I worked for Euroarms of America back in 1977 when we came out with the Euroarms Enfield.
Go to:
www.n-ssa.org/
Then when the 404 message comes up, click on the website icon.
When you get to the N-SSA website go to the "Bulletin Board," and then "Civil War Small Arms."
Ask your questions there-they will be answered by some very knowledgeable people when it comes to shooting Enfields.
Here are a couple of hints:
1. Make sure your Tang Screw is TIGHT. A Tight Tang Screw is best for accuracy.
2. Cast or use Minie Balls made out of PURE LEAD. Size them to 2 Thousands of an inch UNDER your bore diameter.
3. A mixture of 70% beeswax and 30% Bore Butter makes an excellent lube.
4. Avoid using Crisco in your lube mixture. I used Crisco in my lube up until about 1988 and experienced one or two "Cook Offs" per year. I quit using Crisco and have not had a Cook Off since!
5. Avoid using parafin as part of your lube mixture. The parafin fouling mixes with black powder fouling and creates a terrible fouling in your bore.
6. Always leave your hammer down on the fired cap and then start your reloading process. (The fired cap keeps fresh oxygen out of your breech, that could keep an ember burning.] During the reloading process, always keep the muzzle pointed AWAY from your body. Use ONLY two fingers on the ramrod while loading.
7. Throw away the steel nipple and get an Aampco Nipple from The House of Muskets. Aampco nipples are 1000% BETTER than steel nipples and don't erode nearly as fast.
8. I prefer 3Fg Schutzen Black Powder. Your best accuracy will be between 40 & 55 Grains-depending on your gun. You have to experiment to find your best load combination.
9. Have a gunsmith remove your factory front sight and replace it with a HIGH dovetailed front sight. That way you can tap the sight in the dovetail back and forth to take care of windage and then file the front sight down to make the elevation "Dead On" at 50 yards with the ladder in the "Full Down" position. Then you can handle longer ranges simply by moving the ladder up on the rear sight steps.
10. Weigh all of your Minie Balls, keep all the ones that are Plus/Minus 2 Grains as your "Match Bullets" all the others are "Practice Bullets," except for the ones that are grossly underweight. That lack of weight means that they have air voids in them and they shouldn't be shot.
IF YOU LIVE EAST OF THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER, THERE IS PROBABLY A N-SSA TEAM NOT ALL THAT FAR FROM YOU. CHECK OUT THE N-SSA'S WEBSITE AND CONTACT THEIR RECRUITING OFFICER! Shoot your Enfield in Fun, Fun, Fun team competition!!!!