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Sometime back on the Forum , I seemed to remember that an experienced N-S shooter recommended a "magic" load of around 47.0 grs of FFG.

A while back, one of our Blue & Gray members posted the winning match load for the .58 caliber musket. I faintly remember it was about 47.0 grs. of 2F. Can someone re-post the B&G match load?

What is the correct nipple size for an original 1853 Enfield musket? What is the company name for the leading muzzleloading supply house in England? Thanks!

I agree. I use Break Free "CO" (Collector) in all the bores of my ML's. It's a superior preservative and easily removed with an alcohol patch prior to shooting.

Both Angier in his book "Firearm Blueing and Browning" and Kit Ravenshear in his "Metalwork Part 1" recommend using a boric acid bath as the safest form of rust removal which both removes rust and protects the underlying metal. Anyone on this Forum used it?

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Zonie--I follow you, but please help me get my head straight. Rather than making a bore cast or using an oversize ball rammed into the muzzle, are we saying that one could use a drill bit shank as a pin guage or a hard wood dowei turned to slip just so into the muzzle to determine land-to-land...

WHOA! Thank you all. But after reading the use of drill bits as pin gauges and using drill press turned hardwood dowels as a measuring tool, my whole approach has turned around. In other words, if we can gauge the land-to-land diameter of the barrel with a drill bit or shaved down dowel, then...

Thank you all for your insight and recommendations. Here's some additional data. The .54 caliber ball I'm double patching with 0.020" linen has a diameter of 0.520 (Hornady). Yes, I could keep double patching since the accuracy is good but it is a pain-in-the-ass and uses up a lot of good...

Have an antique rifle with a bore size between 54 and 58 calibers and a coned muzzle. Have been shooting a 54 caliber ball double patched with 0.020" linen. The load is accurate. With 0.040" of patching on both sides of the ball, how would you calculate the approximate size of a proper fitted...

Here's the range report. Using a 0.520" Hornady 54-caliber ball, I double patched it with 0.020" linen. The powder charge was the recommended formula for the English 1830's-1840's fast twist rifles which is 1/5th the ball weight. I estimated the weight of a 56-caliber ball by weighing a 54-cal...

Yes, It's rifled with the fast twist of the English guns in the early 19th century.

I just acquired an English sporting rifle that has a 56 caliber bore. Not having 56 caliber balls handy and wanting to shoot it, I plan on double patching 54 caliber balls with .020" linen for a few test shots. Anyone had any experience with double patching?

My outstanding MATCH load is 30.0 grs. Swiss 3F, .350 ball, .015 patch lubed with Shenandoah Valley lubricant, CCI cap.

Is your .22 the model developed by Dick Casull and marketed by the forerunner of NAA out of Utah?

Here's a 58 caliber RB load that the engraver, Lynton McKenzie, gave me years ago. 90 grs. 2F + 1/4" felt wad + tightly patched 570-575 ball. Lynton was a perfectionist when it came to ML guns.

EXTERIOR: Renaissance wax. Much better than any oil or fluid product INTERIOR: BreakFree CO (Collector) Minimum 2-5 year protection.

That's why it's always smart to have a Flinter or two around.

Many thanks for all your recommendations.

Thank you, one and all!