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'42 Springfield Question
Sorry, my response was to minieball, and I see you are shooting with no patch, just using the paper as wadding. The load is just fine at 90grs. I load with the ball rolled in the paper as a patch like they did originally. The charges I listed were the ones the army used post 1835 when the new...- jcornell
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'42 Springfield Question
The 1842 musket used a .65 diameter ball with 110 grains of 2f powder. Using a larger, heavier ball will actually require a smaller charge to attain the same initial velocity. Prior to 1844 the .69 cal percussion musket was using a .64 diameter ball with 120 grains. Increasing the ball .10...- jcornell
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Loose Wheels ???
Soaking wheels in water is a very temporary and damaging way to tighten wheels. I have rebuilt many original wagons and cannon wheels. I have driven a wagon from Omaha to Salt Lake City, and have had no issues with reset tires coming loose, even after 1200 miles of use, To tighten the tire, you...