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Subject: Re: Antonio Zoli & Co. 58 Cal, Black powder rifle

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TOM (58 CAL HARPERS FERRY SERIAL#10285)

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Date Posted: 10:10:37 11/27/09 Fri
In reply to: Roger Wincek 's message, "Re: Antonio Zoli & Co. 58 Cal, Black powder rifle" on 06:38:31 09/21/07 Fri

>These are very good rifles. They shoot round balls and
>minie
>balls very well. I shot round balls patched with
>crisco and the barrel after 10-15 years was still
>pristine inside.
>Minies are really fun because you don't have the Black
>powder build up as with a patched ball. You can shoot
>minies for quite a long time without swiping the
>barrel!
>Tightly patched round balls are extremely accurate in
>the Antonio Zoli rifle. You have to obturate the ball
>or bullet for good accuracy. Obturate just means
>flatten or open the skirt of the minie ball. I used
>45-50 grains of FF. You don't want to overload these
>ML's because the bolster areas
>don't seem very substantial. I would never shoot over
>55 grains of FF. Never use FFF. Always measure by
>volume, never weight!

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