P 1853 Enfield

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  • kj47
    Senior Member
    • Apr 2013
    • 699

    #1

    P 1853 Enfield

    This is by Traditions, unblued & unsanded stock. Inletting was mostly done. Finished it this winter and can:t wait to shoot it, just picked up a repro bayonet.I am really satisfied with it.
  • bruce
    Senior Member
    • Sep 2009
    • 3759

    #2
    P-53 was about the very best of the muzzleloading era. With the Prittchet bullet, it was uncommonly accurate. The cartridge design using a paper patched bullet was very fast for reloading as fouling was greatly reduced compared to the Burton bullet used in the 1861 Springfield. Will look forward to your range reports. Sincerely. bruce.
    " Unlike most conservatives, libs have no problem exploiting dead children and dancing on their graves."

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    • kj47
      Senior Member
      • Apr 2013
      • 699

      #3
      Took it to the rang, had a hard time loading bullets. Dealer told me that 58 cal woud fit. not quite/ . Guess i ail have to size them to fit.

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      • Allen
        Moderator
        • Sep 2009
        • 10580

        #4
        Originally posted by kj47
        Took it to the rang, had a hard time loading bullets. Dealer told me that 58 cal woud fit. not quite/ . Guess i ail have to size them to fit.
        Let us know how things work out.

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        • Johnny P
          Senior Member
          • Aug 2009
          • 6258

          #5
          Your bullets need to be 1 to 2 thousandths smaller than bore size, and this does vary. You may have to size your bullets to work

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