I thought I would share my Indian copy of the 1856 Enfield Cavalry carbine. It built in 1972 and has the smooth bore. It has really cool markings and I love the ram rod attachment. God willing I will get my first deer with it this year.
Indian copy of the 1856 Enfield Cavalry carbine
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Nice looking! What size hole in the barrel?
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Not quite the same but similar: A 1970s Parker Hale artillery musketoon that I bought used. The stock has a couple of storage dents in it and the rod was missing when I got it. A great shooter but not particularly accurate, about 6" at 100yds with Pyrodex RS.
The funny thing on mine is that the muzzle is very tight - I have to use a ball starter to get the projectile in, then is slides right down the tube with the usual ramrod pressure. Perhaps the Minie balls that I am using are overlarge.
The original ball had a rather thick skirt with a tapered wood or clay plug. And it was paper patched.
The rifling is deeper at the breach than muzzle. Try sizing the bullet so it just fits in the bore and goes down sort of easy. Measure the bore. I recommend black powder. I’ve never used pyrodex.
What bullet are you using?
The rifling is deeper at the breach than muzzle. Try sizing the bullet so it just fits in the bore and goes down sort of easy. Measure the bore. I recommend black powder. I’ve never used pyrodex.
What bullet are you using?
I'm using some allegedly sized .575 balls that I bought off of the internet. The muzzle is noticeably tight and then the ball slides easily until reaching the breech end of the barrel.
I have a PH Musketoon. No really good results with anything resembling the original Pritchett, better with the Lyman 575213. With Hogdon minies with thinned base plug sized to .575, 42g 3f Old Eynsford black, it'll do about 2in at 100yds. You read that right, 2in. That's after quite a bit of experimenting and tweaking the load, but these guns can be quite capable. My 1st gen Parker Hale 2 band Enfield will shoot the same way.
Smoothbore accuracy- in North South Skirmish competition, I'm shooting a 69cal 1842 Macon with a 24in barrel, so it handles very much similar to the musketoon. I'm shooting a .682 round ball with 65g 3f Old Eynsford. After tweaking the load a bit, it will put ten shots in a row into under 3in at 25yds. That sounds fantastic, but there are others shooting much much better.
If you are seriously interested in getting these guns to perform, come over to the North South Skirmish Association.
You guys should really come to the last skirmish match of the year. It's held at the Statesville range- Allison Woods on 11/10-11. Saturday we'll compete with revolvers, smoothbores, carbines and repeaters. Sunday will be the musket match.
Smoothbore accuracy- in North South Skirmish competition, I'm shooting a 69cal 1842 Macon with a 24in barrel, so it handles very much similar to the musketoon. I'm shooting a .682 round ball with 65g 3f Old Eynsford. After tweaking the load a bit, it will put ten shots in a row into under 3in at 25yds. That sounds fantastic, but there are others shooting much much better.
If you are seriously interested in getting these guns to perform, come over to the North South Skirmish Association.
You guys should really come to the last skirmish match of the year. It's held at the Statesville range- Allison Woods on 11/10-11. Saturday we'll compete with revolvers, smoothbores, carbines and repeaters. Sunday will be the musket match.
