LatelyI have been toying with the idea of shooting NSSA. I cameacross a '63 Zoli Zouave that has seen betterdays. Itbelonged to a re-enator who didn't take muchcare forthe outside of the gun. The inside of the barrelis pristine however:



This is how good she shot withthe first four shotscrowding intothesamehole, then a flyer:



I fired five different bullets, all miniballs. The one that did that targetwas an RCBS Hodgdon 578 mold. This bullet was unbelieveably accurate. Needles to say I will be molding a bunch of bullets soon. This is the bullet:



Still don't know ifI will take the blunge and shoot NSSA yet. Just got through with $A$$ and I am trying to save some money for a while.

I plan on reworking the rifle. I will take off the bluing and am thinking of browning the barrel. The re-enactor made a mess with Naval jelly.

I also want torefinish thestock. The lock will get some work also. Oh yeah, it onlycost me $200.