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    Challenger Minie-ball mold

    the lyman mold (575213 new style 510 grain) will cast a bullet that will size to .577/.578 (at least mine does) the thinner skirt will expand easier to form in the rifling. You should have about .0015 clearance on the round and it should slide down a clean barrel with a nice air cushion sound as...
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    Zouave goodness

    PRB VS Mini If you are shooting a .58 cal I find that in the N-SSA shooting I did that I liked the 575213 Lyman mold New style 510 grain mini with the cavity filled with Crisco. ( may add a little bees wax when it gets hot out) loaded over 50 grains of 3F Goex. Shoots good and accurite at 50...
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    Navy Arms "Zouave" 1863 Remington Rifle?

    The Zoli manufactured Zouaves seem to be the best made (not made any more). I have 3 of them now and the last 2 I got on gunbroker.com for $325 and they are brand new. This is about the average price and unless you are buying one of the new ones out I wouldn't go any higher than about $375-400...
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    "correct" .577/.58 cal Minie ball weight?

    .58 minies I have been shooting a .58 zouave and a .577 enfield musketoonand I have used with great success, the Lyman 575213 510 grain round and it works great I size them .577 and they slide in the barrel nice and tamp well. I only use Crisco in the hollow base for lube and after the first...
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    Sharps breechloading carbine

    Sharps 59 Sharps59 I would like to get that info on the o-ring mod and a way to get in touch with Charlie Hahan about the cartridges. I just picked up a like new Sharps carbine and am waiting on delivery of a Smith. Am a member of the N-SSA and in fact competed in the Nationals last weekend.
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    Navy Arms "Zouave" 1863 Remington Rifle?

    1863 Zouave Mainly to DougB I have 2 zouaves and love them both. I use one set for 50yds and one for 100 yds and will be competing in the NSSA nationals next month. I also got a non NSSA legal Zouave Carbine that Navy Arms sold in the 60's that is a 22 inch barrel version that they produced for...
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