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-
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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
Last edited by SchildaBrit; 2nd April 2021 at 11:45 AM.
Reason: Photos are driving me crazy
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