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Back when I was a newly-minted prosecutor in the then wide-open Fayetteville, N.C. in the early '70s bikers often carried percussion revolvers in the misinformed opinion they'd not be counted as firearms nor concealed weapons under state law. I have a serious objection to carrying percussion...

Not aboard on using a percussion pistol as backup. Most flint pocket pistols, problematical because their tiny flints and priming charges made discharge haphazard, at least had a safety, a sliding lever that both locked the center-hung hammer and frizzen in place and had to be released before...

The threat of these diminutive weapons isn't of instant death but lingering infection from the ball, patching material, and bits of clothing in the wound in pre antibiotics days. That was a sobering thought for all but the most berserk attacker. And, anyway, one suspects more aggressive dogs...

A compromise Baker? How about an Indian-made example with a Hoyt lined barrel?

A number of practical suggestions in this thread, but I'll still suggest mine. A dollop of dry Cream of Wheat over the powder. First read about it in a '50s "Muzzle Blasts" article. Works well for me and has the added asset of making clean up easier. Here's the difference the Cream of Wheat...

Couple things. A minie is a chance heavier than a round ball and given gravity (not just a good idea, but the law) and an occasional whack, one can see it migrating a tad in a clean barrel. Since one would be worried about the vagaries of a hunt or long walk in the woods rather than the control...

Take two aspirin and a nap....

Here's a Pattern 1756 w/ GRICE 1759 lockplate and barrel engraved for the 40th Regiment of Foot. 40th Button recovered at Germantown, I believe. This musket may have fallen into Patriot hands during the Battle of Princeton, 3 January, 1777 where the 40th was roughly handled, a contingent...

Believe well into the war Union ordnance studies resulted in U.S. made .58 caliber cartridges' powder charge being increased to 65 grains. Enfield cartridges contained about 68 grains as a general rule. As stated above, exhaustive testing found these charges to be the optimum compromise of...

Have heard most if not all lead mining has ceased in the U.S. Since I'm old...really old...this doesn't worry me personally as much as it might. The morning's paper contained an article concerning communities digging-up and replacing their old lead water lines. Wonder if anyone is policing-up...

Ballistol was, I believe, developed by the German military before WW I and was there to help them lose two big ones. Like others, I really like the stuff, having discovered it in my golden years. Shall try using it as patch lube, based upon this thread. I use other, seemingly more effective...

So many minds. So unchanged.

A tad of M.1803 eyewash. Track of the Wolf replica worm, ball-puller and screw driver fit snugly in the patchbox.

Yo.

It'll eat on you. Late at night. While driving a car. At the beach. You're gonna deal with it sooner or later.

Here's the best ML/reenactor I've ever seen. Saved the picture from a FaceBook post w/o keeping the attribution except I recall he's representing a 17th Century New England militiaman.

I was fortunate to find an original at a reasonable price at a recent big York, Pennsylvania show. It had been restored to flint, had a Hoyt liner with original style rifling inserted, and is a superior shooter. I CAN'T DELETE THIS. ALAS, IT'S REDUNDANT>

Buy the best replica you can afford among the many .58s available, send the barrel to Robert Hoyt to be lined in .54.