Enfield 1853/58

    Good advice. I've been told the Pedersoli cone and vent are set wide of the breech compared to the originals and the P-H. I don't think Whitaker makes a replacement barrel for a Pedersoli. They might be able to line a Pedersoli barrel, but then you still have to contend with the less...
  20. Cubreac

    Progressively rifled barrel for Enfield 1853/58

    Where do you source your Minies?
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