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Offline eod20

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.58 load info
« on: November 28, 2008, 09:13:45 AM »
   well i FINALLY found a 58 huntsman   now i am looking for bullet & laod info as a starting point     would like to know what you guys are using and how it is working for you

   i am now using a 385gr flat point hollow base type minne that i mold from a lyman single cavity over 85gr of loose 777 in my 50 cal.  ohh    with a musket cap

    also need to find a musket cap breech plug for the 58   it is set up for 209 primers now
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Re: .58 load info
« Reply #1 on: November 28, 2008, 01:33:00 PM »
My experience, round balls do fairly well. Shoot mine with a .015" patch and Wonder Wad beneath. Not sure if we allowed to post powder charges on this board. Get about 4 " group at 100 yds.

Hornady Great Plains bullets don't do so well, 8" groups.

Lee Modern Minies do well in everything, but they must be loaded lightly or the skirts blow out. I get 1 1/4" groups at 55 yards.

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Re: .58 load info
« Reply #2 on: December 09, 2008, 11:04:44 AM »
My .58 hunting load is 60 FFFg or 70 FFG.  I can go hotter but never felt the need for deer. I use a Shiloh mold to cast a 525gr.  minie and a Lyman 57730 575gr round nose minie, a real bruiser! Both are hollowbase. Accuracy at 100yds has been 2" or a tad more. I read here about a guy using the Lyman 20ga. wasp waist slug mold as his acuracy and game bullet. A friend has the mold and I got a handful from him. They are lighter than the minies and fit my bore loosely, probably .003-.004 under. They shot well but I didn't try them on deer - yet.  The 525gr minie has performed perfectly for a long time. My accuracy load is 43 gr. FFFg with the minie, literally a small ragged hole at 50 yds and mild to shoot.  I size my minies to a slip fit, .578 IIRC.  That's pretty handy with the Huntsman as the ramrod is a weak point. I use a short starter and, at the range, a 1 piece range rod but don't want to fool with that when hunting. I haven't used a patched round ball but it should be effective if you can keep the Huntsman's ramrod in good shape.
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Re: .58 load info
« Reply #3 on: December 09, 2008, 12:54:03 PM »
I use 70gr of Shockey's gold FFG under a Buffalo ball-et that is 460gr IIRC shoots about 1" out to 75yrds also I use the #11 cap. Kurt
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Re: .58 load info
« Reply #4 on: December 09, 2008, 01:12:39 PM »
need to find a musket cap breech plug for the 58   it is set up for 209 primers now

This nipple from TC works fine in my .58 w/push-in breechplug:

http://www.gunaccessories.com/ThompsonCenter/ReplacementNipples.asp
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Re: .58 load info
« Reply #5 on: December 11, 2008, 03:48:07 AM »
Which nipple are you referring to on that page, there are 5 shown?