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rebs · October 8, 2015, 03:19 PM

I took the rifle over to my friend that is a gunsmith and he checked it all out and fixed the trigger. He adjusted the screw between the triggers and it works fine now, it also has a small screw behind the rear trigger. He said the rifled barrel looks fine.
I went shopping for some 58 cal stuff and boy it is hard to find everything is for 50 cal. I found some balls and cleaning patches, nipple wrench, patch remover on Midway USA
What else can you guys suggest as to what all I need ?
With the scarcity of stuff for 58 cal, maybe I could swap out the barrel for a 50 cal. Is that practical or possible ?
This $50.00 gun is going to cost quite a bit more to be able to shoot it.
Does anyone have a starting grain for powder in my 58 cal carbine ? I also need to know what bullets to buy for it and if I can shoot sabots in it ?

October 8, 2015, 03:19 PM	#32
rebs Senior Member Join Date: January 10, 2012 Posts: 3,881	I took the rifle over to my friend that is a gunsmith and he checked it all out and fixed the trigger. He adjusted the screw between the triggers and it works fine now, it also has a small screw behind the rear trigger. He said the rifled barrel looks fine. I went shopping for some 58 cal stuff and boy it is hard to find everything is for 50 cal. I found some balls and cleaning patches, nipple wrench, patch remover on Midway USA What else can you guys suggest as to what all I need ? With the scarcity of stuff for 58 cal, maybe I could swap out the barrel for a 50 cal. Is that practical or possible ? This $50.00 gun is going to cost quite a bit more to be able to shoot it. Does anyone have a starting grain for powder in my 58 cal carbine ? I also need to know what bullets to buy for it and if I can shoot sabots in it ? Last edited by rebs; October 8, 2015 at 03:26 PM.