My New (to me) Enfield!

[Cessnapilot89]

After saving the past 6 weeks, my new enfield is finally here!



















.577 Caliber Rifle Musket! Can't wait to try it.

[Father Ted]

Sweet! Nice cartouche. one day I will get in to collecting the older birds.
Cheers

[DennisCA]

Very nice - can't for the range report!

[Armistice]

That's not an SMLE, lol

Looks pretty nice. I've thought about getting into antiques just so I can FTF them, haha

[Cessnapilot89]

That's not an SMLE, lol

Looks pretty nice. I've thought about getting into antiques just so I can FTF them, haha

that is pretty much why I got into them. Just awaiting my Snider next.

[Enfield47]

Very nice and not at all what I expected to see. Will this be taken to the range or just for display?

[Cessnapilot89]

It's going to the range! It would be a shame for it not to fulfill it's purpose. Just need to order some Minie Balls for it from Track of the Wolf this week.

[anti]

So cool. Does it use #12 or #11 caps? Something bigger even?

[Cessnapilot89]

Musket caps, even bigger than the #11s

[anti]

Cool! Are they also hard to find like the revolver-sized caps? For months I could only find a few tins of Winchester #11 Magnum's for my Pietta 1851 Navy until I went to the gun show in Costa Mesa last weekend and found a vendor selling CCI #10 caps by the 1,000 for $80. Of course, I had to grab a box; was even considering grabbing another but figured 1,000 should do for quite a while.

edit - How much do these originals normally go for? I've read that replicas can be even more expensive than originals? Who makes a good replica for plinking? It doesn't necessarily need to be a Pattern 1853 but I'd definitely prefer it. I'd really like to pick up a black powder rifle to accompany the revolver.

[Cessnapilot89]

I paid $900 for this one. After seeing that the pedersoli was more expensive than the original, I figured I might as well get one with some history.

[anti]

I paid $900 for this one. After seeing that the pedersoli was more expensive than the original, I figured I might as well get one with some history.

I'd probably go with the original in that case, too, but do you think a lot of the originals floating around are still safe to shoot? How about with Pyrodex RS? I'm guessing it's possible but it's better to stick with Goex FFG?

[joefrank64k]

That cartouche is amazing! Nice pickup...

[Cessnapilot89]

I'd probably go with the original in that case, too, but do you think a lot of the originals floating around are still safe to shoot? How about with Pyrodex RS? I'm guessing it's possible but it's better to stick with Goex FFG?

I believe I can use pyrodex in it, but i have so much Goex from my flinter and Martini I might as well use the real stuff.

What surprises me is it still has a sharp Cooper and Goodman stock maker cartouche on the toe.

[anti]

I believe I can use pyrodex in it, but i have so much Goex from my flinter and Martini I might as well use the real stuff.

What surprises me is it still has a sharp Cooper and Goodman stock maker cartouche on the toe.

Ha, I wish I could say the same thing. I cannot find the real black powder anywhere! All I find is Pyrodex everywhere I look. It's not a big deal, though, it's worked great so far and it's been pretty easy to clean with hot water but I'd really like to try a can of Goex or Swiss.

Is GunBroker the best place to look for one?

edit - You obviously scored a good one for $900 because I'm looking at GunBroker right now and there's quite a few of them in far worse shape than yours for a lot more. Good find!