thoughs on making a zouave a smooth bore?

[plumberroy]

I have a replica 1863 remington zouave I've thought abought having bored to 20 gauge what do you think?
Roy

 

[Britsmoothy]

I have owned one in smoothbore at .58. I did not use it much with shot as they don,t feel to good as a shot gun to me however with a ball-well now mine was pretty good once I found the load. I seem to recall 3" groups at 60 paces and rabbits at 100yds was in trouble :wink: Mine was A, Zoli repro and was quite heavy.

 

[mudd turtle]

What is wrong with the barrel that you want to ruin it for a smooth bore. If you just have to have a smooth bore barrel call Whitacre and see what he says. Then if you still want to ruin that barrel by haveing it bored out to a smooth bore the go for it. Whitacre could make you a smooth bore barrel and you could save the rifled barrel. Either way it's going to cost you some money. -just my 2 cents worth. Mudd Turtle.

 

[Russ T Frizzen]

You will wind up with a heavy and ill balanced shotgun. If your purpose is shooting patched ball, you are better off with the rifled .58 caliber bore you already have--with the added benefit of being able to use Minie balls if you choose. Save your money and put it toward a nice fowler. You will be way of the game.

 

[Carteret Kid]

Doesn't Dixie sell a 20 g smooth barrel for a Zouave ? I know they did at one time .

 

[torn moc]

Boring out that barrel is Not going to be cost effective and you will ruin a good gun.
It would probably be cheaper to buy a shotgun.
boring the barrel is "wrong" thinking my friend.

 

[Mountainman56]

Never ever pass up a good excuse to purchase another firearm. Get a smoothbore and keep the one you have.

just my 2 cents. :grin:

 

[Russ T Frizzen]

They used to and still may. You still wind up with a heavy and awkward shotgun. A nine pound twenty bore is a little on the heavy side for most folks.

 

[oneeye]

Okay, time to play dumb here. What in the heck is a zouave?? Sorry for my ignorance.

Dan

 

[rabjr]

http://www.sharpsburg-arsenal.com/R...n_Zouave_F322/1863_remington_zouave_f322.html

 

[Rebel]

.58 cal civil war era rifled musket.

 

[rabjr]

:blah:

 

[Russ T Frizzen]

It is an 1863 Remington military rifle in caliber .58. It was one of the first muzzleloading
firearms reproduced. With its brass furniture and blued barrel it is one of the handsomest military arms we ever had. It is generally conceded that these fine rifles were never used in combat and in fact never issued.
To see what they look like just go to Dixie's web-site or Navy Arms.

 

[oneeye]

Thanks guys. A little information will make me dangerous :blah: :hatsoff:

Dan

 

[Britsmoothy]

Guys was there a French connection?

 

[benvenuto]

Elmer Ellsworth and the Zouave Craze

 

[plumberroy]

Might have to rethink that Idea :hmm:
A friend had given me a handful of .570 round balls.I was going out to the club to do some recoil therapy. so I grabbed my zouave rifle thinking I'll try the RB's. I fired 3 rounds with 60 gr. pyrodex All though the group was 8" high and 4" left the group was a cloverleaf with all three bullets over lapping about a third.(at 50 yards) now how to get the point of aim where I want? I have had the rear sight off once before ,the breech side of the rear sight sets in a partial dovetail oneside under cut like a dovetail the other side(toward muzzle) was cut straight after some measurments I decided I could file that side to a dovetail and still put the original sight back on if needed. so I dug around in my parts an found a lyman folding rear sight!! a little careful filing and back to the club I go It now is centered perfect and 2" high at 50 yards I hit a 9" steel circle at 100 Yards :thumbsup:
Roy