AethelstanAegen
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Howdy all,
I've decided it's time to take my reproduction 1853 Enfield rifled musket to the range. I've fired it many times with just black powder for reenactment events and I have fired other 1853s in live fire but never my own. I one was at an event where a guy blew the breech of his musket out during a live fire session so I've been a bit wary of trying it myself but I've always wanted to give it a go. I have some .575 460gr minies, plenty of FFFg powder, and lube. What kind of load would you guys recommend? I've heard 60-70gr of 2F works well, and so I was thinking of about 50gr of 3F. Does that sound reasonable?
Any advice and tips would be appreciated!
I've decided it's time to take my reproduction 1853 Enfield rifled musket to the range. I've fired it many times with just black powder for reenactment events and I have fired other 1853s in live fire but never my own. I one was at an event where a guy blew the breech of his musket out during a live fire session so I've been a bit wary of trying it myself but I've always wanted to give it a go. I have some .575 460gr minies, plenty of FFFg powder, and lube. What kind of load would you guys recommend? I've heard 60-70gr of 2F works well, and so I was thinking of about 50gr of 3F. Does that sound reasonable?
Any advice and tips would be appreciated!