kBob
Nope, there is no rear sight on this gun. Well, I clearly wrote earlier that a new barrel is a restricted part. If I wanted to shoot a modern gun, I'd buy a replica which also require a license. Do you have any antiques like my 1842?
I'll bet it's really nice weather in Florida right...
It's not loaded, first thing I checked when I opened the package! I'm going to use a penetrating oil first for a while, and try after that. Overall the gun looks very crisp. Used a propane torch to loosen the nipple five minutes ago, so the plug may also come loose with some preparation I hope...
Thanks for your advice guys. I'm not exactly new to bp after four years of shooting. A new barrel a restricted part, might as well buy a repro gun then. If it is as sound as it looks, it will be shot.
Ok, sounds good. DGW has set of blocks in .662, so I guess I will get a set of those. Only thing to do before shooting is to get the breech plug and nipple out. I bought this gun from antiqueguns.com.
My latest find is this 1842 Springfield musket. I need info from you guys about which ball size I need, powder load, patch thickness and so forth. This is an original with an 1853 date on the lock. .69 cal.
I tried out an original ´58 I've had laying around for about three years, for the first time a couple days ago. I used a .457 ball and they didn't shave a ring, felt a bit too small. But replicas are tighter I guess?
I reached 1200 fps with an original '58 fully loaded with Pyrodex P and a .457 ball a while back. So clearly it's possible. But those loads puts a lot of wear on a nice old gun - not something I'd do on a regular basis.
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