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  1. Mooney 78865

    First black powder rifle, headed to the range.

    You are prophetic. I have noticed the Parker Hale rounds do like the heaver load (with my minimal experience) What I wanted to do today was to repeat yesterdays run through all three types of rounds with a charge of 40 grains, then 45 grains. What actually happened was I used the scale I had...
  2. Mooney 78865

    First black powder rifle, headed to the range.

    Too funny! I've really enjoyed the journey so far. Made that much better with the folks on this forum. Since today was really a day of discovery, I'm hoping tomorrow is productive. I have a lot to learn! I wouldn't feel to bad about wanting a new rifle. I'm trying to come up with a way to...
  3. Mooney 78865

    Traditions 3 band Enfield kit build

    If anyone is still lurking on this thread I FINALLY made it out today and shot the rifle. 45 rounds, starting at 25 yards the backing up to 50. I have lot of things to try out/sort out, but I'm pretty happy! No issues with the rifle at all. First shot to the last. I have another thread here...
  4. Mooney 78865

    First black powder rifle, headed to the range.

    Finally made it out to try the new rifle. I shot 45 rounds total starting out at 25 yards then backing up to 50 yards. I started with 60 grains of Pyrodex FFG and after 15 rounds, 5 of each type, 2 of Rapine .577, 494 grain and 477 grain, the other round was .575 555 grain Parker Hale. At 25...
  5. Mooney 78865

    First black powder rifle, headed to the range.

    Bare in mind this is my first attempt at assembling a muzzle loading rifle. What I though was going to be a "finish and go" project was a bit more involved. No complaints though, I've enjoyed the build immensely. I have learned A LOT on this project! From inletting hardware, fitting a barrel...
  6. Mooney 78865

    First black powder rifle, headed to the range.

    When I was fitting the barrel, I needed to relieve the rearmost end of the tang let in to allow the breech plug to slide back to fully seat against the stock. The depth was pretty good out of the box and only needed a bit of dressing up to remove some high points. The only real area that needed...
  7. Mooney 78865

    First black powder rifle, headed to the range.

    I'm pretty confident my bore measurement is accurate, as well as the Minie. I have a fair amount of time measuring with calipers. Proof will be Thursday when I get a chance to shoot it I guess. I really like the V7 sport, wish it came in an 850 though. Say what they will about the Guzzi, you...
  8. Mooney 78865

    First black powder rifle, headed to the range.

    Got it! So, armed with my trusty digital inside calipers and doing it a half dozen times I repeatedly came up with .578. So that would be a bit large for the .575 rounds, but good/better with the .577, correct?
  9. Mooney 78865

    First black powder rifle, headed to the range.

    Thanks for the information on shooting high. As for the .575 for the rounds, it really was what was available when I ordered the rifle. I also have .577 but waiting on a sizer. Some of the .575 are from a Parker Hale style mold, Some are from a Lyman mold. Basically I have 25 rounds from two...
  10. Mooney 78865

    First black powder rifle, headed to the range.

    No, no it's not!
  11. Mooney 78865

    First black powder rifle, headed to the range.

    Thank you! And yes, it is a 2016 Stelvio. I've got about 35,000 miles on it. I've ridden A LOT off road as well. Probably 10-11,000 miles in the dirt. 5 Back Country Discovery routes and a run from Nogales AZ to Canada, in the dirt. I even have all three factor accessories! Top box, heated...
  12. Mooney 78865

    First black powder rifle, headed to the range.

    Copy that. I'll start closer in!
  13. Mooney 78865

    First black powder rifle, headed to the range.

    My cartridges are the 1862 style and will not be using the paper as wadding like a traditional English cartridge. Thanks for the tip though!
  14. Mooney 78865

    First black powder rifle, headed to the range.

    I bought a Traditions 1853 Enfield kit a few weeks ago and did a small thread in the "builders" portion of the forum detailing my experience. It is now time to take it to the range and give it a go. I purchased some .575 minie rounds from TOW that arrived yesterday. Sized them, lubed them, and...
  15. Mooney 78865

    Traditions 3 band Enfield kit build

    Friday night, still no bullets.... killing me! I've taken it apart at least 4 times and keep rubbing out the finish. At this rate I'll have to refinish the stock.
  16. Mooney 78865

    Traditions 3 band Enfield kit build

    We'll see about a YouTube video... I have .577 and .575 Minie' bullets coming. I wanted to try both sizes before ordering a mold and learning to cast my own. My thought was to learn how to "roll my own" paper cartridges at some point. But I want to see what it likes to shoot. .575 with a lubed...
  17. Mooney 78865

    Traditions 3 band Enfield kit build

    Thanks! I'm real pleased with the outcome. Now I need the bullets to show up so I can take it out and shoot!
  18. Mooney 78865

    Traditions 3 band Enfield kit build

    Here is my narrative on the build from a novice's perspective, and it will be long: I really didn't know what to expect when I decided I wanted to build a black powder rifle other than I wanted something represented during the Civil War. I have a Pietta 1858 new Army revolver that I've had for...
  19. Mooney 78865

    Traditions 3 band Enfield kit build

    In an effort to NOT finish the kit today, I cleaned the garage, waxed the floor, (I have social issues) went for a 22 mile bicycle ride, and vacuumed the house. (I'm retired, she's not) That didn't work, so I cleaned the barrel and went ahead and assembled the rifle. I took a bunch of pics but...
  20. Mooney 78865

    Traditions 3 band Enfield kit build

    1:66 is what the spec says.
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