Shooting a jezail rifle

SchildaBrit · 2nd April 2021, 11:18 AM

OK, it took a long time, thanks to Covid range restrictions etc.

But I did it.

This is the first shot (after a century or so) with my Jezail rifle (not smoothbore!). Just a functional test, with which I am very satisfied-

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A "chicken" load of 47 gn S3. It should have been S4, because of the long barrel, but I took the wrong canister.

Dead central horizontally. And hits the black at 50m.

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Poor group, hardly fit for publication. It needs a lot more powder, so I'll be working up to a "service" load in the next weeks.

Finally, I have searched the Internet back and forth, but can find not a single instance of someone shooting with an all-original jezail. The ONLY reference is to Ricky shooting with a jezail fitted with a liner - and that is no longer original.. And no photos either!

More to come!

Patrick

2nd April 2021, 11:18 AM	#1
SchildaBrit Member Join Date: Dec 2019 Posts: 33	Shooting a jezail rifle OK, it took a long time, thanks to Covid range restrictions etc. But I did it. This is the first shot (after a century or so) with my Jezail rifle (not smoothbore!). Just a functional test, with which I am very satisfied- [IMG] A "chicken" load of 47 gn S3. It should have been S4, because of the long barrel, but I took the wrong canister. Dead central horizontally. And hits the black at 50m. [/IMG] Poor group, hardly fit for publication. It needs a lot more powder, so I'll be working up to a "service" load in the next weeks. Finally, I have searched the Internet back and forth, but can find not a single instance of someone shooting with an all-original jezail. The ONLY reference is to Ricky shooting with a jezail fitted with a liner - and that is no longer original.. And no photos either! More to come! Patrick Attached Images Last edited by SchildaBrit; 2nd April 2021 at 11:45 AM. Reason: Photos are driving me crazy