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Hi, I came across this discussion (and your �confession�) by chance, and it made me register for this forum.
Congratulations on the rifle. I have about the same (as well as an almost identical by Webley & Son). Yours is however in original condition with the retracting strikers as patented by Greener in 1868 (patent no. 800, March 7.1868) W.W. Greener didn�t like striker springs (nor rebounding locks ..). He described this rifle in �Modern Breechloaders� page 100 and following pages. He suggests an 11-bore round ball or a �hollow point or massive- conical bullet (same as for Paradox).
The right-hand twist of the 11 lands will probably something like 1: 4ft 5, the grooves being approx. 0,08�deep.
You�ll probably find �Sighted with 4 Drams of Powder � on the action. I assume this goes for the 11-bore ball as mentioned by Greener. Castbulletengeneering in Australia can supply you with moulds for both round ball and 12-bore Paradox. Brass must be available in the States. I use 4 dram (7 gram, we�re in France �!) Swiss BP nr 3 (2FG) + some wads and a bit of grease. Shoots well with both round ball and conical HP, but round ball requires quite a bit of crimp to keep it tight on the wads (probably because I use 12-bore ball (round ball .695�).
It will probably be a bit difficult to get provenance from Mr Graham Greener since the books of this period (abt 1868 or slightly later) seem to be lost.
I hope I may contact you in the future for a close-up pic of the hammers for an article I�m writing on these rifles.