Hi all, I am a newbie on here, I built my first M/L in 1979 in 8th gr. shop class and have had a few since then, but I recently bought a Navy Arms 58 cal Musket? with a 24 inch barrel. The barrel is marked Made in Italy, Navy Arms, 58 cal 3 1/2 drams black powder only. The only other marks I see are a Crown with V-F under it and Enfield on the lock.
I searched the internet and it appears to have a 1-48" twist, but am not certain. Does this weapon have rifling Dixie Gun Works speak of as having shallow rifling at muzzle and deeper rifling at breech? Also is it .575 or .577? I found two used Lee molds for it this weekend, a REAL 440 gr and a 500 gr Minie nose pour. Their site shows both being .575, so they may not shoot like I want, but who knows.
I intend to hunt deer with it this fall in the brush, any info as far as loads, powder, bullet would be helpful. FWIW the weapon doesnt seem to have been fired; there was remnants of gummy packing grease in the breech, no burn marks around the nipple, and is really clean.
Thanks for any and all help,
Eterry
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