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Id do some searching for a club or group in area, find when and where they gather to shoot, take you rifle along and you will get lots of help , Ideas and suggestions.

howdy from the Piney woods of East Texas ! Scott, ask around and find some guys, club or group who shoot BP , go visit , take your stuff and you will get lots of help and ideas. Heck with 10 guys you will get 11 different opinions ! 🤪 but it will be fun and new friends !😁

Might I suggest to the OP that they get a copy of this book to better answer his question : The muzzle-loading rifle;: Then and now, 1942 by Walter Matson Cline

where are you located ? there may be a club or group near by, that would be the best way to learn about your rile and the shooting of it .

OH no you got the real deal there ! If you feel confident in skills to disassemble to find more go for it , just be careful and as stated dont do to much to remove the patina . As stated also the lock doesnt appear to be a reworked flintlock, but the hammer does look as it was a crude...

Im going to go in a entirely different direction. What everyone else has said is sound advice. BUT I say , STOP OVER THINKING THIS ! Relax, dont "think about shooting, or flash or sights" just do it ! "turn off the mechanism" . Lets get a little meditative with the rifle. Honestly , when I...

wait ! Im the 1st Texican to say howdy !!!! Piney woods here of East Texas

One time I had to pull a ball, I just used piece of rope looped around the T handle and a post , worked great !

Just like others "toby who?" so quick search to check him out. Also has FB page , last post 3-11 . Will be interesting to see how long it takes Mt FWP to catch him.

and howdy from East Texas, Piney woods , looks like we got much of Texas covered !:horseback:

just had to post it !

Imagine the story's that young man will tell at school 😲 ! reports he will write ! ;)

EBAY USGI .50 Cal M2 Vintage Surplus Cleaning Rod Kit | eBay

as others stated, good ole .50 cal cleaning rod kit, can add or remove sections for length, take a section to local hardware / plumbing and find a brass tapered fitting that slides over it to act as muzzle guard.

here is George Sutton "Mr Flintlock" using a little priming powder !

makes you wonder how many do know what the early Texas map looked liked and included !!;)

Howdy from the Piney woods ! more Texicans here !!

“Two things are infinite: the universe and human stupidity; and I'm not sure about the universe.” ― Albert Einstein happy Pi day !! (Pie too)

Howdy from East Texas . the best thing you can do is find a club or group of ML shooters, go visit , ask questions , watch how and what they do. Very likely someone will let you shoot !!