Finally after years of Kentucky windage, Minie balls, Buffalo balls, patched round balls and endless internet searching to no avail….. I have achieved great bliss with my Euroarms .58 caliber Zouave.
I replaced the period correct stupid rear sight (oh the joy when I discovered a dovetail slot under the original sight) with an elevation adjustable buckhorn sight that was an extra from my .54 GPR. Installed this centered up along the barrel. My first shot was windage correct in the nine ring at 50 yards, The windage stayed true out to 120 yards which was the limits of the range I was shooting. No longer do I have to hold one foot right windage.
Also I paper patched my resized Minie balls to get tighter shot groups. Finally the gun has become a shooter instead of a wall hanger.
I replaced the period correct stupid rear sight (oh the joy when I discovered a dovetail slot under the original sight) with an elevation adjustable buckhorn sight that was an extra from my .54 GPR. Installed this centered up along the barrel. My first shot was windage correct in the nine ring at 50 yards, The windage stayed true out to 120 yards which was the limits of the range I was shooting. No longer do I have to hold one foot right windage.
Also I paper patched my resized Minie balls to get tighter shot groups. Finally the gun has become a shooter instead of a wall hanger.